267 Ergebnisse - Zeige 261 von 267.

Originally published in 1891: PREFACE: FUNGUS eating is on the increase, thanks to Field clubs and their fungus forays, but the complaint has been heard for many years that no efficient hand book for the guidance of young or inexperienced mycophagists could be found in the English language. One or two laudable attempts have been made, but they have left much to be ^ desired, and for the past tea-years my fungus eating friends have continued to...

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Contained within this book is a work of great practical utility, written by the influential mycologist, Mordecai Cubitt Cooke. An efficient handbook for the guidance of young or inexperienced mycophagists, this scarce text contains a wealth of information pertaining to the most common and delectable wild mushrooms to be found in England. The perfect book for beginners, this wonderful mycological text is well deserving of a place in any mushroo...

Excerpt from Hardwicke's Science-Gossip, 1867: An Illustrated Medium of Interchange and Gossip for Students and Lovers of NatureSuch are a few of the ideas which arise upon this subject, most of which have had the test of success applied to them, and have stood it well. Imperfect as they are, they may suggest to some a course of action as yet new to them', while others may, from their own experience, add further hints, which may prove yet more...

Excerpt from Hardwicke's Science-Gossip, 1869: An Illustrated Medium of Interchange and Gossip for Students and Lovers of Nature Perhaps the most dreaded, partly on account of its size (some of their shells being three feet long, and. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books ...

Las siete hermanas del sueño es un estudio pionero sobre el uso de las plantas psicoactivas, alucinógenas y estimulantes más populares de la era victoriana: el tabaco, el opio, el cannabis, la nuez de areca, la coca, la datura y el matamoscas. La amplia cultura de Mordecai Cooke, sus extensos conocimientos científicos, históricos y de la mitología clásica así como su habilidad para presentar esta información de un modo ameno e interesante, han...

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our cont...