As True as the Barnacle Tree. Wherein some tales from the old herbals are related with a brief account of the Indian Quaker and Shaker usages of beneficial plants. To which is added: a short description of Catskill Mountain herbal Lore. With a frontispiece illustration by Maud and Miska Petersham. First edition, an unnumbered one of a limited edition of 1000.
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Woodstock, NY: Published by the author. Maverick Press, Printer, 1939. SOFTCOVER . 47 p., ills. (Orig. stiff green wrpprs with an illustration on the front cover. Name on first end paper. VERY GOOD) Rare copy of limited edition. A short work on the history and use of medicinal and other herbs, primarily those found in the Catskill Mountain region of New York, although the use of herbs throughout history is discussed. Included are accounts, as the title states, of usages by Native Americans, Quakers and Shakers, with general descriptions of the types of herbs that can be used to treat various afflictions. Anita Miller Smith was an American painter and herbalist, known both for her impressionistic landscapes of the Catskill Mountains, as well as her Stonecrop Gardens-a large herb based business that served clients throughout the country (Wikipedia).
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- As True as the Barnacle Tree. Wherein some tales from the old herbals are related with a brief account of the Indian Quaker and Shaker usages of beneficial plants. To which is added: a short description of Catskill Mountain herbal Lore. With a frontispiece illustration by Maud and Miska Petersham. First edition, an unnumbered one of a limited edition of 1000.
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Rare and scholarly books on history, social sciences,
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voyages and travel, geography and ethnography,
with a primary emphasis on South America
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