The North American sylva, or A description of the forest trees of the United States, Canada and Nova Scotia : considered particularly with respect to their use in the arts, and their introduction into commerce : to which is added a description of the
The North American sylva, or A description of the forest trees of the United States, Canada and Nova Scotia : considered particularly with respect to their use in the arts, and their introduction into commerce : to which is added a description of the...
Add this copy of The North American Sylva; Or a Description of the to cart. $2,500.00, Sold by Jeffrey Marks Rare Books, ABAA rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Rochester, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1852 by Robert P. Smith.
Edition:
1852, Robert P. Smith
Hardcover
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Publisher:
Robert P. Smith
Published:
1853; 1852 (Vol. III, Nuttall)
Alibris ID:
16502288299
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Seller's Description:
Michaux Vol. 1 front free endpaper absent. Vol. 3 title page nearly detached. There are just a few text pages slightly foxed. The plates are almost all entirely clean and fresh. Light use to cloth; tight and sound. 4 vols. Illustrated with lovely colored engravings: Vol. I, Plates 1-50; Vol. III, Plates 101-156; Nuttall Vol. II, Plates XLI-LXXX, and Nuttall Vol. III, Plates LXXXI-CXXI. 8vo, All four volumes bear the intriguing 19th c. inscription: "Confiscated from John Taylor of Fleetwood Virginia and presented to John Blakeslee by his friend J. Washbourne." Possibly this set has been incomplete since that confiscation.
Add this copy of The North American Sylva; Or, a Description of the to cart. $9,000.00, very good condition, Sold by Argosy Book Store rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from New York, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1865 by Wm. Rutter & Co.
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Seller's Description:
Very good(+) (3 volumes with 156 engraved plates). TOGETHER WITH: Nuttall's North American Sylva Not Described in Michaux (2 volumes with 121 lithographed plates). Combined edition of the two works, complete in five volumes with 277 very fine hand-colored engraved plates, protected by tissue. The plates, drawn for the original edition by the famous Redoute brothers and Pancrace Bessa, feature the leaves, berries, flowers, and nuts of trees from coast to coast. Imperial 8vo, publisher's 3/4 brown morocco with blind-stamped and gilt-lettered spines (some light edgewear; bookplates removed with minimal damage to pastedown endpapers; pages and plates are very clean). Philadelphia: Wm. Rutter & Co., (1865/1871). A very good(+) copy. A classic work of American natural history. "It is no exaggeration to remark that it is the most complete work of its kind, and is a production of unrivalled interest and beauty."-Sabin 48695.
