Animal biography
Subtitle: or, Book of natural history; designed for the amusement and instruction of little folks. Illustrated by twenty-one beautiful wood engravings
Contributors: Anderson, Alexander, 1775-1870, engraver; Roberts, engraver
Series: Babcock's moral, instructive and amusing toy books
Publisher: Printed and published by S. Babcock
Published: 1841
Place of publication: New-Haven
Language: eng
Number of pages: 24
Subjects: Natural history; Juvenile literature; Animals
Notes: In printed wrapper; cover and title vignettes; illustrated border on page [1] of wrapper; ornamental border on page [4] of wrapper; publishers' advertising matter and prices on page [4] of wrapper.

Wrapper illustration signed: Roberts. ;wood engraving, page [2], signed: AA [i.e., Alexander Anderson].

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Sidney Babcock published a typographically identical issue dated 1841. Babcock retired from publishing in 1884.

Text in English.

Catalogued 20160706 bhealy

Boston Public Library (Jordan Collection) copy bound in tan printed pictorial paper wrapper. Printed on wove papers. Housed in protective archival envelope. Autographed presentation inscription in pencil script on page [2] of wrapper.