The beauties of the creation : 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.
| Author/creator | Riley, George |
| Other author | Young, William, 1755-1829 printer. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | Second American edition. [Three lines of verse from Blackmore]. |
| Publication Info | Philadelphia : Printed by William Young, bookseller, no. 52, Second, corner of Chesnut-Street, 1796. |
| Description | ix, 4 unnumbered pages, 14-346, 2 unnumbered pages ; 12⁰. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text online |
| Subjects |
| General note | Attributed to Riley by Evans. |
| General note | Bookseller's advertisement, p. [344-348]. |
| General note | Reproduction of original from Library of Congress. |
| References | Evans, 31105 |
| References | Welch, D.A. Amer. children's books, 11142 |
| References | English Short Title Catalog, W9595. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. |
| Genre/form | Juvenile literature 1796. |
| Genre/form | Booksellers' advertisements Pennsylvania Philadelphia. |
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