Item Details: Title - Poisonous Plants of the United States and Canada. Author - John M. Kingsbury. Publisher - Prentice - Hall, Inc. Copyright - 1964. Edition - Seventh Printing. Condition: The book is in good shape. The cover has minor damage like scuffs, dirt, sun - fading, and shelf wear. The text block has some dirt and stains. There's a stamped script from a previous owner on the pastedowns and an ink script on the front free - endpaper. The pages are lightly sunned, especially the glossy photographic ones, but they're bright, clean, intact, and easy to read. The bindings are strong, though the back free - end is torn from other page groups, showing the mull.
This book is a great resource for learning about poisonous plants in the US and Canada. To use it, simply open it up and start reading through the chapters. It's easy to navigate. When handling the book, be gentle as the back free - end is already torn. Try to keep it away from direct sunlight to prevent further sunning of the pages. To maintain it, store it on a clean shelf and avoid getting it wet. If you want to mark a page, use a bookmark instead of folding the page corners.
