A Reverence for Wood - Softcover

Sloane, Eric

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ISBN 10: 0345244923 ISBN 13: 9780345244925

Publisher: Ballantine Books, 1975

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TWO BOOK OFFER: "A Reverence for Wood" (copyright 1965; Ballantine Edition Nov 1973; 4th printing Jun 1976) and "A Museum of Early American Tools" (copyright 1964; Ballantine Edition Oct 1973; 5th printing Jul 1975). Bindings intact; no loose or missing pages EXCEPT these books have resided in a dry climate a number of years and I can hear and feel the stiffness in the gluing; spines are not creased; covers and pages are clean and unmarked. But for age and dryness, the books are in excellent condition. "Museum" is 112 + xvi pp; "Reverence" is 122 pp. Size 8" by 5 1/4" by about 1/2".

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From the Inside Flap:

The special knowledge of which wood is suited to which task, the ready identification of native trees, the reverence for wood, the instinctive knowledge that wood can warm the soul as well as the body -- these virtues of a bygone age are revived in Eric Sloane's remarkable work. Heavily illustrated, with a section on identification of nearly sixty native trees, A REVERENCE FOR WOOD provides an illuminating view of the resource that made possible so much of the early settlement of North America.

About the Author:

The books of Eric Sloane celebrate the time-honored traditions of early America and remind us of the ties that forever bind us to them. A prolific artist, Sloane created nearly 15,000 paintings and drawings over his lifetime, many of which enhance his delightful books of bygone days.

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