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A description of three hundred animals : viz. beasts, birds, fishes, serpents, and insects : with a particular account of the whale-fishery / extracted out of the best authors, and adapted ... especially to allure children to read : illustrated with copper plates ... .

Accession number
PML 84836
Creator
Boreman, Thomas, active 18th century.
Published
London : Printed by J.T. for Rich. Ware ..., Tho. Boreman ..., and Tho. Game ..., 1730.
Credit line
Purchased as the gift of Julia P. Wightman, 1985.
Notes
Ascribed to Thomas Boreman. Cf. Halkett & Laing.
Library copy: lacking 2 plates: 116-117, insects 5-10; plate facing p.151 damaged.
Plates and letterpress pages numbered in a single series.
Title in black and red.
Description
[8], 213 [i.e. 219] p. : ill. (copperplates) ; 17 cm
Provenance
Bookplate of Justin G. Schiller.
Binding
Contemporary calf.
Classification
Department