The North American Sylva; or A Description of the Forest - Trees of the United States, Canada, and Nova Scotia. Volumes 1 and 3 only. [With]: The North American Sylva; or A Description of the Forest Trees...not Described in the Work of...Michaux. Volumes 2 and 3 only.
by MICHAUX, F. Andrew. NUTTALL, Thomas
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Michaux Vol. 1 front free endpaper absent. Vol. 3 title page nearly detached. There are just a few text pages slightly foxed.
- Seller
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Rochester, New York, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia:: Robert P. Smith,, 1853; 1852 (Vol. III, Nuttall),. all four volumes uniformly bound in 19th c. green ribbed striped gilt-stamped cloth; all edges gilt.. 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. . 8vo,. 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. . 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.
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- Bookseller
- Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 71928
- Title
- The North American Sylva; or A Description of the Forest - Trees of the United States, Canada, and Nova Scotia. Volumes 1 and 3 only. [With]: The North American Sylva; or A Description of the Forest Trees...not Described in the Work of...Michaux. Volumes 2 and 3 only.
- Author
- MICHAUX, F. Andrew. NUTTALL, Thomas
- Illustrator
- Illustrated with lovely colored engravings: Vol. I, Plates 1-50; Vol. III, Plates 101-156; Nuttall Vol. II, Plates XLI-LXXX, an
- Format/Binding
- All four volumes uniformly bound in 19th c. green ribbed striped gilt-stamped cloth; all edges gilt.
- Book Condition
- Used - Michaux Vol. 1 front free endpaper absent. Vol. 3 title page nearly detached. There are just a few text pages slightly foxed.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Robert P. Smith,
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia:
- Date Published
- 1853; 1852 (Vol. III, Nuttall),
- Pages
- 4 vols.
- Size
- 8vo,
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
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About the Seller
Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
Biblio member since 2005
Rochester, New York
About Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
Specializing in modern first editions since 1978. Fine and rare books in all fields.
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- Edges
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- Gilt
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- Title Page
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- Tight
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- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
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