In my office I have a neat little set of old nature guides. Tonight I am only going to share a little bit about them. I plan on doing more research, especially about a few items that are written, pasted or stamped in them.

The first one is Flower Guide: Wild Flowers East of the Rockies by Chester A. Reed. This revised edition was published in 1920 by Doubleday, Page & Co.

You can tell by the scan of the cover that it is well worn. The guide looks like it was used on a regular basis. More about that in a future post 🙂

This guide is the same title, but is a 1923 edition. The book is not as worn as the 1920 edition, but I don’t think it is just because it is three years newer.

The third guide is Tree Guide: Trees East of the Rockies by Julia Ellen Rogers and is published by Doubleday, Page & Company in 1926.

This guide is also well used. It looks like it may have been carried in a back pocket as it is looks like someone sat on it and cracked the covers. They are just the right size to carry in a pocket.

You can also see moisture stains on this one and the first one. I can just imagine the many hikes that these guides were carried on.

Now to find out more about them.

Steven