william starr dana mrs frances (5 résultats)

Hardcover. Etat : Used - very good.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. No Jacket. Marion, Satterlee (illustrateur). First Edition. "How to Know the Wild Flowers, A Guide to the Names, Haunts, and Habits of Our Common Wild Flowers," (1893, 1st edition, 4th printing) by Mrs. William Starr Dana (Frances Theodora Parsons) is a pioneering field guide to American wildflowers. Designed for amateur botanists and nature lovers, the book provides descriptions of various wildflowers found in the northeastern United States, organized by color and season for easy identification. Parsons combines scientific accuracy with engaging prose, making botany accessible to a broad audience. The guide includes practical observations on habitat, blooming periods, and distinguishing characteristics. Illustrated with detailed drawings, it became one of the first widely used field guides in America, influencing later works in nature study and conservation. The 4th edition of How to Know the Wild Flowers (1893) includes over 100 illustrations, primarily botanical drawings that help readers identify various wildflowers. These illustrations were created by Marion Satterlee, providing detailed visual references to accompany Parsons' descriptions. THIS book has a previous owners signature lightly on first page, and the 4th section (signature) is becoming loose at the top, but is still bound, because the threads were apparently never pulled tight (unbroken but looped between pages 40 & 41). Some light foxing randomly on several pages. Interesting volume. Hard cover edition without dustjacket. 298 pages. Dimensions: 5.5" by 8". Published by Charles Scribner's Sons, New York Copyright 1893, 4th printing, 1893. B&W illustrations. Blue binding. Cover defect(s): Some fading. Slight corner/edge damage. Some spine cover damage. 2 Pound Shipping Rate with Multiple Product Orders. (Min Shipping Rate 1 Pound per Order). Order More and SAVE! Genre(s): Education-General / Flora / Flowers / English.

hardcover. Etat : Fair. Smith, Alice Josephine (illustrateur). 12mo, (approx. 5" wide by 7 3/8" tall) tan cloth covers with green pictorial design and titles, 272 pages. Illustrated by Alice Josephine Smith. Former owner name on front endpaper. Covers heavily soiled, spine darkened with a spot of white paint. Corners worn. Appears to be scarce in this original edition.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Alice Josephine Smith (illustrateur). Small 8vo. Pp. 272. Grey cloth boards with lettering and cover illustrations in green. Edges and spine darkened, rear board with a few smudges and early ink stains, with ink name of previous owner to the front endpaper. Clean throughout and the binding tight. With over 277 b/w figures throughout by Alice Josephine Smith.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. 1st Edition. 1st Edition. Some rubbing on corners of boards and on top and bottom of spine but green boards still has good color and Arts ad Crafts gilt design still fresh. Three penciled numbers on inside board in tiny script and some spotting on boards, otherwise very good tight copy of Parsons' classic naturalist guide to flora and fauna. Dana, Frances Theodora, 1861-1952. According to season; talks about the flowers in the order of their appearance in the woods and fields, New York: Charles Scribner's sons, 1894, 1st edition, 159pp., worn but still good very small green decorated cloth, cover rubbed at corners and top and bottom of spine. Copyright page reads: Copyright 1894 by Charles Scribner's Sons, same date as preface.