Gray's School and Field Book of Botany Revised Edition: The Elements of Botany for Beginner and for Schools published by the American Book Company
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content: 1887
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content: American Book Company
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content: Gray, Asa
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content: This comprehensive textbook was part of the <i>Gray’s Botanical</i> series of 10 items. It is an introduction to the plants, shrubs, herbs, and trees of the United States. This revised edition was adapted for use as a handbook for field study. The 1887 Preface notes this is a revision of an earlier work (Civil War period) and was designed for “competent teachers” who are incorporating the topic into their lectures. Apparently, the book inspired its young owner because the inside front cover page contains two handwritten stanzas from an Alfred, Lord Tennyson poem extolling the beauty of trees and flowers.
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content: The American Book Company was an educational book publisher formed in 1890 and based in New York City that specialized in elementary school, secondary school and collegiate-level textbooks. The company was absorbed into D. C. Heath in 1981. Any remaining K-12 assets of the American Book Company were acquired by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in 1995.
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content: United States: New York, New York City
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content: Home and Community Life: Education
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content: Gift of Dr. Richard Lodish American School Collection
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content: National Museum of American History
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content: 2017.3049.19
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content: 2017.3049
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content: 2017.3049.19
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content: book
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content: instructional materials
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content: paper (overall material)
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content: overall: 8 1/2 in x 5 1/2 in x 1 1/4 in; 21.59 cm x 13.97 cm x 3.175 cm