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Title:

The toy book of birds and beasts : twenty-four coloured engravings.

Publisher:

The Religious Tract Society,

Copyright Date:

1876

Description:

[53] leaves, [24] leaves of plates : color illustrations ; 25 cm

Subject:

Birds--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Animals--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Birds--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Animals--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Children's books.

Other Authors:

Weir, Harrison, 1824-1906, illustrator.
Religious Tract Society (Great Britain), publisher.

Notes:

Extent includes 23 blank leaves throughout the volume. Content appears variously on the recto and verso of the leaves and leaves of plates. Some of the leaves of text are numbered according to their order in their respective book chapters. These page numbers do not account for blank leaves and leaves of plates. Title page within double rule with title vignette. Most plates illustrated by Harrison Weir and are hand-colored.

Contents:

Domestic animals. Harry's visit to the country ; A new colt ; A noisy family ; Sweet spring time ; A cool retreat ; On the common ; A happy family. Wild animals. Red deer ; The fox ; The giraffe ; The beaver village ; The goat ; The reindeer. Domestic birds. Summer in the country ; Fowls in the farmyard ; The happy mother ; Fine feathers ; Hannah's pets ; The first swim ; Out for a walk. Wild birds. The pelican ; The pheasant and its young ; The ostrich ; The stormy petrel ; The little house builders ; The eider duck.

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1109847322

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)