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Home book of natural history

Date1855
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Home book of natural history. illustrated with one hundred engravings. ''Contents'' on [1] p. at end of text. ''Home lesson books''--head of title. First published in 1853. Publisher's advertisements pasted on inside of lower cover. Some of the hand-coloured engravings are after Harrison Weir.
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    Illustrated books
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      CollectionOsborne Collection of Early Children's Books
      Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
      Object Number37131009564139D
      The book of instruction for children : containing Grammar made easy, Punctuation made easy, Geography made easy, History made easy, Arithmetic made easy, Poetry made easy, Natural history made easy, Music made easy, & dancing, General knowledge made easy ..., A chronology from the 11th century to the present day, A description of the most noted public buildings ... : the whole embellished with 156 coloured illustrative engravings
      The book of instruction for children : containing Grammar made easy, Punctuation made easy, Geography made easy, History made easy, Arithmetic made easy, Poetry made easy, Natural history made easy, Music made easy, & dancing, General knowledge made easy ..., A chronology from the 11th century to the present day, A description of the most noted public buildings ... : the whole embellished with 156 coloured illustrative engravings
      D. Carvalho
      1831
      The illustrated book of natural history : adapted to the use of English schools, infant schools, and nurseries : in which above four hundred animals are exhibited in their comparative size, and arranged according to the Linnæan system of classification, accompanied with suitable letter-press description
      The illustrated book of natural history : adapted to the use of English schools, infant schools, and nurseries : in which above four hundred animals are exhibited in their comparative size, and arranged according to the Linnæan system of classification, accompanied with suitable letter-press description
      Allan & Ferguson
      1845
      The boy's own book of natural history
      The boy's own book of natural history
      Dalziel Brothers
      1861
      Every boy's book of British natural history
      Every boy's book of British natural history
      Lubbock, John, Sir, 1834-1913
      1907
      The hand-book of Toronto, containing its climate, geology, natural history, educational institutions, courts of law, municipal arrangements, &c., &c.
      The hand-book of Toronto, containing its climate, geology, natural history, educational institutions, courts of law, municipal arrangements, &c., &c.
      Lovell & Gibson
      1858
      A hand book of the geography and natural history of the province of Nova Scotia for the use of schools, families and travellers
      A hand book of the geography and natural history of the province of Nova Scotia for the use of schools, families and travellers
      Dawson, John William, Sir, 1820-1899
      1857
      A hand book of the geography and natural history of the province of Nova Scotia for the use of schools, families and travellers
      A hand book of the geography and natural history of the province of Nova Scotia for the use of schools, families and travellers
      Dawson, John William, Sir, 1820-1899
      1860
      The American angler's book: embracing the natural history of sporting fish, and the art of taking them. With instructions in fly-fishing, fly-making, and rod-making; and directions for fish-breeding. To which is appended, dies piscatoriae: describing noted fishing-places, and the pleasure of solitary fly-fishing. Illustrated with eighty engravings on wood
      The American angler's book: embracing the natural history of sporting fish, and the art of taking them. With instructions in fly-fishing, fly-making, and rod-making; and directions for fish-breeding. To which is appended, dies piscatoriae: describing noted fishing-places, and the pleasure of solitary fly-fishing. Illustrated with eighty engravings on wood
      E.H. Butler & Co.
      1864
      Constitution and bye-laws of the Natural history society of Montreal, with directions for preserving and forwarding objects of natural history
      Constitution and bye-laws of the Natural history society of Montreal, with directions for preserving and forwarding objects of natural history
      Montreal Gazette Office
      1828
      The Swiss family Robinson, or, Adventures of a father and mother and four sons on a desert island : being a practical illustration of the first principles of mechanics, natural philosophy, natural history, and all those branches of science which most immediately apply to the business of life, volume 1
      The Swiss family Robinson, or, Adventures of a father and mother and four sons on a desert island : being a practical illustration of the first principles of mechanics, natural philosophy, natural history, and all those branches of science which most immediately apply to the business of life, volume 1
      Wyss, Johann David, 1743-1818
      1820
      The Swiss family Robinson, or, Adventures of a father and mother and four sons on a desert island : being a practical illustration of the first principles of mechanics, natural philosophy, natural history, and all those branches of science which most immediately apply to the business of life, volume 2
      The Swiss family Robinson, or, Adventures of a father and mother and four sons on a desert island : being a practical illustration of the first principles of mechanics, natural philosophy, natural history, and all those branches of science which most immediately apply to the business of life, volume 2
      Wyss, Johann David, 1743-1818
      1820
      A modern system of natural history : containing accurate descriptions and faithful histories of animals, vegetables and minerals : togerther with their properties and various uses in medicine, mechanics, manufactures, &c. : illustrated with a great variety of copper plates, accurately drawn from nature, and beautifully engraved
      A modern system of natural history : containing accurate descriptions and faithful histories of animals, vegetables and minerals : togerther with their properties and various uses in medicine, mechanics, manufactures, &c. : illustrated with a great variety of copper plates, accurately drawn from nature, and beautifully engraved
      F. Newbery
      1775