The Woodbook: The American Woods - The Complete Plates
Author(s):
Hough, Romeyn Beck
| Binding: | Hardcover |
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| Size: | 6 - 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall |
| Volume Condition: | Near Fine |
| Dust Jacket: | No |
| Language: | English |
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| Publisher Name: | Taschen |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Publication Place: | Hohenzollerning, DE |
| SKU: | 038187 |
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| Categories: | Arts and Crafts , Business, Management, Human Resources and Employment , Nature and Natural History , Trade and Industry |
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Text in English, French and German. 778pp, richly illustrated in full colour. Pictorial paper-covered boards. 8vo. Volume is neat, clean, bright and tight throughout.
The publisher says of this edition: "A painstaking facsimile reproducing all specimen pages from the original volumes of Romeyn Beck Hough’s American Woods, an indispensable reference work of breath-taking beauty that has set the standard for the study of trees and wood. In this luxurious gold edition, each specimen is broken down in three cross-section cuts, revealing its unique characteristics, grain, colours, and texture."
Keywords:
Wood
Timber
Beautiful Books
Perfect Presents
Botanical Geography
Dendrology
Forestry
Trees
