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The North American Sylva; or, a Description of the Forest Trees of the United States, Canada, and Nova Scotia...[Three vols.], [with] The North American Sylva...Not Described in the Work of F. Andrew Michaux...[Two vols.]
by Michaux, F. Andrew and Thomas Nuttall
- Used
- Condition
- Extremities scuffed with some tears and abrasions to leather. All plates present and pristine with a single instance of pressed
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Denver, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: W.M. Rutter & Co., 1865. 1865 edition, combining the works of Michaux and Nuttall. Five volumes uniformly bound in 3/4 brown morocco over marbled boards, aeg. Extremities scuffed with some tears and abrasions to leather. All plates present and pristine with a single instance of pressed leaf shadow to verso of plate 16 Michaux Vol. I., and marginal 2" strip offsetting to plate 115 Volume III.. Illustrated with 277 hand-colored plates (156 in Michaux; 121 in Nuttall).. Tall Octavos. 184; 180; 180; 207; 204, 205-15 (index). Translated from the French by J. Jay Smith.
Michaux's work is also "Considered Particularly with Respect to Their use in the Arts and Their Introduction Into Commerce. To Which is Added a Description of the Most Useful of the European Forest Trees." Nuttall's work also contains "All the Forest Trees Discovered in the Rocky Mountains, the Territory of Oregon, Down to the Shores of the Pacific, and Into the Confines of California, as well as in Various Parts of the United States."
Nuttall's original lithographic stones used in earlier editions were destroyed in a fire, and new stones were created for this edition.
Sabin 48695.
Michaux's work is also "Considered Particularly with Respect to Their use in the Arts and Their Introduction Into Commerce. To Which is Added a Description of the Most Useful of the European Forest Trees." Nuttall's work also contains "All the Forest Trees Discovered in the Rocky Mountains, the Territory of Oregon, Down to the Shores of the Pacific, and Into the Confines of California, as well as in Various Parts of the United States."
Nuttall's original lithographic stones used in earlier editions were destroyed in a fire, and new stones were created for this edition.
Sabin 48695.
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- The Hermitage Bookshop
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- 217441
- Title
- The North American Sylva; or, a Description of the Forest Trees of the United States, Canada, and Nova Scotia...[Three vols.], [with] The North American Sylva...Not Described in the Work of F. Andrew Michaux...[Two vols.]
- Author
- Michaux, F. Andrew and Thomas Nuttall
- Illustrator
- Illustrated with 277 hand-colored plates (156 in Michaux; 121 in Nuttall).
- Format/Binding
- Five volumes uniformly bound in 3/4 brown morocco over marbled boards, aeg
- Book Condition
- Used - Extremities scuffed with some tears and abrasions to leather. All plates present and pristine with a single instance of pressed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1865 edition, combining the works of Michaux and Nuttall
- Publisher
- W.M. Rutter & Co.
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1865
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Denver, Colorado
About The Hermitage Bookshop
The Hermitage Bookshop was established in 1973 and has been under one owner since its inception. We are a full service rare and used bookshop and our stock is limited to hardbacks in excellent condition. We have been a member of both the ABAA and ILAB since 1980.
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- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
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- Plate
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