AMERICAN TRUFFLES: A Thanksgiving Fantasia. (Reprinted from Bulletin of the History of Medicine, Vol. XVI, No. 4, November, 1944)
by Sigerist, Henry E
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[Baltimore, MD]: Bulletin of the History of Medicine, 1944.. 1944.. Very good. - Octavo, softcover bound in printed light blue wrappers. The wraps are bumped with their edges darkened. Pages 402-409. Very good. <p>After some ruminations on the history of the truffle in France, the author speculates on the likelihood of getting the government to finance an American truffle industry.
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- Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (US)
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- Title
- AMERICAN TRUFFLES: A Thanksgiving Fantasia. (Reprinted from Bulletin of the History of Medicine, Vol. XVI, No. 4, November, 1944)
- Author
- Sigerist, Henry E
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- [Baltimore, MD]: Bulletin of the History of Medicine, 1944.
- Date Published
- 1944.
- Keywords
- NATURAL HISTORY; FUNGUS; TRUFFLES; HENRY E. SIGERIST; AMERICAN TRUFFLES: A THANKSGIVING FANTASIA; HUMOR.
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- Natural History;
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