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Definitions of Book Conditions

New - Self-explanatory

Publisher Overstock / Returns - These are not "Used" but have some minor wear on the edges of covers. Sometimes there will be a mark on the page edge.  The bindings are tight.  A great way to add a title to your library at a discount.

Used - Usually involves wear and tear, creases, rips, writing, marks, etc. The book is complete with no pages missing. Anything out of the ordinary will be duly noted.

Rare - These are classic titles that are either long out of print, of limited or private printing or otherwise are not readily available.

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We love books and have an extensive horticultural research library (see www.saveseeds.org for more information).  We are also thrift minded and work to locate deals on titles that we feel are of interest to our gardening friends.  These savings are passed on to you.

Our book inventory fluctuates.  Many are from publisher over-runs and in limited supply.  We also include used books from time to time.  The condition of the books will be duly noted in RED.

Livingston and the Tomato 
A. W. Livingston  Foreword by Andrew F. Smith

Format: Trade Paper, 273pp.
ISBN: 0814250092
Publisher: Ohio State University Press
Pub. Date: October  1998
Dimensions (in inches): 0.72 x 8.53 x 5.58
Condition: New
Shipping Weight: 1 pound
Qty:  Suggested Retail: $18.95
Our Price: $16.95
Item 0100024

Publisher's Note:
A. W. Livingston (1821-98) was a Reynoldsburg, Ohio, tomato seedsman who was the best known developer of tomato varieties in the United States in the nineteenth century. First published in 1893, Livingston and the Tomato contains both descriptions and drawings of the tomato varieties he developed. The book features over sixty tomato recipes, including ones for slicing, frying, escalloping, baking, and broiling tomatoes; as well as for tomato toast, custard, soup, pie, preserves, figs, jam, butter, salad, sauce, and omelets.

Pure Ketchup: A History of America's National Condiment
by Andrew F. Smith

Format: Trade Paper, 242 pages
ISBN: 1560989939
Publisher: Smithsonian Books
Pub. Date: May, 2001
Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.0 x 0.7 inches
Condition: New
Shipping Weight: 1 pound
Qty:  Suggested Retail: $16.95
Our Price: $15.95
Item 0100124

Publisher's Note:
For topping French fries or cottage cheese, K rations or school lunches, ketchup has long been an American favorite. In Pure Ketchup, Andrew F. Smith chronicles American milestones in ketchup history, including colonial adaptations of popular British mushroom, anchovy, and walnut ketchups, the rise of tomato-based ketchup, the proliferation of commercial bottling after the Civil War, debates over preservatives, the resurgence of homemade and designer varieties, and a recent challenge from salsa. He also includes 110 historical recipes.
Popped CulturePopped Culture:  A Social History of Popcorn in America
by Andrew F. Smith

Format: Trade Paper, 264 pages
ISBN: 1560989211
Publisher: Smithsonian Books
Pub. Date: March 1, 2001
Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.0 x 0.8 inches
Condition: New
Shipping Weight: 1 pound

Qty:  Suggested Retail: $16.95
Our Price: $15.95
Item 0000000

Publisher's Note:
Andrew F. Smith investigates the flavorful myths surrounding the curious kernel's introduction, the reasons behind popcorn's unflagging popularity, and its ever-increasing success through a fortuitous association with new technologies, such as radio, movies, and microwaves.

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