The North American sylva, or, A description of the forest trees, of the United States, Canada and Nova Scotia
Subtitle: 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
By: by F. Andrew Michaux ; illustrated by 150 colored engravings
Publisher: Sold by Thomas Dobson [and] Solomon Conrad; Printed by C. D'Hautel
Published: 1817
Place of publication: Philadelphia; Paris
Language: eng
Subjects: Trees; Plants
Other titles: Description of the forest trees, of the United States, Canada, and Nova Scotia.; N. Amer. sylv.
Work titles: Histoire des arbres forestiers de l'Amérique Septentrionale
Notes: Translation by Augustus L. Hillhouse.

Vol.1 (135 p.) accompanied by Second half volume (p. [136]-266); Vol.2 (116 p.) accompanied by Fourth half volume (p. [117]-247); Vol.3 (82 p.) accompanied by Sixth (p. 83-194) and Seventh half volumes (p. 195-285).

Index and errata at the end of Seventh half volume.

Included on t.p. of Seventh half volume: illustrated by 156 coloured engravings.

Paged continuously by volumes: v. 1, 136 p.; v. 1a, 137-268.; v. 2, 116 [1] p.; v. 2a, 117-250 p.; v. 3, 82 [1] p.; v. 3a, 83-194 [1] p.; v. 3b, 195-286 p.

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Gift; Charles E. Faxon;

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