This extraordinary book contains the most wide ranging history of apples ever written and a detailed survey of over 2,000 of the world's apple varieties. Beautifully illustrated with 32 exquisite colour paintings, the last edition of this book received many accolades and was quickly recognised as a classic. Complete with a fully revised directory covering all the varieties of apples to be found in the world's largest apple collection, The New Book of Apples includes full historical, geographical and botanical details as well as tasting notes on each type of apple. Exploring the role of apples in cooking, cider making, gardening, myth and medicine, this is an indispendable reference guide.
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“…please readers with an extensive interest in cultivation…” -- Library Journal
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Includes the historical, geographical and botanical details as well as colour paintings and advice on cooking and growing.
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"Apples" found wanting,
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This review is from: The New Book of Apples: The Definitive Guide to Over 2,000 Varieties (Hardcover)
The first half of "The New Book of Apples" provides a very fine overview of the origin, history, and uses of apples. However, the second half, the Directory of Apples is such a bare-bones overview of most species - except the best known - as to be of minimal worth, and some species that I enjoyed this summer are missing entirely. This latter section needs to be at least doubled in quantity and quality of information. Truly disappointing after a good start.
7 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
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Wonderful illustrations.,
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This review is from: The New Book of Apples: The Definitive Guide to Over 2,000 Varieties (Hardcover)
The definitive book on apples if you are interested in all the varieties. For further and wider apple reading try Browning's Apples the Fruit of Temptation, and Juniper's The Story of the Apple.
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not what I had hoped,
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I was looking for a book which would help me choose apple trees with regard to their pollinators and disease resistance.
This book is a history of apple cultivation. Nice, but without the facts I need to make choices in the present.
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