A miniature volume of exquisite botanical prints - the perfect gift for tree lovers. This Tiny Folio presents, in modern taxonomic order, all 277 of the hand-coloured plates from François-André Michaux's classic North American Sylva, as well as the supplemental volumes by Thomas Nuttall. These masterworks of nineteenth-century botanical illustration - by such artists as Pierre-Joseph Redoute and Pancrace Bessa - represent the leaves, fruit, and flowers of American trees with wonderful grace and clarity. Published in cooperation with the New York Botanical Garden, The Trees of North America includes a preface and introduction describing how Michaux and Nuttall's pioneering work came to be. SELLING POINTS: . A miniature gift book presenting all 277 hand-colored plates from Francois-Andre Michaux's classic North American Sylva . These are masterworks of nineteenth-century botanical illustration by Pierre-Joseph Redoute and other artists. . Published in cooperation with the New York Botanical Garden 277 colour illustrations