Studies of nature.
By: By James Henry Bernardin de Saint Pierre. ; [One line of quotation in Latin] ; Translated by Henry Hunter, D.D. Minister of the Scots Church, London Wall. ; In three volumes. Vol. I[-III]
Contributors: Nancrede, Joseph, 1761-1841, ed.; Hunter, Henry, 1741-1802, tr.; Washington, George, 1732-1799, dedicatee.; Hill, Samuel, 1766?-1804, engraver.; Rollinson, William, 1762-1842, engraver.; Saint-Pierre, Bernardin de, 1737-1814.; Saint-Pierre, Bernardin de, 1737-1814.
Edition: First American edition.
Series: Early American imprints -- no. 32796.
Publisher: Printed for J. Nancrede, Marlborough Street, Boston.
Published: 1797
Place of publication: Worcester [Mass.]
Language: eng
Format: Microform
Subjects: Natural history.
Work titles: E tudes de la nature.
Notes: Dedication of American edition to George Washington signed: Joseph Nancrede. Boston, February, 1797.

"Printed at Worcester, Massachusetts, by Thomas, Son & Thomas."-- colophon to vols. 1 and 2; "Printed at Worcester, Massachusetts, at the press of I. Thomas, by L. Worcester."-- colophon to v. 3.

Signatures: v. 1, Aœ́ B-Hþ́ B-Uþ́ Wþ́ X-2Uþ́ 2Wþ́ 2X-3Bþ́ 3C℗ø (3C2 verso blank); v. 2, [A]þ́ B-Uþ́ Wþ́ X-2Uþ́ 2Wþ́ 2X-3Oþ́; v. 3, [A]þ́ B-Uþ́ Wþ́ X-2Uþ́ 2Wþ́ 2X-3Oþ́.

Vol. 1: [2], iii, [2], iv-lxiii, [1], 395, [1] p., ii leaves of plates (1 folded); v. 2: x, [1], 12-496 p., iii-v folded leaves of plates; v. 3: 392, 385-488 p.

Edition statement transposed; precedes "In three volumes." on title page.

Plates engraved by Samuel Hill and William Rollinson.

"Paul and Virginia."--v. 3, p. [205]-331.

"Arcadia."--v. 3, p. [333]-488.

Evans 32796.

Microfiche. [New York : Readex Microprint, 1985] 11 x 15 cm. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 32796)