The Native Trees of Canada Linocuts from The Instructive Picture Book

from The Instructive Picture Book or Lessons from the Vegetable World by Charlotte Yonge

Entomology

7" length x 4

Petit Saladier Crésus

spherical design that resembles a celestial asteroid

The Native Trees of Canada Linocuts from The Instructive Picture BookAuthor and Artist Leanne Shapton With a foreword by Sheila Heti, Leanne Shaptons cult art book inspired by a government textbook is back in print with a gorgeous new cover. While shopping in the used book store the Monkey's Paw in Toronto, Leanne Shapton happened upon a 1956 edition of the stalwart reference book The Native Trees of Canada, originally published in 1917 by the Canadian Department of Northern Affairs and National Resources. Most people