Vintage Book C1874 The Boy ' S Handy Natural History Colour Plates Dulcken Animals
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Vintage, illustrated book of Natural History covering Animals, Birds and Insects. Aimed at older children:
The Boy's Handy Book of Natural History
Edited by H. W. Dulcken.
Published London: Ward, lock & Taylor. No publication date given but inscription dates to around 1874.
Covers: Four Handed Animals; Wing-Handed Animals; Cat Tribe; Dog Tribe; Insect Eating Animals; Ruminant Animals; Thick-Skinned Animals; Rodents or Gnawing Animals; Marsupials o...r Pouched Animals; Amphibious Animals; Edentates or Toothless Animals; NBirds; Rapacious Birds; Perching Birds; Climbing Birds; The Poultry Kind; Running Birds; Wading Birds; Webb-Footed or Swimming Birds; Reptiles; Insects; Arachnida.
Illustrated with sixteen colour plates including: Lion, Tiger, Lynx and Puma, Dogs, Goats, Sheep, Camel, Hippopotamus; Zebras, Vultures, Thrushes, Jay and Nutcracker Crow, Buntings, Finches, Woodcocks, Bullfinch Woodlark and Skylark. Plus several black and white illustrations.
Hardback. 384 pages excluding book catalogue at the end of the book, 13.5 cm by 19 cm.
Acceptable condition
If you like this item you might be interested in our other books on natural history:
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The Boy's Handy Book of Natural History
Edited by H. W. Dulcken.
Published London: Ward, lock & Taylor. No publication date given but inscription dates to around 1874.
Covers: Four Handed Animals; Wing-Handed Animals; Cat Tribe; Dog Tribe; Insect Eating Animals; Ruminant Animals; Thick-Skinned Animals; Rodents or Gnawing Animals; Marsupials o...r Pouched Animals; Amphibious Animals; Edentates or Toothless Animals; NBirds; Rapacious Birds; Perching Birds; Climbing Birds; The Poultry Kind; Running Birds; Wading Birds; Webb-Footed or Swimming Birds; Reptiles; Insects; Arachnida.
Illustrated with sixteen colour plates including: Lion, Tiger, Lynx and Puma, Dogs, Goats, Sheep, Camel, Hippopotamus; Zebras, Vultures, Thrushes, Jay and Nutcracker Crow, Buntings, Finches, Woodcocks, Bullfinch Woodlark and Skylark. Plus several black and white illustrations.
Hardback. 384 pages excluding book catalogue at the end of the book, 13.5 cm by 19 cm.
Acceptable condition
If you like this item you might be interested in our other books on natural history:
IanTheHippo: Natural History Books
