The History of birds : [Two lines from Genesis].
| Other author | Anderson, Alexander, 1775-1870 engraver. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New-York : Printed and sold by Samuel Wood, at the Juvenile Book-store, no. 357, Pearl-street, 1813. |
| Description | 2 unnumbered pages, 29 pages, 1 unnumbered page : illustrations ; 11 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Shaw-Shoemaker Digital Edition |
| Subjects |
| Series | Early American imprints. Second series no. 28748. ^A575643 |
| Contents | Ostrich -- Jackdaw -- Canary bird -- Falcon -- Goldfinch -- Roller -- Penguin -- Kite -- Nightingale -- Thrush -- Gull -- Yellow bird -- Quail -- Wren. |
| General note | Introduction, verso of title page, promotes the humane treatment of birds. |
| General note | Title vignette signed: A [i.e., Alexander Anderson]. |
| General note | Page [1], 1st count, and p. [30] blank; pasted to printed wrapper. |
| General note | 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." |
| References | Shaw & Shoemaker 28748 |
| References | Welch, d'A.A. Amer. children's books, 534.6 |
| Other forms | Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series. |
| Reproduction note | 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). |
| Genre/form | Juvenile literature 1813. |
| Genre/form | Chapbooks 1813. |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |