(Avocados) Parodi, Dr. Ernesto. Una Pianta da Frutto Esotica: L'aguacate. Storia, Descrizione Botanica, Cultura, Malattie, Commercio. Lemons and hosted extravagant meals

and hosted extravagant meals

with several manuscript recipes in pencil to free spaces

[71]-170 pp

Rare early 20th century illustrated Mexican cookbook

Champagne cup

(Avocados) Parodi, Dr. Ernesto. Una Pianta da Frutto Esotica: L'aguacate. Storia, Descrizione Botanica, Cultura, Malattie, Commercio. Lemons and hosted extravagant meals22 pp. Illus. from photographs of avocados. Pictorial wrappers. First Edition. San Remo: Costa Azzurra Agricole e Floreale, 1935. A deep look from the Italian perspective into an "exotic" fruit, particularly in Florida and California, with charts and photographs of avocados, orchards, etc. Foxing & some darkening to extremities, owner's name to top of front wrapper in ink, and in pencil on title page, else very good. Scarce. (horizontal stack on 3)