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Our living world : an artistic edition of the Rev. J. G. Wood's Natural history of animate creation / Revised and adapted to American zoology, by Joseph B. Holder.
LIBRA 590 W85 v.1-3
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Kislak Center for Special Collections - Singer-Mendenhall Collection Folio QL50 .W882 1885 v.1-3
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Zoology.
- Zoology--Pictorial works.
- Genre:
- Pictorial works.
- Illustrated works.
- Penn Provenance:
- Mendenhall, John C. (donor) (Singer copy)
- Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956 (bookplate) (RBC copy)
- Physical Description:
- 3 volumes : illustrations, plates (part color) ; 33 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : S. Hess, [1885]
- Contents:
- V. 1. Mammalia.
- v. 2. Birds.
- v. 3. Fishes, reptiles, &c.
- Notes:
- Also issued under title: Animate creation.
- First edition published under title: The illustrated natural history.
- Local Notes:
- Penn Libraries Rare copy has sticker saying "bought in 1885 by August Mencken, Father of H.L. Mencken. 3 volumes."
- OCLC:
- 187439467
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