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Catalog Number |
1976.1.1592.11 |
Author / Creator |
Rogers, Julia Ellen |
Title |
THE TREE BOOK: A POPULAR GUIDE TO A KNOWLEDGE OF THE TREES OF NORTH AMERICA AND THEIR USES AND CULTIVATION |
Published Date |
1906 |
Publisher |
Doubleday, Page & Company |
Description of Contents |
This book by Julia Ellen Rogers is part of at least a twelve title series called THE NATURE LIBRARY (sometimes called the New Nature Library Series) published in several editions and added to over time by Doubleday. Series and volume numbers seem to change with each year of publication. Prominent horticulturalists, arborists, ornithologists, ichthyologists, mycologists, and lepidopterists contributed to the THE NATURE LIBRARY. Rogers' 1906 book is an extensive treatise on North American trees. Its text is dense, scientific, precise, and personal according to the author's experiences. Ms. Rogers love of all things natural is pervasive. Her arboricultural expertise is obviously profound. Matters such as tree identification, forestry management, how wood is cultivated and harvested, and the lifespan of different trees are addressed in detail. Color and black and white illustrations and a glossary support the text. |
Physical Description |
Measures approximately 7 1/2" wide; 10" tall; and 1 3/4" deep. The book contains 589 pages printed on heavy cream stock. Its heft is substantial. Front and back boards are covered with fine-grained glazed green linen, bound with coarser red leather detailing. The spine is covered in that same red material; this wraps around the front and back boards. There is no printing on the front cover. The spine is printed in gilded lettering with the title, author's surname, and publisher's name, accessorized with horizontal gilded bands. Endpapers are a marbleized green and gold with cream veining. Extensively indexed and illustrated. |
Condition |
Good |
Search Terms |
Book Non-Fiction Science Tree Tree felling Arboretum Forestry Forest Nature Botany Botanical Horticulture |
Sub-category |
Documentary Artifact |
Object Name |
Book |
Number of images |
8 |