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    By Sir Albert Howard
    London   Faber and Faber Limited
    9" by 5.5" 282pp.
    A superior first edition copy of this book on agriculture and farming and its relation to our health. Illustrated throughout, in the original, unclipped dustwrapper.
    By Sir Albert Howard

    1945 Farming and Gardening for Health or Disease

    London   Faber and Faber Limited
    9" by 5.5" 282pp.
    A superior first edition copy of this book on agriculture and farming and its relation to our health. Illustrated throughout, in the original, unclipped dustwrapper.
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    : 0.5kgs / : 762A17

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    Description

    An Important Work, First Edition, Illustrated, Publishers' Original Binding, With Dustwrapper

    The first edition of this work. A book based on the author's observations on traditional farming method in South Asia. In particular, Howard looks at the connection between healthy soils and the healthy population in the village.The ideas put forward in this book have inspired the foundation of the Soil Association, a charity based group campaigning on issues such as the opposition to intensive farming, support for local purchasing, and public education on nutrition. A very interesting and eye-opening read.

    With unclipped dustwrapper. Illustrated throughout.

    Condition

    In the original publisher's cloth binding, with titles stamped in gilt to spine. Externally lovely with only minor shelfwear to spine. Dustwrapper is unclipped and very smart with only minor shelfwear and fair sunning to spine. internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Illustrated throughout.

    Near Fine

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