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Birds of prey / classification by Norman A. Calkins ... and text by Mrs. A.M. Diaz ...
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Calkins, Norman A. (Norman Allison), 1822-1895, author.
- Diaz, Abby Morton, 1821-1904, author.
- Series:
- Prang's natural history series for children
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Birds of prey--Juvenile fiction.
- Birds of prey.
- Uncles--Juvenile fiction.
- Uncles.
- Cousins--Juvenile fiction.
- Cousins.
- Storytelling--Juvenile fiction.
- Storytelling.
- Natural history.
- Genre:
- Fiction.
- Juvenile works.
- Publishers' advertisements.
- Penn Provenance:
- Schimmel, Caroline F. (donor) (Schimmel Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- [2], 17, [1] pages, [4] leaves of plates : color illustrations ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Boston : L. Prang and Company, 1878.
- Contents:
- The golden eagle
- White-headed eagle
- Osprey, or fish-hawk
- Peregrine falcon
- Mississippi kite
- Red-tailed hawk
- Turkey-buzzard
- The California buzzard
- The condor
- The bearded vulture
- The screech owl
- The great horned owl
- The snowy owl.
- Notes:
- Publisher's description of series and its contents: Page [18].
- Chromolithographed plates.
- Text printed in double columns, within red border.
- Local Notes:
- Schimmel Collection copy bound with: Calkins, Norman A. Cat family. Boston : L. Prang and Company, 1878.
- Schimmel Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2016 by Caroline F. Schimmel.
- OCLC:
- 1275369621
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