NEW -Book is in Brand New condition with no mentionable defects. Book does not have a remainder mark.
Creators: Klaus Ulrich Leistikow
Publisher: TASCHEN
ISBN: 9783836580618
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 768 pages
On Sale Date: 10/18/2019
Dimensions: 9.4 in H | 6.9 in W | 2 in T | 4.6 lb Wt
A painstaking facsimile reproducing all specimen pages from the original volumes of Romeyn Beck Houghs American Woods, an indispensable reference work of breathtaking beauty that has set the standard for the study of trees and wood. In this luxurious gold edition, each specimen is broken down in three cross-section cuts, revealing its unique characteristics, grain, colors, and texture.
Culled and assembled by Romeyn Beck Hough between 1888 and 1913 in what still remains a stunning and unparalleled achievement, American Woodsoriginally published in 14 volumes, with actual specimens mounted on card stockis a work of breathtaking beauty that has set the standard for the study of trees and wood.
The Woodbook reproduces, in painstaking facsimile, all of the specimen pages from the original volumes; for this purpose, TASCHEN obtained an extremely rare original set of volumes in very good condition, with minimal damage to the wood cuts.
Arranged in alphabetical order, each tree is broken down into three different cross-section cuts of wood (radial, horizontal, and tangential), demonstrating the particular characteristics of the grain and the wealth of colors and textures to be found among the many different wood types.
Also included in this special edition are lithographs by Charles Sprague Sargent of the leaves and nuts of most trees, as well as texts explaining each trees geographical origins and physical characteristics.
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