Ottawa: Canada Department of Agriculture, 1962 Book. Very Good +. Hardcover. First Edition. Large 8vo. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good +. 298 pp, acknowledgments, introduction, parts of a mushroom, collecting mushrooms, food value of mushrooms, mushroom poisoning, indetification, nomenclature, classification, Key to the Genera of Mushrooms; technical key to the genera of mushrooms, selected bibliography, abbreviations of names of authors, glossary, index with color and b&w illustrations throughout. First Edition, 1962. Not Price Clipped. 3/4" chip along top and bottom edge spine dj with small chips and wear to corners, edges, slightly rubbed panels. Lightly bumped fore-edge corners, and lightly age-toned top text block edges with name along top and fore- text block, else, Near Pristine Interior. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Light-brown cloth with dark brown lettering to front board and spine..

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Bookseller: West Side Book Shop, ABAA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 000186
Title: Edible and Poisonous Mushrooms of Canada
Author: Groves, J. Walton
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good +
Jacket Condition: Very Good -
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Canada Department of Agriculture
Place of Publication: Ottawa
Date Published: 1962
Keywords: PLANTS & ANIMALS MUSHROOMS CANADA EDIBLE AND POISONOUS GENERA TAXONOMY
Bookseller catalogs: PLANTS & ANIMALS;
Size: Large 8vo

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