Our Native Songsters.
by Anne Pratt
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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MONTREAL, Quebec, Canada
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About This Item
Author: Anne PRATT.
Title: Our Native Songsters.
Publisher: London, Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1857.
Language: Text in English.
Size: 5.5" X 4.5".
Pages: viii-350 pages +publisher's catalog.
Binding: Attractive and near fine full morocco leather binding (hinges fine, overall slightly scuffed - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover.
Content: Near fine content (bright, tight, and clean, rare light foxing and staining mainly on the upper margin of the rear publisher's catalog - as shown).
Illustrations: Complete with the 72 wonderful full-page colored plates (chromolithography) illustrating songbird species by Anne Pratt.
The book: A Charming Early Victorian edition of Our Native Songsters, authored by the accomplished Anne Pratt. A work of natural history, it explores the fascinating world of songbirds. Housed in an original publisher's illustrated full-cloth binding, this volume will delight any bird enthusiast or collector of natural history books.
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- Bookseller
- MFLIBRA Antique Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1577212023742
- Title
- Our Native Songsters.
- Author
- Anne Pratt
- Illustrator
- Anne Pratt
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London, Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1857.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1857
- Pages
- 350
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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