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History of birds. London : Printed by Knight and Bagster, 14, Bartholomew Close, for J. Davis, No. 56, Paternoster-Row, [between 1825 and 1842]
Publisher:
Printed by Knight and Bagster, 14, Bartholomew Close, for J. Davis, No. 56, Paternoster-Row, [between 1825 and 1842]
Notes:
- Cover title.
- Number on cover: 33.
- Undated. British Book Trade Index WWW site gives Knight & Bagster trading dates as 1825. J. Davis is at Paternoster Row until 1842, cf. P.A.H. Brown. London publishers and printers, p. 54.
- In publisher's printed pictorial wrappers; vignette of house surrounded by trees on back cover.
- First sentence: "The ostrich leaves its eggs in the desert, and if it goes far away, it cannot find them again."
- Includes 16 woodcuts.
- Descriptions of different types of birds intended to instruct children in moral values.
- Copy in McGill Library's Rare Books and Special Collections: black & white cuts on each page; vignette on title-page. Pictorial wrappers. I. Mackenzie. Montreal. Dec/70. $10.00.
Physical Description:
text.chapbook.black and white, 85 x 57 mm.
Language:
English
Subject:
Genre/Form:
Chapbook Category:
Geographical Description, Local History and Natural History
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.
Copyright:
All images licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/deed.en_US. For information, please contact Rare Books and Special Collections, McGill University Library.
Link to this chapbook:
http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/chapbooks/fullrecord.php?ID=7249
Chapbook Identifier:
PN970_D38_H57_1825