Eighth and Ninth Reports of the Forest, Fish and Game Commission of the State of New York (1902 & 1903). Albany, NY: James B. Lyon, State Printer, 1904. First Edition. [11760]
Light green cloth with black borders, spine titles in gilt, front board decorated in black and copper, 11 1/4 x 8 1/2 inches, tight. Black & white patterns on end papers. 456 clean pages plus plates and large folding map. List of contents below. One of the bird plates is detached and laid in; one bird plate is missing (Blackburnian Warbler) with 16 of 17 present. All nine Denton fish plates are present and in very good clean condition. Good. Hardcover.
A valuable resource of Adirondack history and lore, with many photographs and color plates. The b/w photos include scenes of forestry, forest fire-fighting, fishing guides, Adirondack camps, etc.
The large (27 x 26.5 inches) folding map is in colors and is of Townships 5, 6, 20 and 41 - Totten & Crossfield Purchase, Hamilton County, N. Y. - featuring Raquette Lake at the center of the map. With lumbering data by E. S. Bruce. It has a 3 inch tear near where it is attached to the book.
We counted 16 bird plates by Louis Agassiz Fuertes, 9 fish plates by Sherman Foote Denton, and the following animal plates by Lang: Porcupine, Red Squirrel, Gray Squirrel, and Chipmunk.
