The History and Social Influence of the Potato

by Redcliffe N. Salaman

with a chapter on Industrial Uses by W.G. Burton 

Reprint.  London:  Cambridge University Press, 1970

Hardback is overall in VERY GOOD+ condition, with a GOOD DJ under Mylar

• Black cloth covers are mostly clean, with gilt on spine.  Corners are bumped.  See photos. 
• Spine has gilt text and is bright with softened ends.
• Binding is strong.  
• End papers/ pastedowns show little to no sign of age or wear; cataloguers mark in pencil at rear fep, owners bookplate on front fep.  
• Ex libris Michael L. Hoffman 1973; Audubon Naturalist Society bookplate on front fep.
• Illustrations, black and white photo plates, are bright and clear.  
• Interior exhibits minimal signs of age and wear.  Inside pages are free of writing and intentional marks.
• Text block edges have publisher's blue ink at head.  
• DJ is nicely preserved behind Mylar and is backed with archival paper.
• DJ has some edgewear, chipped corners, tears along return edge, bumping along foot edge, staining to front, fading, is price-clipped on front return.  See photos. 
• PS2025.0211

685 pages. 5.5 x 8.25 inches

A Very Good Plus copy of the Cambridge University Press Library Edition of this classic work.  Reprint from 1970 of the 1949 First Edition, complete and without amendment.  With the original dust jacket, weathered from its original blue.

Redcliffe Salaman (1874-1955) was a British physician and biologist who, with this work, pioneered the history of nutrients as a new literary genre. (Wiki)  This  remarkable book is the culmination of a life-long study of every aspect of the potato, from its botanical genus Solanum and its spread throughout the world to the influence it has exerted on the social structure and economy of different peoples at different times.  The early significance of the potato among the peoples of Latin America is discussed, but the central portion of the book is concerned with the European, particularly the Irish evidence.  Elegantly written, with numerous vivid anecdotes, Salaman's History has long enjoyed the status of a classic.

Ex Libris Michael L. Hoffman 1973, per the Audubon Naturalist Society bookplate at the front fep.  

Cambridge University Press Library Edition, Reprint of the 1949 First Edition.

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