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Title: Vegetable Lore
Author: Maurice Fuld
Volume 1, 1917–1918
Publisher: Maurice Fuld, New York (1457 Broadway)
Copyright: 1917
Description:
Scarce antique gardening book originally published as a companion to Flower Lore. Subtitled “for the exclusive benefit of the amateur gardener,” with the aim of teaching the growing of vegetables in the home garden. Includes charming illustrations and practical early 20th century advice.
Condition:
– Hardcover with cloth spine reinforcement
– Covers show wear, stains, and chips to edges
– Interior pages toned with age, occasional marks
– Binding intact, with wear consistent with age (see photos)
This is a rare agricultural and gardening reference from the WWI era, ideal for collectors of early Americana, antique horticulture, or vintage farm and garden ephemera.