The Chocolate Tree: A Natural History of Cacao (signed)
Language: English
Published by Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington & London, 1994
- First Edition
- Signed
- Hardcover
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Washington & London: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1994. SIGNED by the AUTHOR directly on the title page (his signature only, NOT personalized to anyone). SIGNED copies are SCARCE. "SIGNED COPY" sticker on the front. Good condition in a bright and shiny Very Good dust jacket. NO chips, tears or fading. The book itself is rated only Good due to several pages with a paper clip impression along the top edge. Pages are otherwise clean and unmarked. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. NOT a library discard. 2017. First printing of the First Edition with complete number row (54321) on the copyright page. Well illustrated with map, numerous drawings and b/w photos in the text, plus an 8 page section of full color photos on glossy stock. Bound in the original light brown boards with silver-stamped dark green cloth spine. Complete with dust jacket. From the publisher: "The Chocolate Tree chronicles the natural and cultural history of Theobroma cacao and explores its ecological niche. Tracing cacao's "journey" out of the rain forest, into pre-Columbian gardens, and then onto plantations adjacent to rain forests, Allen M. Young describes the production of this essential crop, explaining how the seeds are extracted from the large, colorful pods. He details the environmental price of Europeanized cultivation, and ways that current reclamation efforts for New World rain forests can improve the natural ecology of the cacao tree. Recounting more than a dozen years of ecological fieldwork in and around cacao plantations in Costa Rica, Young reviews his research into the problem of poor levels of natural pollination on plantations. He recalls encounters with sloths, toucans, butterflies, giant tarantula hawk wasps, and other creatures found in cacao groves. Among these creatures Young discovered a tiny fly that provides a vital link between the chocolate tree and its original rain forest habitat. This discovery leads him to conclude that cacao trees in cultivation today may have lost their original insect pollinators due to the plants' long history of agricultural manipulation.". SIGNED by the AUTHOR (his signature only). First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. Good condition/Very Good dust jacket. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 8vo. xv, 200pp. + 8 color plates. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.…
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- Title
- The Chocolate Tree: A Natural History of Cacao (signed)
- Author
- Young, Allen M. (signed)
- Publisher
- Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington & London
- Publication year
- 1994
- Condition
- Good condition
- Dust jacket
- Very Good dust jacket
- Signed
- Signed by Author(s)
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1560983574
- ISBN 13
- 9781560983576
- Illustrator
- NOT a library discard
- Edition
- First Printing of the First Edition.
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- Cooking / Food / Beverages
Recounting more than a dozen years of ecological fieldwork in and around cacao plantations in Costa Rica, Young reviews his research into the problem of poor levels of natural pollination on plantations. He recalls encounters with sloths, toucans, butterflies, giant tarantula hawk wasps, and other creatures found in cacao groves. Among these creatures Young discovered a tiny fly that provides a vital link between the chocolate tree and its original rain forest habitat. This discovery leads him to conclude that cacao trees in cultivation today may have lost their original insect pollinators due to the plants' long history of agricultural manipulation.
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