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Sakonnet?: Little Compton, RI: Theophrastus Publishers, 1978. Reprint . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Fairchild; Dorsett; et al. 591pp.incl.index; HB green w/gilt; slight rub w/lt.wear on edges&corners; lt.fox,foredge; clean,tight pgs. "From notes of the Allison Vincent Armour expeditions for the United States Department of Agriculture, 1925, 1926, and 1927" illus. isbn 0913728306

This beautiful copy printed on treated paper has one hundred ninety half-tone illustrations from photographs taken by the author.
The jacket shows shelfware and has some tape on the inside that is not showing on the outside and a small chip missing on the spine and lower back spine.
"As a result of the expeditions described in this book, already many plants are growing in the new world which give promise of value for food, for commerce and the beautification of home and gardens"

Fine illustrated and antiquarian Botany . 1st. Ed. Pub. Macmillan, New York. 1930. pp.xx, [ii], 591 with b/w. photo. frontis., and b/w. photographs throughout. 8vo. Hardback. With a handwritten letter (dated Feb. 13th 1931) and a further handwritten note to Dr. A.J. Brooks, both from David Fairchild (on his headed paper) to the ffeps. Pages 463 to 468 neatly reattached, we presume by Brooks. Contents exceptionally clean and fine. Original green cloth boards with gilt lettering nr. fine. A wonderful, unique copy. David Fairchild (1869-1954) is one of the most famous plant hunters in history and was responsible for the introduction of around 200,000 plants and varieties of crops into the USA. His legacy also lives on in the form of the Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden in Miami. Dr. A.J. Brooks was Director of Agriculture at Cape St. Mary, The Gambia. In the handwritten letter Fairchild warmly thanks Brooks for helping �transplant from the Gambia to America some most interesting trees, vines and forage… Read More