1949 THE HISTORY AND SOCIAL INFLUENCE OF THE POTATO by SALAMAN 33 PLTS MAPS ^

Description: I have here for sale a copy of a book entitled THE HISTORY AND SOCIAL INFLUENCE OF THE POTATO by REDCLIFFE N SALAMAN With a Chapter on Industrial Uses by W G Burton published by The University Press, Cambridge, in 1949. First edition. This comprehensive history of the humble potato looks at the history of the potato as a member of the botanical genus Solanum, its adaptation by man as a cultivated plant, and the record of its spread around the world. The author also considers the influence the potato has had upon the social structure and economy of different peoples at different times. The book includes 33 b/w plates showing over 100 illustrations, and 17 text Figures, and 9 Diagrams, Maps, etc., including a fold-out map, and a fold-out Pedigree table.Green cloth boards with minor marks. Black lettering on the spine with fading to the spine. Colour bookplate on the front endpaper. Light foxing to endpapers and prelims. Tape on the frontispiece/title page hinge. All pages are firm and the book is in very good condition. xxiv, 685 pages. 24 x 16.5 cm. We have over 2000 items in our Ebay shop on a range of subjects, so please feel free to have a browse and see if anything else takes your fancy. Postage will be by Air Mail outside of UK. If you buy more than one item then the postage cost falls for the second and further items as I will put them into one parcel - so you save money. We wrap and post the parcels on Monday and Tuesday - therefore if you pay before midday on Tuesday we will get it in the postal sacks on Tuesday night, and if it is after that time then it will go into the postal service on the following Monday. pages

Price: 79.99 GBP

Location: Whitegate, Cheshire

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Shipping Cost: 44.55 GBP