Petland revisited : by the Rev. J. G. Wood ... ; with numerous illustrations engraved by G. Pearson from drawings by Margery May.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889.

Contributor:

Pearson, George (Engraver), active 1860-1869, Engraver.

May, Margery., Illustrator.

British Imprints Collection (Athenaeum of Philadelphia)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Animals--Folklore.

Animals.

Genre:

Pictorial cloth bindings (Binding) -- 1890.

Physical Description:

xvi, 310 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.

Edition:

New ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Longmans, Green, 1890.

Summary:

Pret -- Chapter I. -- Pret -- Chapter II. -- The canaries -- Chapter III. -- Pret's interests in my pursuits -- Chapter IV. -- Barring out -- Chapter V. -- Terrible accident -- Chapter VI. Pret and other cats -- Roughie -- Chapter I. -- My canine friends -- Chapter II. Roughie and the beggars -- More about dogs -- Chapter I. the results of Roughie's conduct -- Chapter II. Power of finding their way -- Unconventional pets -- Chapter I. My chameleon -- Chapter II. My chameleon continued -- Chapter III. My chameleon concluded -- Chapter IV. The hedgehog, and its suitability as a pet -- Chapter V. Various pets -- Chapter VI. The land tortoise -- Chapter VII. Spiders and their uses.

Notes:

First published, 1884.

Title vignette.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Silver text and dog on maroon cloth.

Athenaeum copy: Livezey fund bookplate.

OCLC:

9724181