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

Published
New-York : Printed and sold by Samuel Wood, at the Juvenile Book-store, no. 357, Pearl-street, 1813.
Physical Description
2 unnumbered pages, 29 pages, 1 unnumbered page : illustrations ; 11 cm
Additional Creators
Anderson, Alexander, 1775-1870
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Contents
Ostrich -- Jackdaw -- Canary bird -- Falcon -- Goldfinch -- Roller -- Penguin -- Kite -- Nightingale -- Thrush -- Gull -- Yellow bird -- Quail -- Wren.
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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."
This title may also be available on microopaque as part of the collection Early American imprints, Second series (New York: Readex Microprint Corp., 1964- ).
AVAILABLE ONLINE TO AUTHORIZED PSU USERS.
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).
Reviewed/Cited In
Shaw, R.R. American bibliography 28748
Welch, D.A. Bibliography of American children's books printed prior to 1821, 534.6
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