An Introduction to Natural History of Beasts & Birds [...] Adapted for the Improvement of Youth.

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An Introduction to Natural History of Beasts & Birds [...] Adapted for the Improvement of Youth. Baltimore: by Warner and Hanna, sold by them and John Vance & Co., 1807. Octavo, stated first edition, illustrated with text wood engravings of mammals and birds, two signed by their artists, on page 29, a small mouse signed "Fry" and on page 36, a small but complicated image of an elephant handler with an elephant and a tiger signed "Gobrecht"; rare, no copies in the auction record; bound in modern half leather, contents good, 6 1/2 x 3 3/4 in.
Estimate $125-175


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