(NATURAL HISTORY) Group of works on forestry from the collec

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(NATURAL HISTORY.) Group of works on forestry from the collection of Franklin B. Hough, the "Father of American Forestry." 26 items, various sizes and bindings, condition generally strong. Vp, 1873-83

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Franklin B. Hough (1822-1885) of Lowville, NY was the first head of the United States Division of Forestry. Includes a scrapbook of articles on forestry, 1873-74, with a related letter from congressman Mark Dunnell bound in 3 pamphlets by Hough bound in one volume, 1873-74 American Journal of Forestry, edited by Hough, Volume I, Issues 1-3 and 5-11 in wrappers, October 1882-August 1883 10 pamphlets by Hough an 1881 newspaper with an address by Hough and more. More details available upon request.