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Subtitle: popular edition of "Our living world" : a natural history
By: by the Rev. J.G. Wood
Contributors: Holder, Joseph B. 1824-1888; Prang, Louis, 1824-1909, lithographer; Brehm, Alfred Edmund, 1829-1884; Wood, J. G. 1827-1889; National Zoological Park (U.S.)
Edition: Rev. and adapted to American zoology / by Joseph B. Holder.
Publisher: Selmar Hess
Published: 1898
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 102
Subjects: Zoology -- Popular works.; Zoology -- Pictorial works.
Genres: Popular works.; Pictorial works.
Other titles: Our living world; Illustrated natural history.
Notes: First ed. published under title: The illustrated natural history.

"Complete in 68 parts"--Illustrated paper wrappers.

Title of v. 1 printed in red and black, publisher's device on t.p.

"Fully illustrated with scientific accuracy""--T.p. to v. 2-6.

"Electrotyped by Smith & McDougal, New York" and "Printed by D.G.F. Class, New York" (v. 1-4) [or] Press of J.J. Little & Co., New York" (v.5-6)--Verso of t.p.

"These Oleographs were copied ... from ... Brehm's Thierleben ..."--Publisher's advertisement, back wrapper, pt. 1.

Some of the color plates signed: Ptd. L. Prang & Co.

Includes indexes.

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SCNHRB copy stamped on t.p.: Smithsonian Institution National Zool. Park Jan 12 1938.

SCNHRB copy bound in brown buckram, paper spine label with title in typsecript; the original printed, illustrated paper wrappers bound-in through-out.