The History of birds. [electronic resource] : [Two lines from Genesis]

Bib ID:
3751512
Format:
Book
Online Version:
http://opac.newsbank.com/select/shaw/28748
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Description:
  • New-York: : Printed and sold by Samuel Wood, at the Juvenile Book-store, no. 357, Pearl-street., 1813
  • [2], 29, [1] p. : ill. ; 11 cm.
Series:
Early American imprints. Second series ; no. 28748.
Full contents:
  • Ostrich
  • Jackdaw
  • Canary bird
  • Falcon
  • Goldfinch
  • Roller
  • Penguin
  • Kite
  • Nightingale
  • Thrush
  • Gull
  • Yellow bird
  • Quail
  • Wren.
Notes:
  • Introduction, verso of title page, promotes the humane treatment of birds.
  • Title vignette signed: A [i.e., Alexander Anderson].
  • Page [1], 1st count, and p. [30] blank; pasted to printed wrapper.
  • Two impressions noted, with varied ornaments but apparently printed from substantially the same setting of type. In the present impression, the last line on p. 29 reads "See the book of Riddles." In the other impression, the line reads "See the Book of Riddles."
  • Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series.
Cited In:
  • Shaw & Shoemaker 28748
  • Welch, d'A.A. Amer. children's books, 534.6
Reproduction:
Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2004-2007] Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. Second series ; no. 28748).
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Place:
United States New York New York.
Other authors/contributors:
Anderson, Alexander, 1775-1870, engraver
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