McGill Library's Chapbook Collection

Bibliographic Citation:

A history of birds. : for the use of children. Concord, N.H. : Rufus Merrill, 1843.

Contributor:

Merrill, Rufus, 1803-1891, publisher.

Publisher:

Rufus Merrill, 1843.

Notes:

"No. 5."--Cover 1.
First sentence: "The largest species of this bird is the Follish Guillemot, which weighs about twenty-four ounces, and is seventeen inches in length."
Includes 7 woodcuts.
Copy in McGill Library Rare Books and Special Collections: green wrappers.

Physical Description:

text.chapbook.black and white, 89 x 56 mm.

Language:

English

Subject:

Birds -- Juvenile literature.
Chapbooks -- Specimens.

Genre/Form:

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

Chapbook Category:

Geographical Description, Local History and Natural History

Call Number:

PN970 M477 H578 1843 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=7502

Chapbook Identifier:

PN970_M477_H578_1843