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Catalog Number |
1976.1.1592.10 |
Author / Creator |
Blanchan, Neltje |
Title |
BIRD NEIGHBORS, AN INTRODUCTORY ACQUAINTANCE WITH ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY BIRDS COMMONLY FOUND IN THE GARDENS, MEADOWS, AND WOODS ABOUT OUR HOMES |
Published Date |
1903 |
Publisher |
Doubleday, Page & Company |
Description of Contents |
This book by Neltje Blanchan is part of at least a twelve title series called THE NATURE LIBRARY (sometimes called the New Nature Library Series) published in several editions and added to over time by Doubleday. Series and volume numbers seem to change with each year of publication. Prominent horticulturalists, arborists, ornithologists, ichthyologists, mycologists, and lepidopterists contributed to the THE NATURE LIBRARY. Mrs. Blanchan authored or contributed to at least three books in this series. The book's title is self-descriptive. It is beautifully illustrated with detailed colour plates and is organized variously by birds of a certain size, a certain colour combination, areas of habitat, etc. Each bird is thoroughly described with both common and scientific names, and accompanied by a colour plate adjacent to its textual entry. |
Physical Description |
Measures approximately 7 1/2" wide; 10" tall; and 1 3/4" deep. The book contains 233 pages printed on heavy cream stock. Its heft is substantial. Front and back boards are covered with fine-grained glazed green linen, bound with coarser red leather detailing. The spine is covered in that same red leather; this wraps around the front and back boards. There is no printing on the front cover. The spine is printed in gilded lettering with the title, author's surname, and publisher's name, accessorized with horizontal gilded bands. Endpapers are a marbleized green and gold with cream veining, traditional to this series. Extensively indexed and illustrated with 48 coloured plates, copyright The Nature Study Publishing Company. (1897) |
Condition |
Fair |
Search Terms |
Book Non-Fiction Science Nature Bird Birdbath Birdhouse Bird Watching Bird Egg Bird Nest Garden Gardening Habitat Bird song |
Sub-category |
Documentary Artifact |
Object Name |
Book |
Number of images |
11 |