A lavish volume paying homage to the extraordinary world of fruit and vegetables, including cereals and grains, aromatic and seasoning herbs, spices, nuts, stimulants, starch, sugar, and oil plants. From sorghum to horseradish, lamb’s lettuce to grape hyacinth, mushroom to melon, and pistachio to cocoa, this comprehensive collection is truly incomparable.

Featuring 110 sumptuous paintings showing 400 plants by the highly regarded Italian artist Marilena Pistoia, it’s gorgeous tribute to the things we plant to nourish our bodies and gratify our senses.

• Used, good condition, slight wear on dustcover
• By Francesco Bianchini and Francesco Corbetta
• Illustrated by artist Marilena Pistoia
• Translated from the Italian by Italia and Alberto Mancinelli
• Originally published in Italy under title I Frutti della Terra by Arnoldo Publisher 1973
• English translation published by Crown Publishers, Inc 1975
• Hardcover, 303 pages, color
• 8.5”L x 1.25”W x 12”H