The little book of nature : comprising the elements of geology, mineralogy, conchology, marine botany, and entomology

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The instance The little book of nature : comprising the elements of geology, mineralogy, conchology, marine botany, and entomology represents a material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in UCLA Library.

Label

The little book of nature : comprising the elements of geology, mineralogy, conchology, marine botany, and entomology

Title remainder

comprising the elements of geology, mineralogy, conchology, marine botany, and entomology

Instantiates

• The little book of nature : comprising the elements of geology, mineralogy, conchology, marine botany, and entomology

Publication

• London, Darton and Clark, Holborn Hill, between 1838 and 1845

Note

• Approximate date established from Brown, P. London publishers and printers c.1800-1870
• Title-page printed in colors
• Each part has separate title-page, half-title, pagination
• Engravings: frontispiece, illustrated plates. Some plates are hand-colored
• Includes indices

Contents

The little geologist, or First book of geology -- The little mineralogist: or, First book of mineralogy -- The little conchologist; an introduction to the classification of shells -- The little marine botanist; or, Guide to the collecting and arranging of sea-weed -- The little entomologist: intended chiefly as a guide to the knowledge of British insects

Dimensions

99 mm.

Extent

[2], 70, v, [6]-72, viii, [9]-70, xiii, [14]-72, x, [11]-72 p., [20] leaves of plates

Note

• Brown sheep over boards, tooled in gold; all edges gilt.
• The 1st, 4th and 5th parts are printed on pink paper, the 2nd and 3rd on blue.

Other physical details

ill. (some col.), map

Record ID

3654391

System control number

• (OCoLC)32004767
• ucoclc32004767