The Instructive picture book, or, Progressive lessons from the natural history of animals and plants / edited by Adam White ; and Robert M. Stark ; vol. I, lessons from the animal world--fourfooted animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, with 10 elementary plates of miscellaneous objects.
Alternate Title(s):
Instructive picture book
Published / Created:
Edinburgh : Edmonston and Douglas, 87 Princes Street ; 1857.London : Hamilton, Adams, & Co., Paternoster Row, 1857.
Physical Description:
18 p., xxx double leaves of plates : ill. ; 33 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Continued by The instructive picture book, or, Lessons from the vegetable world by Charlotte Mary Yonge, even though this latter work does not specify that it is vol. II on the t.p. See Osborne Coll., II,843.
Subject Terms:
Animals -- Juvenile literature. | Animals -- Pictorial works. | Natural history -- Pictorial works. | Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 19th century. | Edinburgh -- Imprints -- Specimens. | Edmonston & Douglas -- Publisher. | Hamilton, Adams, & Co. -- Publisher.
Form/Genre:
Juvenile literature -- 1857. | Engravings -- Hand-colored -- 1857.
Contributors:
White, Adam, 1817–1879. | Stark, Robert M. (Robert Mackenzie), 1815–1873. | Yonge, Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary), 1823–1901. Instructive picture book, or, Lessons from the vegetable world. | Edmonston & Douglas, publisher. | Hamilton, Adams, & Co., publisher.