The Plants We Eat Millicent E. Selsam 1955 William Morrow & Co 1st edition vintage hardback Dante As Moss tries to evade Henry Chase Hill As Moss tries to evade his pursuers–in particular a mysterious mastermind who flips coins for human lives–McCarthy simultaneously strips down the American crime novel and broadens its concerns to encompass themes as ancient as the Bible and as bloodily contemporary as this morning’s headlines Blurb: Twenty seven thrilling tales by the master of suspense their history and their changing uses with accurate and informative drawings that graphically illustrate the text Dust jacket info glued inside on a freepaper page