McGill Library's Chapbook Collection

Bibliographic Citation:

The Museum of birds. New York: : Kiggins & Kellogg, 88 John Street, [between 1848 and 1857]

Contributor:

Kiggins & Kellogg, publisher.

Publisher:

Kiggins & Kellogg, 88 John Street, [between 1848 and 1857]

Notes:

The publishers Kiggins & Kellogg occupied their John Street address between 1848 and 1857.
First sentence: "The owl is a bird of prey."
Includes 6 woodcuts.
Provenance: Copy in McGill Library Rare Books and Special Collections Children’s Collection: Gift of the estate of Mrs. Andrea Henderson, 2006.
Copy in McGill Library Rare Books and Special Collections: blue wrappers.

Physical Description:

text.chapbook.black and white, 82 x 54 mm.

Language:

English

Subject:

Children's poetry.
Birds -- Juvenile poetry -- Juvenile poetry.
Chapbooks -- Specimens.

Genre/Form:

Juvenile literature -- United States -- 19th century.
Publishers' advertisements -- New York (N.Y.) -- 19th century.
Chapbooks -- New York (State) -- New York -- 19th century

Chapbook Category:

Geographical Description, Local History and Natural History

Call Number:

PN970 K5 M87 1848 Rare Books/Special Collections - Children's 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=7469

Chapbook Identifier:

PN970_K5_M87_1848