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Author Michaux, François André, 1770-1855.

Title 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 / illustrated by 156 coloured engravings [by Redouté and Bessa] ; translated from the French of F. Andrew Michaux [by A.L. Hillhouse].

Imprint Paris : Printed by C. D'Hautel, 1819.

Copies

LOCATION CALL # STATUS
 General Collection  + QK110 .M61 1819  v.1    AVAILABLE
 General Collection  + QK110 .M61 1819  v.2    AVAILABLE
 David Andrews in RBR  QK110 .M61 1819  v.1    AVAILABLE
 David Andrews in RBR  QK110 .M61 1819  v.2    AVAILABLE
 David Andrews in RBR  QK110 .M61 1819  v.1 c.2  AVAILABLE
 David Andrews in RBR  QK110 .M61 1819  v.2 c.2  AVAILABLE
 David Andrews in RBR  QK110 .M61 1819  v.1 pt.1 c.3  AVAILABLE
 David Andrews in RBR  QK110 .M61 1819  v.1 pt.1 c.4  AVAILABLE
 David Andrews in RBR  QK110 .M61 1819  v.1 pt.1 c.5  AVAILABLE
 David Andrews in RBR  QK110 .M61 1819  v.1 pt.1 c.6  AVAILABLE

Uniform Title Histoire des arbres forestiers de l'Amérique Septentrionale. English.
Physical Description 2 volumes, 156 color plates : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Subject Trees -- North America.
Note First edition in English; translation of Histoire des arbres forestiers de l'Amerique septentrionale ... Paris, 1810-13; cf. A practical guide to American Nineteenth Century color plate books, by Whitman Bennett, p. 76; Nissen, no. 1361; Shaw and Shoemaker, no. 41426.
1819 Paris reissue in two volumes, described in MacPhail 17c. Translation by Augustus Hillhouse.
Plates are stipple engravings, color-printed, retouched by hand. Plates are from drawings by P. Bessa (92), P.J. Redouté (32), H.J. Redouté (27), A. Riché (3), A. Redouté (1) and 1 unsigned, engraved by various hands, titled with English names and Latin binomials.
Local Note General copy (shelved in pre-1850) v.1-2 match MacPhail 17c, including dedication to James Hillhouse and the note as described in MacPhail. Both have bookplate of Columbia University Library. Vol. 1 has inscription of John Torrey on the title page.
DLA v.1-2 c.1 match MacPhail 17c, including dedication to James Hillhouse and the note as described in MacPhail, but lacking half-title page and booksellers’ announcement.
DLA v.1-2 c.2 match MacPhail 17c, but dedication is bound before title page, and note, half-title page, and booksellers’ announcement are lacking. Plates uncolored. Vol. 1 has bookplate: George Walker, Eastwood.
DLA v.1 pt.1 c.3 comprises first half-vol. only; matches MacPhail 17b or 17c, lacks note as described in MacPhail. Does not include any plates. Bound in original boards, inscribed "M.C. McQueen" on half-title page.
DLA v.1 pt.1 c.4 comprises first half-vol. only; matches MacPhail 17b or 17c, lacks half-title page, booksellers' announcement and note as described in MacPhail. Does not include any plates. Bound in original boards, inscribed "GS Boulger from W.W. Newbould, October 1885" on flyleaf.
DLA v.1 pt.1 c.5 comprises first half-vol. only; matches MacPhail 17b or 17c, lacks note as described in MacPhail. Does not include any plates. Bound in original boards. Bookplate of Cyrus B. Yandes, stamped Macalester College, Yandes Collection. Hand-colored cameo on title page.
DLA v.1 pt.1 c.6 comprises first half-vol. only; matches MacPhail 17b or 17c, lacks note as described in MacPhail. Does not include any plates. Bound in original boards. Bookplate of Julia Yerkes Atkinson, Haverford, Pennsylvania, Nov. 14, 1933.
DLA v.1-2 c.7 match MacPhail 17c, including dedication to James Hillhouse and the note as described in MacPhail. Vol. 1 has bookplate of Mrs. John Ross Delafield, 17 East 79th Street, New York City, N.Y. [i.e. Violetta S. White].
Provenance Andrews, David L.
Atkinson, Julia Yerkes
Boulger, G. S. (George Simonds), 1853-1922
Columbia University. Library
Henry, James F.
Henry, Susan S.
Macalester College. Library
McQueen, M. C.
Newbould, W. W. (William Williamson), 1819-1886
Torrey, John, 1796-1873
Walker, George
White, Violetta S.
Yandes, Cyrus B.
Citation TL-2 5962
MacPhail 1 17c
Other Author Hillhouse, Augustus L. (Augustus Lucas), 1791-1859.
Bessa, Pancrace, 1772-approximately 1835.
Redouté, Pierre Joseph, 1759-1840.
Redouté, Henri-Joseph, 1766-1852.
Riché, A. (Adèle), 1791-1878.
Redouté, A. (Antoine), 1756-1809.