Botanical Journal — El Tesoro de la Juventud 1913 Plants & Spices Spiral Lined

On the bookshelves of homes across Latin America and Spain, from the 1910s through the 1960s and beyond, there stood a set of volumes that occupied a particular place in the imagination of the children who grew up with them. El Tesoro de la Juventud — The Treasure of Youth — was not merely an encyclopedia: it was a world in miniature. The front cover reproduces the plate “Vegetales de Aprovechamiento Industrial” (Plants of Industrial Use) and the back cover “Las Sabrosas y Aromáticas Especias” (The Delicious and Aromatic Spices) from El Tesoro de la Juventud — the iconic Spanish-language encyclopedia first published in 1913 by W.M. Jackson Inc., each plant identified by its common name in Spanish and its scientific name in Latin.

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Product Details

• Format: Spiral-bound journal, 5.12 × 6.97 inches (13 × 17.7 cm)
• Pages: 150 lined pages (75 sheets), perforated for clean removal
• Binding: Removable metal spiral, opens and lies flat
• Cover: Glossy laminated full-wrap print (front, spine and back)
• Paper: 90 gsm
• Note: Small production barcode on back cover

Perfect For

• Foragers and herbalists documenting wild edible and medicinal plants
• Gardeners keeping plant identification and harvest notes
• Those who grew up with El Tesoro de la Juventud and carry its curiosity forward
• Botanical illustrators and nature sketchers
• Latin American culture lovers and admirers of popular science illustration
• Thoughtful gift for anyone who believes that knowing the names of things is a form of respect for them