Among The Trees.
signed first edition
by BAKER, Richard St. Barbe.
Book. With a forward by Theo. A. Stevens. London: Privately printed for The Men of the Trees, 1930. 4to, 3/4 japan vellum and cloth. Pp. xiii, 95, uncut; with 49 full page half-tone and gravure photo plates. A little soiled, early owners correspondence tipped in at front. First edition, one of a thousand copies, signed by the author. "This book has been written for the pleasure of tree lovers who recognize the spiritual as well as the aesthetic and economic value of trees to human life." Baker was involved in forest protection and tree husbandry, and lectured world-wide on the subject.. (Inventory #: 1831)