Plants for People

by Anna Lewington

This fascinating book describes the countless and often surprising ways in which we use plants in everyday life. Beautifully illustrated with hundreds of photographs and drawings, most in full color, Plants for People documents the vital role of plant-derived material in industrial products, consumer goods, fashion, cosmetics, and many other common items. And it shows how the average person benefits from hundreds of plant products during the course...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195208404
• ISBN13: 9780195208405
• Release Date: August 1990
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 2.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.8" x 11.1"