The history of insects.

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Related Names

Barbauld, (Anna Letitia), Mrs 1743-1825.
John W. Moore & Co.

Language(s)

English

Published

Concord [N.H.] : John W. Moore & Co., 1832.

Subjects

Chapbooks > Chapbooks / Specimens.
Miniature books > Miniature books / Specimens > Miniature books / Specimens / Juvenile literature.
Natural history > Natural history / Juvenile literature.
Insects > Insects / Juvenile literature.
Chapbooks > Chapbooks / New Hampshire > Chapbooks / New Hampshire / Concord > Chapbooks / New Hampshire / Concord / 19th century
Miniature books (Printing) > Miniature books (Printing) / (Concord) > Miniature books (Printing) / (Concord) / 1832.

Note

Cover title.
Includes 8 woodcuts.
First sentence: "Insects are so called from a separation in the middle of their bodies, seemingly cut into two parts, and joined together by a small ligature, as we see in wasps and common flies."
Poem about insects by Anna Letitia Barbauld appears on cover page verso.

Physical Description

15, [1] p. : ill. ; 9 x 6 cm.

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