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How to Tell the Birds from Flowers 1907 First Edition Hardcover

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How to Tell the Birds from Flowers 1907 First Edition Hardcover

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Title: How to Tell the Birds from Flowers 1907 First Edition Hardcover

Date/Period: 1907

Materials: NA

Dimension: 8x6

Provenance: How to Tell the Birds from Flowers First Edition Hardcover
How to Tell the Birds from the Flowers A Manual of Flornithology for Beginners by Robert Williams Wood Nature Series No 23 San Francisco: Paul Elder and Company, 1907
Paul Elder published a number of innovative children’s books, but perhaps the most delightful is this one, which appeared in 1907.
There is no traditional typesetting in the book; everything was drawn and lettered by Wood. Each page contains drawings of a bird and a, plus an amusing poem on how to distinguish them. It’s a perfect bedtime storybook.
Book is in good condition with a couple tears on the first 4 pages
Approx. 8" x 6"

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