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225,[1]pp. plus [4]pp. of publisher's advertisements. Contemporary half calf and pebbled cloth boards, gilt morocco label. Calf rubbed, hinges starting. Minor dampstaining. Marginal manuscript notes and corrections by a 19th- century owner. Two old rubber stamps on titlepage. About very good. A scarce and significant Cuban agricultural imprint cataloguing nearly 700 trees and shrubs found in Cuba, the Island of Pines, and Puerto Rico. Spanish and Latin names are provided for all of the plants, together with their physical specifications, descriptions of and uses for their wood, and for many species, discussions of their cultivation and medicinal properties. Various informative lists and tables accompany the main text, and an "Almanaque Rural" concludes the volume with a series of monthly instructions on arboreal propagation and care. OCLC lists a total of eleven copies. PALAU 88992. Seller Inventory # WRCAM39602
Title: TRATADO DE ARBORICULTURA CUBANA Y LLEVA ...
Publisher: Imprenta y taller de encuadernacion "La Fortuna,", Havana
Publication Date: 1867
Seller: Librería Antonio Castro, SEVILLA, SE, Spain
4to. 225 pp. Firma en portadilla. Encuadernación en holandesa de época. Especificación de cada uno, la aplicación de sus maderas, y virtudes medicinales de muchos de ellos, aplicaciones a construcciones navales y civiles. También van aclarados los que son útiles para curtientes, tintes, gomo-resinosos, aceitosos y cordeleria. los bejucos, frutales etc. Palau 88992. Seller Inventory # 57556
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Seller: William Reese Company - Americana, New Haven, CT, U.S.A.
A scarce and significant Cuban agricultural imprint cataloguing nearly 700 trees and shrubs found in Cuba, the Island of Pines, and Puerto Rico. Spanish and Latin names are provided for all of the plants, together with their physical specifications, descriptions of and uses for their wood, and for many species, discussions of their cultivation and medicinal properties. Various informative lists and tables accompany the main text, and an "Almanaque Rural" concludes the volume with a series of monthly instructions on arboreal propagation and care. OCLC lists a total of eleven copies. PALAU 88992. Contemporary half calf and pebbled cloth boards, gilt morocco label. Calf rubbed, hinges starting. Minor dampstaining. Marginal manuscript notes and corrections by a 19th-century owner. Two old rubber stamps on titlepage. About very good. Seller Inventory # 39602
Quantity: 1 available