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Swimming birds / 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):
- Anatidae--Juvenile fiction.
- Anatidae.
- Water birds--Juvenile fiction.
- Water birds.
- Waterfowl--United States--Juvenile fiction.
- Waterfowl.
- Birds--Juvenile fiction.
- Birds.
- Uncles--Juvenile fiction.
- Uncles.
- Cousins--Juvenile fiction.
- Cousins.
- Storytelling--Juvenile fiction.
- Storytelling.
- Natural history.
- Genre:
- Publishers' advertisements.
- Penn Provenance:
- Schimmel, Caroline F. (donor) (Schimmel Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- [2],16, [2] pages, [4] leaves of plates : color illustrations ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Boston : L. Prang and Company, 1878.
- Contents:
- Duck
- Eider duck
- Canvas-back
- Widgeon
- Wild goose
- Barnacle goose
- Swan
- Albatross
- Loon
- Penguin
- Cormorant
- Pelican.
- Notes:
- Chromolithographed plates.
- Series statement at head of title.
- Text printed in double columns, within red border.
- Publisher's advertisement on pages [17-[18].
- 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:
- 702088677
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