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The beauties of the creation, or, A new moral system of natural history : displayed in the most singular, curious, and beautiful quadrupeds, birds, insects, trees, and flowers : designed to inspire youth with humanity towards the brute creation, and bring them early acquainted with the wonderful works of the Divine Creator.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Riley, George.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Natural history--Juvenile literature.
- Natural history.
- Genre:
- Juvenile literature -- Pennsylvania -- 18th century.
- Advertisements -- Pennsylvania -- 18th century.
- Penn Provenance:
- McReding, George (autograph) (copy 1)
- Eddy, Lewis (autograph) (copy 2)
- Physical Description:
- ix pages, 4 unnumbered pages, 14-346 pages, 2 unnumbered pages ; 18 cm (12mo)
- Edition:
- Second American edition.
- Other Title:
- New moral system of natural history
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia : Printed by William Young, bookseller, no. 52, Second, corner of Chesnut-Street, 1796.
- Notes:
- Attributed to Riley by Evans.
- Signatures: A-2F⁶.
- Advertisements: p. 344-346, [1]-[2] at end.
- Cited in:
- Evans 31105
- Welch, D.A. Amer. children's books, 1114.2
- OCLC:
- 44861123
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