1808 - THE FOREST PRUNER / TIMBER OWNER'S ASSISTANT by WILLIAM PONTEY - NATURE ELVES & GNOMES First American edition of THE

First American edition of THE VITAL MESSAGE by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle from 1919

and one of the "most effective apostles of the wilderness"

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Talking through My Hats (1946)

1808 - THE FOREST PRUNER / TIMBER OWNER'S ASSISTANT by WILLIAM PONTEY - NATURE ELVES & GNOMES First American edition of THEThe Forest Pruner; or Timber Owner's Assistant: A Treatise on the Training or Management of British Timber Trees; Whether Intended for Use, Ornament or Shelter, Including an Explanation of the Causes of Their General Diseases and Defects, with the Means of Prevention, and Remedies, Where Practicable. Also, an Examination of the Properties of English Fir Timber, with Remarks on the Old and Outlines of a New System for the Management of Oak Woods By