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A book about birds.
Athenaeum of Philadelphia - American Imprints 1854 book
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Birds--Juvenile literature.
- Birds.
- Physical Description:
- iv, 68 p., [6] leaves of col. plates : ill. ; 19 cm.
- Other Title:
- Book of birds
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia : American Sunday-School Union, [1854?]
- Summary:
- Includes: birds' nests, home birds (peacock, cock, turkey, barn owl), woodland birds (golden-crested wren, turtle dove, ring dove, jay), song birds (sky lark, goldfinch, thrush, redwing), field birds (lapwing, partridge, magpie, raven), water birds (duck, gull, pelican, cormorant), wading birds (heron, crane, flamingo), birds of prey (osprey, kite, falcon, golden eagle), foreign birds (hoopoe, rose-crested cockatoo, argus pheasant, secretary bird, lyre bird, ostrich).
- Local Notes:
- Athenaeum copy: Bound in blue cloth with design in gold and dark blue and title in gold.
- Athenaeum copy: Title page, preliminaries lacking.
- Athenaeum copy: Inscription dated 1854.
- Athenaeum copy: Plates are chromolithographs.
- Athenaeum copy: Gift of Mrs. Stevenson.
- OCLC:
- 12489335
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