Food Plants of China

by Shiu-ying Hu

First edition.  Hong Kong:  The Chinese University Press, 2005  

Softback is overall in VERY GOOD+ condition.

• Dark green wraps are mostly clean, with pale green text and color illustration. 
• Wraps show some creasing, edgewear.  Corners are softened, thumbed.  See photos. 
• Spine has pale green text and is bright with firm ends.
• Binding is tight. 
• End papers show little sign of age or wear. 
• Illustrations are bright and clear.  
• Interior exhibits minimal signs of age and wear.  Inside pages are free of writing and intentional marks.
• Text block edges are a little dusty. 
• PS2026.1015

844 pages. 7.25 x 10.25 inches

ISBN: 962-996-229-2

First Edition.  Quarto.  Softcover.  Glossy dark green wraps have title in pale green and inset color illustration.  A little edgewear, front cover has a slight bend, corners are softened.  Text block is tight, bright, unmarked.  Condition is overall Very Good Plus.  Scarce in commerce.

From the back cover:  "This book is an encyclopedic, two-part introduction to the edible plants of China."  Part I is devoted to the cultural aspects of Chinese food plants and the spread of Chinese culinary culture around the world.  Part II offers the botanical identification of plants used for food and beverage.

The author, Dr. Shiu-ying Hu, was educated in China before World War II and then spent over fifty years as a Research Fellow at Harvard's Arnold Arboretum.  She was also a professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

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