Mushrooms and Toadstools; An Account of the More Common Edible and Poisonous Fungi of Canada
by Gussow, H.T. and Odell, W.S
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good+
- Seller
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Campbellcroft, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Ottawa, Ontario: Dominion Experimental Farms Division of Botany. Good+. 1927. First Edition. Hardcover. 274 p. 25.5 cm. Sound and square binding in cloth-covered boards. Rub wear to the edges and the corner tips are worn through. A few scratches and faint stains to the boards. Previous owner's stamp on top edge of text block, front free endpaper (with additional note) and title page. Last page of book and text block edges have smoke discoloration, and entire book has a light wood-smoke smell. Otherwise, the inside pages are clean . An extensive guide to common fungi of Canada; with two colour and numerous black and white plates. May require extra postage due to weight of book. .
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- Bookseller
- Homeward Bound Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6757
- Title
- Mushrooms and Toadstools; An Account of the More Common Edible and Poisonous Fungi of Canada
- Author
- Gussow, H.T. and Odell, W.S
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Dominion Experimental Farms Division of Botany
- Place of Publication
- Ottawa, Ontario
- Date Published
- 1927
- Bookseller catalogs
- Natural History;
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Campbellcroft, Ontario
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