American Heartwood by PEATTIE, Donald Culross - 1949

Houghton Mifflin, 1949. Hardcover. Good. Former library book; Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1949. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Very good; dust jacket priced, worn, good- in Brodart sleeve. 8 vo. 307 pp. Decorations David Hendrickson, tan cloth-backed boards. Copyrighted by Curtis 1946, 1949..

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1949. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. Very good in very good dustwrapper. Hardcover. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.

Houghton Mifflin Company, 1949. Hardcover. Very Good. David Hendrickson. Lovely copy, clean and unmarked in worn jacket with small losses, bright under fresh mylar. Stories about our American trees.

Boston: Houghton, Mifflin. Hardcover. 1949. 1st Edition. 8vo 307pp . Very Good in Very Good DJ. B&W Illustrations DJ spine fading, slight extremity wear Examines the history of America by examining the history of the forests and trees .

Very Good Hardcover and Good+ Dust jacket: Houghton & Mifflin, 1949. First American Edition. 8vo. NOT a library copy. A fabulous history of early America by a famous naturalist from the Viking explorers to the progressive like Roger Williams and their relation to American trees. Really fine way to get a tour of American history by both a "tree hugger" and a patriot! 307 pp. Includes greeting card from 1949 with a drawing of 'Top o'Piney'. Signed Caroline and Gertrude See our Three Geese in Flight Book Scans

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1949. First edition. Hardcover. Inscribed on the half-title page (incorporating the printed title into the inscription): "This is Barrett Yeager's copy of [American Heartwood] cordially inscribed by Donald Culross Peattie." Uncommon signed. A telling of American history via its forests, beginning with the Norsemen and ending with the Forest Service and mid-century conservation efforts. This book showcases Peattie's distinct interest in the arboreal world; before long he would publish his renown natural histories of eastern and western trees (those books promoted on the back flap). A very good copy in cream cloth with some soiling/browning to board edges. One small tear to cloth at top of spine. In a very good clipped (but not price-clipped) jacket with a number of one-inch tears to edges and a chip to top of spine. Handsome jacket illustration by David Hendrickson. A "Tecolote Bookshop . . . Santa Barbara, CA" label at bottom of rear pastedown-- Peattie eventually moved to… Read More