A PRESENT FOR SARAH
[circa 1850]
First edition of this small and charming chapbook featuring animal woodcuts and short passages about them.
Natural History
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A SET OF FLOWERS
[1819]
First edition of this little book of facts about flowers, with charming vernacular repair.
ÆSOP'S FABLES, IN FRENCH; With a Description of Fifty Animals, Mentioned Therein and a French and English Dictionary of All the Words Contained in the Work
1849
Early edition of this French reader for young US learners, published as the cracks that would lead to the Civil War began to form.
BUFFON ALPHABET DES ANIMAUX
[circa 1890]
First edition of this brightly hand-colored animal reader, reflecting the persistence of the Compte de Buffon's scientific reputation.
FABRE'S BOOK OF INSECTS
[1921]
First edition, in the variant bright white binding, of this beautifully illustrated book about our six-legged neighbors – with the scarce original dust jacket.
THE SAGACITY AND FIDELITY OF THE DOG; ILLUSTRATED BY INTERESTING ANECDOTES
[circa 1858]
Early edition of this collection of canine anecdotes, alongside charming illustrations of various dogs.
HISTORY OF DOMESTIC ANIMALS
[circa 1850s]
Later edition of this miniature chapbook, number 9 in the first REDFIELD'S TOY BOOKS series.
THE BEST BIRD STORIES I KNOW
1946
First edition of a selection of stories from various sources all about birds, many with conservationist tones.
FABRE'S BOOK OF INSECTS
1937
New edition, sixth printing of this beautiful and popular entomological work, featuring engaging writing and beautiful illustrations.
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