Trees of Indiana - Charles Deam- Indiana Dept of Conservation 1953 3rd revised edition vintage hardback

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Condition:  Acceptable: Signs of wear and consistent use. Light foxing  at the beginning of the book. Inside front board has a possible glue residue stain and crossed out former owners name.  Third Revised Edition stated, Publication 13a. Hard cover in ruled red cloth w/gold spine titles [NOTE: Heel cloth says "Fifth Edition", but no 5th edition listed online. Interior clean and unmarked. See images for the condition of this book. This book is a rare find, scoop it up quickly!


Blurb:  Known as 
Publication 13a, this book is not only authoritative for Indiana but for all the central hardwood region of the United States and is so recognized. The first edition of Deam's "Trees of Indiana" was published in 1911. By limiting the distribution, the edition of 10,000 lasted about three years. The demand for a book of this kind was so great that a second edition of 1,000 copies was published in March 1919. This edition was exhausted within five days after its publication was announced, and thousands of requests for it could not be filled. These came from all classes of people, but the greatest demand was from the school teachers of the State.
Since forestry is an integral part of agriculture which is now taught in our public schools, and since a book on the trees of the State is in demand, the Conservation Commission has authorized a revised edition of "The Trees of Indiana." What was formerly Bulletin No. 3 of the Division of Forestry is now published as Publication No. 13a of the Department. It is believed that it will be gratefully received by the public and will stimulate an interest in forestry that should achieve practical results.