AN ALBUM OF OUR TREES: A GUIDE TO ASSIST THE YOUNG NATURE STUDENT AND A PERMANENT RECORD FOR THE PRESERVATION OF LEAVES
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good +
- Seller
-
Salisbury, Connecticut, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
NY: Saml. Gabriel Sons & Company, 1930. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good +. OUR TREES; THEIR BARK LEAVES FLOWER AND FRUIT (title on cover) AN ALBUM OF OUR TREES: A GUIDE TO ASSIST THE YOUNG NATURE STUDENT AND A PERMANENT RECORD FOR THE PRESERVATION OF LEAVES Includes 3 pages of colored printed, paste-ins of different trees, 5 pages of text describing trees, 3 pages of record keeping of source of specimens (collected in the Chestnut Hill and Prospect Road in Litchfield, CT), 24 pages of carefully arranged and labelled (in juvenile hand) leaf specimens for white oak, horse chestnut, shagbark hickory, honey locust, hawthorne, maple, arborvitae, larch, upright yew, pig-nut hickory, black birch, apple, swamp oak, swamp white oak, etc. Distinctive album - not only for the discipline and meticulousness of the juvenile who assembled it, but how well it has been preserved for nearly 100 years. Fragile, obviously. 13.5" x 10.25", oblong scrapbook pictorial pastedon front cover, red cloth faded, Designed to both instruct the young person in trees and afford a scrapbook in which to place specimens, This copy.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Johnnycake Books ABAA, ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 012177
- Title
- AN ALBUM OF OUR TREES: A GUIDE TO ASSIST THE YOUNG NATURE STUDENT AND A PERMANENT RECORD FOR THE PRESERVATION OF LEAVES
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Saml. Gabriel Sons & Company
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1930
- Keywords
- , ,
Terms of Sale
Johnnycake Books ABAA, ILAB
returns within 10 days of purchase
About the Seller
Johnnycake Books ABAA, ILAB
Biblio member since 2006
Salisbury, Connecticut
About Johnnycake Books ABAA, ILAB
19thC cottage surrounded by gardens in small CT village in foothills of Berkshires. 2 hr drive from Manhattan, 2:45 from Boston. Open Sat 11-5 and Sun 12-4, and by chance or appointment M- F. We are usually here weekdays but please call ahead to confirm. Curated general selection 6000 titles, emphasis on architetcure/design, landscape/gardening, arts, photography, illustrated, American literature, Litchfield County, fine bindings, decorative arts.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes: