Rare Colorplate Books on Trees; Francois Andre Michaux & ThomasNuttall

[Rare Colorplate Books on Trees] Michaux, Francois Andre & Nuttall, Thomas. 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 Most Useful of the European Forest Trees (3 Volumes) & The North American Sylva, Or A Description of the Forest Trees of the United States, Canada and Nova Scotia...Not Described in the Work of F. Andrew Michaux (3 Volumes), Philadelphia: Robert P. Smith, 1854 6 volumes complete, 6 3/4 in. x 10 1/2 in., uniformly bound in full green morocco, with elaborate gilt foliate design, all edges gilt, with 277 hand-colored copper plate engravings after the Redoute brothers and Adolph Biegeman. Provenance: Imperial Fine Books, New York City.

Estimate:$1,000

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