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NY: Charles Scribner's Sons. Very Good with no dust jacket; Spine rubbed, owner name on front flyleaf.. 1929. First Edition. Hardcover. xxxi, 464pp. Green cloth binding. Foreword by Oakes Ames. Descriptions of the species within the four tribes of orchids found in North America: Lady Slipper, Eyebrow Orchid, Bird's Nest Orchid, and Tree Orchid. Black and white photos, and a few in color. Glossary, index of Latin names, index of common names. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Charles Scribner's Sons, 1929. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good in Good DJ. First edition, very good dark green cloth hardcover shows gilt titles to cover and spine shows mild rubbing to cover edges with bit of bumping to corners, light soil at page egdes, gift inscription at front endpaper, bumping to bottom corner page edges and some other mild trace wear, in good dust jacket (price at flap) that shows mild rubbing and soil, exposure toning along spine, along with edgewear that includes closed tears, long closed tear along bottom portion of front foe edge and large open chips to rear panel and portions of spine ends. 464 pages with 130 full page illustrations, four in color. Still a pleasing copy of this work that "..includes some seventy-two species of orchids, all that are known to be native to the northeastern United States and Canada, west to Minnesota and south to Tennessee.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1929. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Thus. Large Octavo. Large 8vo. xxxi (i), 464 pp, 130 b&w plates - illus. First Edition, 1929. Extensive explanation of Orchid family classifications into Four Tribes, Faintly age-toned text block, else, Pristine, no wear. No markings, binding tight, clean, white and bright. 6.75" x 9". Green cloth with gilt bordered title plate and lettering on the front board, and gilt lettering to spine. Illustrated dj in acetate protector. Price clipped. A few very tiny chips to edge dj..

1929. Good. MORRIS, FRANK and EDWARD A. EAMES. Our Wild Orchids: Trails and Portraits. Foreword by Oakes Ames. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1929. 8vo, pp.xxxi, 464, illus. w. 130 plates, (4 in color, 126 in halftone). Index, glossary.

Charles Scribner s Sons Pub., 1929. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good With some Wear And Small Tears At Extremities Of Jacket, A Large Chip At The Jacket BAck, One Corner Bumped, Owners Name And Info At Fep, And A Taped In Hand Writen Note,  They Give, The Wild Orchids In Their Wild Places, The Touch Of The Miraculous And Magical , Marginal Notations And Hand WRitten Field NOtes From Cora VAwter Slipped In, A Smaller Rust Colored Stain At Two Pages. Sm Quarto. 1929 B & W Photo Plates, Color Plates Sm Quarto, 1929, PP.464, Rb2a

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1929. First edition. Very Good. 23 cm; xxxi, 464 pages, 4 unnumbered leaves of plates. Illustrated, partially in color. In original cloth and scarce dust jacket. All about fine except dust jacket a bit frayed at extremities.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1929. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xxxi, [1], 464 pages. Index of common names. Index of Latin names. Glossary. 130 black and white plates. "Intended for amateurs like ourselves; lovers of outdoor life and the world of nature, drawn to the observation and study of wild flowers for their beauty as living things." - Author's Preface. "A popular treatise which embodies the results of recent research. Our native orchids are retreating before the advance of agriculture and some of them are already threatened with extinction. In making careful photographic records of the species in their natural environment, the authors have rendered a notable service to orchidology." - Foreword. Light wear to original green cloth-covered boards featuring bright gilt lettering upon front board and spine. Prior owner's name and date atop front free endpaper. Binding sound..

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1929. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. A 464 pp illustrated monograph on the orchid. Focusing on seventy two different species. Includes a foreword by Oakes Ames and with 130 full page illustrations, four of which are in color. A magnificent fine copy in equally fine unclipped dustwrapper.