(NATURAL HISTORY.) Group of works on forestry from the collection of Franklin B....

(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

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.