HOUGH, ROMEYN BECK. The American Woods, exhibited by Actual Specimens and with Copious Explanatory Text. Volumes 1-8 (of 14), comprising 7 (of 8) text booklets in original wrappers and 202 (of 204) unbound card mounts containing 606 wood specimens in transverse, radial, and tangential sections, captioned in Latin, English, German, Spanish, and French. Large 8vo, text booklets and card mounts in publisher's cloth sleeves and slipcases with metal catches and clasps, slipcases worn, with shelf label on spines, Volume 1 slipcase missing clasp, most sleeves missing backstrips, some booklet covers detached; perforated stamp on booklet titles, some wood specimens cracked or chipped; institutional bookplate inside front cover of sleeves, Volume 2 lacks text booklet and card mounts 29 and 44. Lowville, N.Y.: the Author, 1888-97
HOUGH, ROMEYN BECK. The American Woods, exhibited by Actual Specimens and with Copious Explanatory Text. Volumes 1-8 (of 14), comprising 7 (of 8) text booklets in original wrappers and 202 (of 204) unbound card mounts containing 606 wood specimens in transverse, radial, and tangential sections, captioned in Latin, English, German, Spanish, and French. Large 8vo, text booklets and card mounts in publisher's cloth sleeves and slipcases with metal catches and clasps, slipcases worn, with shelf label on spines, Volume 1 slipcase missing clasp, most sleeves missing backstrips, some booklet covers detached; perforated stamp on booklet titles, some wood specimens cracked or chipped; institutional bookplate inside front cover of sleeves, Volume 2 lacks text booklet and card mounts 29 and 44. Lowville, N.Y.: the Author, 1888-97
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