Lingua: Inglese
Editore: Sunkist Growers, 1968
Da: Epilonian Books, Manhattan Beach, CA, U.S.A.
Membro dell'associazione: IOBA
Wrappers. Condizione: Good. Sunkist Growers, Published [No date: circa 1968]. Wraps, 54 pp.; 23 cm; illustrated with pen-and-ink drawings by Elgas Grim; black-and-white photographs.In Good condition. Olive yellow illustrated paper covers, staple bound, with mild bumping to edges, some color loss along edges, and scuffing and soiling to back cover. Binding tight. Pages clean and unmarked.Published by Sunkist Growers as a keepsake for the ninth joint meeting of the Roxburghe and Zamorano book collector clubs (1968), this charming pamphlet traces the history of citrus from its ancient origins in the East (where the orange was known as "Nagrunga" and the lemon as "Nimbu") through the courts of ancient Persia and Arabia, Moorish Spain, the California missions, and the founding of the cooperative marketing movement that became Sunkist. Written by Ed Ainsworth, longtime journalist for the Los Angeles Times, the text is illustrated throughout with decorative pen-and-ink drawings by Elgas Grim. A central "Citrus Pictorial History" section includes black-and-white photographs documenting early California citrus operations -- packing houses, orchards, and portraits of the Sunkist presidents. Concludes with a full double-page illustrated color map titled "The Western Pilgrimage of Citrus." This copy does not include the presentation bookplate found in some Roxburghe/Zamorano copies.