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The ideal portable companion, the world-renowned Collins Gem series returns with a fresh new look and updated material.

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SKU: 9780007183036 Category: NATURAL HISTORY Tags: Cookery by ingredient, The countryside, country life
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The ideal portable companion, the world-renowned Collins Gem series returns with a fresh new look and updated material.

This is the perfect pocket guide for aspiring foragers. Over 100 edible plants are listed, fully illustrated and described, together with recipes and other fascinating details on their use throughout the ages.

Practical advice on how to pick along with information on countryside laws and regulations on picking wild plants helps you to plan your foray with a feast in mind.

This is the ideal book for both nature lovers and cooks keen to enjoy what the countryside has to offer.

Weight 0.14 kg
Dimensions 11.7 × 8.2 × 1.5 cm
Author

Mabey, Richard

Publisher

HarperCollins Publishers

Imprint

Collins

Cover

Paperback

Pages

239

Language

English

Edition

New Edition

Dewey

581.6320941 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K

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