Author: Giles, Dorothy
Title: Singing Valleys: The Story of Corn
Description: NY: Random House, (1940). (1940). NY: Random House, (1940). (1940). Very good. - Octavo, golden yellow cloth titled in gilt within green rectangle on spine, in dw. The covers are very lightly bumped with slight soiling to the front cover. The dw is price-clipped & lightly rubbed & soiled. [viii] & 361 pp. Very good.

First edition.

A book about the role played by corn in the history of America: "It flourished everywhere and its fruit became not only one of the basic nutriments of the nation, but also a vital factor in our folklore, history and culture.." . Very good .

Keywords: COOKERY; AMERICANA; NATURAL HISTORY; AGRICULTURE; CORN; DOROTHY GILES; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION.

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