Deadly Harvest a Guide to Common Poisonous Plants
by Kingsbury, J. M
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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About This Item
N Y: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1965. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 128 pages. Black and white drawings. ""Deadly Harvest gives a clear and detailed explanation of where poisons are found, and lists the varieties of garden plants, hedge plants, and wild plants which are potential dangers to us all. The book's practical and valuable advice covers both the problems of antidotes and the eradication of the plants themselves. There is also a fascinating history of man's encounter with plant dangers, including several medieval methods of deliberate poisoning, as well as many illustrative cases of accidental poisoning."" Hard-to-find book.
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- Bookseller
- Pistil Books Online (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 156400
- Title
- Deadly Harvest a Guide to Common Poisonous Plants
- Author
- Kingsbury, J. M
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Holt, Rinehart & Winston
- Place of Publication
- N Y
- Date Published
- 1965
- Keywords
- JM Kingsbury, Poisons, Poisonous Plants, Botany, Antidotes, Poisoning, garden plants, Hedge Plants, Wild Plants
- Bookseller catalogs
- Plants;
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- Jacket
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- First Edition
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