The natural history of birds : containing a variety of facts selected from several writers and intended for the amusement and instruction of children

Title Variants

Alternative: Plates to the natural history of birds, uncolored, intended to serve the purpose of a drawing book for children and young persons, being the fourth volume of that work

By

Johnson, Joseph, 1738-1809 , bookseller

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

London, Printed for J. Johnson, no. 72, St. Paul's Church-yard, 1791-MDCCXCII [1792]

Notes

"With copper plates."

"In six parts."

Signatures: A¹² (-A1) B-C¹² D¹²; ²A¹² (-²A1) ²B-²C¹² ²D⁴; ³A¹² (-³A1) ³B-³C¹²; ⁴A¹² (-⁴A1) ⁴B¹² ⁴C⁴; ⁵A¹² (-⁵A1) ⁵B-⁵C¹² ⁵D⁶; a⁴; A-K¹²

Pagination: Pt. 1: [3], vi-x, [1], 91, [1] p.; pt. 2: [1], 4-77, [3] p.; pt. 3: [1], 4-71, [1] p.; pt. 4: [1], 4-55, [1] p.; pt. 5: [1], 4-82, [2] p.; [1], vi-xii p.; pt. 6: 232, [8] p.; [4] p., 115 leaves of plates.

Includes lists of plates and the order they are to be placed.

Engravings dated Octr. 2d, 1786, Feb. 26, 1787, and June 1st, 1787.

Advertising matter at end of pt. 6.

English short title catalogue, | T61271

Includes index.

Subjects

Birds , Early works to 1800 , Juvenile literature , Pictorial works

Call Number

QL676.2 .N377 1791

Language

English

Identifiers

OCLC: 14408064