Animals Young by Stated (3 results)

Hardback. Condition: Good. Not Stated (illustrator). A vanishingly scarce volume on natural history for children, a colourful education on animals and their babies. A vanishingly scarce work.Part of Father Tuck's 'Natural History' Series.A charming educational work on natural history for children, discussing different animals and their young.Looking at sheep, goats, lambs, English sheep dogs, cows, pigs, mares, ducks, turkeys, guinea pigs, chicks, peacocks, hens, and farm horses.Colourfully illustrated throughout. Collated, complete.Undated, dated from WorldCat. In the original publisher's paper covered boards. Externally, generally smart, with light shelf wear, including rubbing and small chips to the spine. Paper is a little cockled to the boards. Bookplate to the front paste down. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Good. book.

Cloth. Condition: Good. Not Stated (illustrator). First edition. A first edition of this brightly illustrated book on animals for the education of young children. First edition. Illustrated with twelve double page hand-coloured plates. Collated complete. A charming collection of images and descriptions of domestic animals and birds, providing important information about each animal to serve as an introduction to natural history for children. Written by Henry William Dulcken, an English translator and children's writer, best known for translating the stories of Hans Christian Andersen. Many of his books for children were illustrated by the Brothers Dalziel. Rebacked with the original red cloth binding. Externally, sound with light rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities. Fading to the spine and board edges with the odd mark. Light loss to the head and tail of the spine of the original cloth. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot. Light age toning to the extremities. Good. book.

Leather. Condition: Good. None Stated (illustrator). The second edition of this fascinating juvenile natural history by William Mavor, illustrated with forty-six copper-plates, bound in a contemporary calf binding. In a contemporary full calf binding. Second edition, revised. Illustrated with forty-six copper-plates, representing one hundred and sixty-six of the most curious objects. Collated, complete. A compact and engaging early 19th century natural history for juvenile readers, arranged according to the Linnæan system and surveying mammals, birds, fishes, reptiles, insects, and mankind, with entries on exotic animals including the zebra, auk, lion, whale, sea unicorn, pigmy ape, and sea cow. William Fordyce Mavor (1758-1837) was a prolific Scottish educational writer and compiler, producing numerous schoolbooks and moral works for young readers. A curious juvenile natural history, offering insight into Enlightenment taxonomy. In a contemporary full calf binding.Externally, sound. Slight cracking to joints, more so to front joint. Rubbing and bumping to extremities resulting in slight loss to calf. Small chip to head of spine. Slight rubbing to boards. Damp staining to rear board; slight loss to calf. slight discolouration from binder's glue to endpapers. Slight splitting to spine. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages typically age toned with light scattered spotting with the off minor handling mark, heavier to first and last few leaves, fore edge, and margins of plates. One or two very minor creases and closed tears to fore edge. Previous owner's inscription to title page. Good. book.