McGill Library's Chapbook Collection

Bibliographic Citation:

Book about birds. Concord, N.H. : Rufus Merrill, 1850.

Alternative Title:

Book of birds.

Contributor:

Merrill, Rufus, 1803-1891, publisher.

Publisher:

Rufus Merrill, 1850.

Notes:

Caption title: Book of birds.
Engraving of lyre bird on verso of t.p.
First sentence: "The swallow is a fine bird, that visits us in May, and builds his next in barns or chimneys."
Includes 11 woodcuts.
Contents: The swallow -- The boat-bill -- Roseate spoon-bill -- The blue jay -- The hoopoe -- The robin -- The kingfisher -- The dove.
Copy in McGill Library Rare Books and Special Collections: buff wrappers.

Physical Description:

text.chapbook.black and white, 11 x 7 cm.

Language:

English

Subject:

Birds -- Juvenile literature.
Chapbooks -- Specimens.

Genre/Form:

Chapbooks -- New Hampshire -- Concord -- 19th century

Chapbook Category:

Religious and Moral

Call Number:

PN970 M477 B66 1850 Rare Books/Special Collections - Sheila R. Bourke Collection

Digital Collection:

McGill Library's Chapbook Collection

Sponsor:

The McGill Library's Chapbook Collection was made possible through a generous donation from the Harold Crabtree Foundation.

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Link to this chapbook:

http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/chapbooks/fullrecord.php?ID=7497

Chapbook Identifier:

PN970_M477_B66_1850