The Leaf-Collector's Hand-Book and Herbarium. An Aid in the Preservation and in the Classification of Specimen Leaves of the Trees of Northeastern America

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1898. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. Second Edition. Bound in an attractive publisher's binding. Original olive green cloth covered boards with gilt title and decoration to spine and front board. Minor wear to edges of boards, corners, and spine ends. Minor soiling and rubbing to boards, but gilt remains bright. Includes 116 illustrations of leaves, directions for collecting specimens, list of Genera, guide and descriptions, index of trees, and gummed paper. Occasional spots of foxing, offsetting from specimens, but clean overall. Includes about 15 leaf specimens from trees, which are laid in. No notes about their collection have been made. Unpaginated. NAT/062325.