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Maker(s):Youmans, Eliza A.
Culture:American
Title:book: Second Book of Botany
Date Made:1873
Type:Book
Materials:paper, ink, pencil, leather
Place Made:United States; New York; New York City
Measurements:overall: 7 1/2 x 5 1/8 x 7/8 in.; 19.05 x 13.0175 x 2.2225 cm
Accession Number:  HD 2004.806.9
Credit Line:Date and source of acquisition unknown
Museum Collection:  Historic Deerfield

Description:
Hard-cover book of 310 pages with a leather spine titled "Second Book of Botany: A Practical Guide to the Observation and Study of Plants" by Eliza A. Youmans, published by D. Appleton & Company, New York, 1873. Includes a few annotations in pencil. Inscribed "C. Alice Baker, January 1874, 5 Charles St." for Miss C. Alice Baker (1833-1909).

Subjects:
Leather

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