The library of entertaining knowledge / published under the superintendence of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, issuing body.

Contributor:

Books in Parts Collection (University of Pennsylvania)0

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Zoology.

Botany, Economic.

Self-culture.

Insects--Behavior.

Insects.

New Zealand--Description and travel.

New Zealand.

Genre:

Parts (Publishing)

Publishers' advertisements.

Penn Provenance:

Zinman, Michael (donor) (Books in Parts Collection copy)

Longfellow, S. (autograph) (Books in Parts Collection copy)

Physical Description:

8[+] volumes in 14[+] parts : illustrations ; 18 cm

Place of Publication:

Boston : Lilly and Wait (late Wells & Lilly) ..., 1830-

Contents:

Vol. I. Parts 1-2. Menageries

Vol. II. Part 1. Timber trees ; Part 2. Fruits

Vol. III. Parts 1-2. The pursuit of knowledge under difficulties

Vol. IV. Parts 1-2. Insect architecture

Vol. V. Parts 1-2. New Zealanders

Vol. VI. Parts 1-2. Insect transformations

Vol. VII. Part 1. Menageries

The elephant

Vol. VIII. Part 1. The pursuit of knowledge under difficulties

Notes:

Cataloged from imperfect copy: parts 10 and 14 only. Title, statement of responsibility, place of publication and publisher, from from cover of part 10. Part 10 has imprint date: 1830; part 14 has imprint date: 1831. Parts 1-2 issued in one volume in 1830. Volume numbers and titles from publisher's advertisements.

Parts 10 and 14 issued in paper wrappers printed with publisher's advertisements.

Title leaf of volume 5 issued in part 10.

Includes bibliographical references.

Local Notes:

Books in Parts Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries by Michael Zinman.

Books in Parts Collection copy: part 10 has autograph ("S. Longfellow") on front wrapper.

OCLC:

1241557642