Author: Uncle Philip (Hawks, Francis)
Title: Natural History; or, Uncle Philip's Conversations with the Children About Tools and Trades Among Inferior Animals
Description: New York, Harper and Brothers, 1839. Second edition (?), first published in 1835; 6 x 4; pp. [13], 8-213, [5]; brown cloth over boards; gilt title to spine; three title pages, as published; illustrated with numerous woodcut engravings and frontis plate; small, rubbed spots to tips of spine and corners; period manuscript note and number to ffep; mild to moderate foxing, heavier to first and last few leaves; in good to very good condition. Writing under the pseudonym Uncle Philip, the book was penned by Francis Lister Hawks (1798 - 1866) - renowned American educator, author, historian, and Episcopal priest. Published under the direction of the American Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge and part of the School District Library series (this no. 45), the book contained chapters on natural history, namely ornithology and entomology, describing in simple, easy-to-understand language the lives of birds and insects. Good .

Keywords: Children, Natural History


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