The Natural History Of Selbourne TOGETHER WITH The Natural History Of Insects (2 Volumes) TOGETHER WITH The Natural History Of Birds, Their Architecture, Habits, And Faculties -
The Natural History of Selbourne TOGETHER WITH The Natural History of Insects (2 volumes) TOGETHER WITH The Natural History of Birds, Their Architecture, Habits, and Faculties
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New York: Harper and Brothers, 1942-1944.
1840s FOUR ILLUSTRATED VOLUMES FROM HARPER & BROTHERS FAMILY LIBRARY FOR CHILDREN: NATURAL HISTORY OF SELBORNE, INSECTS, AND BIRDS.
Four hardcover volumes from Harper & Brothers Family Library 6 inches tall, brown pebbled cloth binding, gilt title to spine, many wood engravings. 1) Selborne 1842, 335 pp; 2) & 3) Insects vols. 1 & 2 1843/1844, 292 pp, 308 pp; 4) Birds 1844, 308 pp. Spine ends frayed, spots to some covers, all bindings tight, text unmarked, very good minus, each in custom archival mylar cover.
HARPER'S FAMILY LIBRARY, advertised as the "cheapest series of popular works ever published," grew over fifteen years to include 187 non-fiction titles.
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- Format/Binding Cloth binding
- Book Condition Used
- Quantity Available 1
- Binding Hardcover
- Publisher Harper and Brothers
- Place of Publication New York
- Date Published 1942-1944
- Keywords children's book; natural history; insects; birds