Peppers: The Domesticated Capsicums. New Edition.
Austin: University of Texas Press, 1995. First Printing of this New Edition. A Fine tight copy (with name on flyleaf) in a Very Good plus dust jacket with an abrasion and closed tear to the rear panel. This elegantly produced, scholarly reference on peppers features their history and dispersion, biology, taxonomy, cultivation, and medicinal, economic, and gastronomic uses. In this new edition, the author has updated each section with new material including recent medicinal uses of peppers and the inclusion of two additional cultivars, Datil and Scotch Bonnet. Illustrated with the author's botanically accurate, aesthetically pleasing paintings that show the blossoms, buds, young peppers, and mature specimens of 36 cultivars. A review of the literature, a photo glossary, and an extensive bibliography add to the volume's reference value. Item #27823
Price: $125.00