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."
