Description: Mushrooms of America, Edible and Poisonous. Edited by Julius A. Palmer, Jr., Published by L. Prang & Co., Boston. 1885, 4 pp of text, XII plates (in color), 10.5 x 7.5", large 8vo. In good condition. Cloth boards are scuffed at edges & worn/bumped at corners. Tea or water dampness stain exhibited to bottom corner of front board. Paper title label to top corner of front board is chipped & worn, but still legible. Head of spine rubbed, with frayed cloth. Tail of spine lacking - binding exposed. Previous ownership signature found on front paste-down. Light toning throughout text-block, with some light instances of finger-soiling. No known marginalia. All plates clean and intact. Binding intact. Please see photos. Julius Auboineau Palmer Jr. (1840-1899) is probably best remembered in history for his association with Hawaiian queen Liliuokalani. He was born into an old established Massachusetts family that centered around conservative Christian lifestyle. As a young man, Palmer Jr chose a seaman's life, visiting much of the world and becoming a multi-linguist. After retiring as a sea captain, he devoted later years to researching the health benefits of edible fungi. Palmer and Liliuokalani first crossed paths at a diplomatic ball in Honolulu, when he was a sea captain on temporary residency. She was a young newlywed and he had not yet reached the age of 30. Over the next several decades, their paths continued to cross. After release from her imprisonment, Liliuokalani recruited Palmer as her personal assistant when she was in residence in Boston and Washington DC, protesting the annexation of Hawaii. Palmer also wrote other editions on fungi including: Toad-Stool Eating (1877); How Mushrooms Grow (1879); Mushrooms and Toadstools (1879); and About Mushrooms: A Guide to the Study of Esculent and Poisonous Fungi (1894). FORN-MSB-0124-0722-HK1159
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Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Special Attributes: Illustrated
Author: Julius A. Palmer, Jr.
Publisher: L. Prang & Co.
Topic: Mushrooms
Subject: Botany
Original/Facsimile: Original
