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A history of British birds, the figures engraved on wood by T. Bewick
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A history of British birds, the figures engraved on wood by T. Bewick

Date1809
Names
FormatBook
Notes
pt.1, History and description of land birds. -pt.2, History and description of water birds
Subject
    GeographyCountryGreat Britain
    Medium
    Books
    DimensionsCover size: 22 cm x 14 cm (8 11/16 in. x 5 1/2 in.)
    Language
      CollectionSpecial Collections in the Arts
      Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
      Object Number37131055166342D
      Catalogue Record for Print Book https://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/detail.jsp?Ntt=1193277
      The looking-glass for the mind, or, Intellectual mirror : being an elegant collection of the most delightful little stories, and interesting tales, chiefly translated from that much admired work, L'ami des enfans ; with seventy-four cuts, designed and engraved on wood, by I. Bewick
      The looking-glass for the mind, or, Intellectual mirror : being an elegant collection of the most delightful little stories, and interesting tales, chiefly translated from that much admired work, L'ami des enfans ; with seventy-four cuts, designed and engraved on wood, by I. Bewick
      Berquin, M. (Arnaud), 1747-1791
      1800
      The minstrelsy of the woods; or, Sketches and songs connected with the natural history of some of the most interesting British and foreign birds
      The minstrelsy of the woods; or, Sketches and songs connected with the natural history of some of the most interesting British and foreign birds
      Darton & Harvey (London, England)
      1832
      English botany, or, Coloured figures of British plants / edited by John T
      English botany, or, Coloured figures of British plants / edited by John T
      Bell, George
      1870-1892
      At top three bird watchers are tiny figures atop the cliffs as they search for a raven's nest on Handa Island's Poll Ghlup. At left is Castle Dunbeath(...)
      At top three bird watchers are tiny figures atop the cliffs as they search for a raven's nest on Handa Island's Poll Ghlup. At left is Castle Dunbeath(...)
      Bryant, George
      6/21/1986
      A natural history of British birds.
      A natural history of British birds.
      Bewick, Thomas, 1753-1828
      1814
      Medical flora; or, Manual of the medical botany of the United States of North America. Containing a selection of above 100 figures and descriptions of medical plants, with their names, qualities, properties, history, &c.: and notes or remarks on nearly 500 equivalent substitutes. In two volumes
      Medical flora; or, Manual of the medical botany of the United States of North America. Containing a selection of above 100 figures and descriptions of medical plants, with their names, qualities, properties, history, &c.: and notes or remarks on nearly 500 equivalent substitutes. In two volumes
      Rafinesque, C.S. (Constantine Samuel), 1783-1840
      1828-1830
      Cover has green marbled paper design with green leather border along spine. No text or illustra…
      Medical flora; or, Manual of the medical botany of the United States of North America. Containing a selection of above 100 figures and descriptions of medical plants, with their names, qualities, properties, history, &c.: and notes or remarks on nearly 500 equivalent substitutes. In two volumes
      Rafinesque, C.S. (Constantine Samuel), 1783-1840
      1828-1830
      Chronology of remarkable occurrences : from the creation of the world, to the present time. To which is added the British value of foreign money, and a table of figures & numbers
      Chronology of remarkable occurrences : from the creation of the world, to the present time. To which is added the British value of foreign money, and a table of figures & numbers
      Marsden, I.
      1827
      Central figures in a drama that began in British Honduras and is ending happily with heart repair surgery in Toronto, these are the people who teamed (...)
      Central figures in a drama that began in British Honduras and is ending happily with heart repair surgery in Toronto, these are the people who teamed (...)
      Spremo, Boris
      5/5/1969
      In all directions: British singer-songwriter Joe Jackson has proved to be one of the most restlessly inventive figures in new music: Peter Goddard says of his concert at Massey Hall last night
      In all directions: British singer-songwriter Joe Jackson has proved to be one of the most restlessly inventive figures in new music: Peter Goddard says of his concert at Massey Hall last night
      Jackson, Joe, 1954-
      10/7/1982
      The British youth's instructor, or, A new and easy guide to practical arithmetic : wherein the rudiments of common arithmetic, vulgar and decimal fractions, the extraction and use of the square and cube roots, &c. are so easily treated of, and so plainly demonstrated, that any person may, of himself (in a short time) become acquainted with every thing necessary to the knowledge of business : to which is added a postcript for the use of country youths in particular, shewing how to measure any regular piece of timber, tyling, thatching, brick-work, or piece of land, as also how to gauge any cistern, piece of malt, or common cooler, tub, &c. : the whole designed for such as have hitherto neglected or have not had opportunity of being acquainted with figures and attempted in natural and familiar dialogues in order to render the work more easy
      The British youth's instructor, or, A new and easy guide to practical arithmetic : wherein the rudiments of common arithmetic, vulgar and decimal fractions, the extraction and use of the square and cube roots, &c. are so easily treated of, and so plainly demonstrated, that any person may, of himself (in a short time) become acquainted with every thing necessary to the knowledge of business : to which is added a postcript for the use of country youths in particular, shewing how to measure any regular piece of timber, tyling, thatching, brick-work, or piece of land, as also how to gauge any cistern, piece of malt, or common cooler, tub, &c. : the whole designed for such as have hitherto neglected or have not had opportunity of being acquainted with figures and attempted in natural and familiar dialogues in order to render the work more easy
      Crowder, Stanley, -1798
      1770
      Facts and figures relating to Vancouver Island and British Columbia, showing what to expect and how to get there
      Facts and figures relating to Vancouver Island and British Columbia, showing what to expect and how to get there
      Longman, Green, Longman & Roberts
      1860