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The beauties of the creation [electronic resource] : or A new moral system of natural history; displayed in the most singular, curious, and beautiful, quadrupeds, birds, insects, trees, and flowers: designed to inspire youth with humanity towards the brute creation, and bring them early acquainted with the wonderful works of the Divine Creator. [Three lines of verse from Blackmore].

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Riley, George.
Contributor:
Young, William, 1755-1829, printer.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Natural history--Juvenile literature.
Natural history.
Genre:
Juvenile literature -- 1792.
Booksellers' advertisements -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (ix,[4],14-348p. )
Other Title:
Beauties of the creation
Place of Publication:
Philadelphia : Printed by William Young, bookseller, no. 52, Second-Street, the corner of Chesnut-Street, M,DCC,XCII. [1792]
Notes:
Attributed to Riley by Evans.
Bookseller's advertisement, p. [343]-348.
Reproduction of original from Boston Public Library.
Cited in:
Evans, 24745
Welch, D.A. Amer. children's books, 11141
English Short Title Catalog, W29950.
OCLC:
511180206

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