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Wonders! : descriptive of some of the most remarkable of nature and art.

Title
Wonders! : descriptive of some of the most remarkable of nature and art.
Publication
London : Printed for J. Harris and Son, corner of St. Paul's Church-Yard, 1821.

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Additional Authors
  • S. and R. Bentley. prt
  • J. Harris and Son. pbl
  • Children's Room Collection.
Description
[2] p., [16] leaves of plates : col. ill.; 18 cm.
Summary
Sixteen natural or man-made wonders from arount the world are pictured, and each is described in six lines of rhymed text.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Juvenile literature – England – London – 1821.
Note
  • Engraved throughout; printed sides of leaves facing each other. Imprint at foot of most leaves: London, Published July 1, 1821, by J. Harris & Son, corner of St. Pauls.
  • Hand colored illustrations.
  • Printer's name from p. [2] (verso of t.p.).
Indexed In (note)
  • NUC pre-1956
  • Moon, M. J. Harris's books
  • cf. Osborne Coll.
Binding (note)
  • Rebound in gray cloth boards.
Contents
St. Michael's volcano -- Pyramids and Sphinx -- Giant's Causeway -- Palace and statue of Memnon -- Termites, ant-hills, and pyramids -- Ice mountains -- Great Wall of China -- St. Winfred's well -- Mausoleum of Hyder Ali -- Chapel of the Holy Sepulchre -- Stonehenge -- Pompey's Pillar, and Cleopatra's Needle -- Fingal's Cave -- Grotto of Antiparos -- Colossus at Rhodes -- Pont du Gard.
Call Number
*KH 1821 Wonders 11-259
OCLC
14352862
Title
Wonders! : descriptive of some of the most remarkable of nature and art.
Imprint
London : Printed for J. Harris and Son, corner of St. Paul's Church-Yard, 1821. (London : Printed by S. & R. Bentley, Dorset-street, Fleet-street)
Indexed In:
NUC pre-1956, 672:55
Moon, M. J. Harris's books 992(1)
cf. Osborne Coll., I, p. 195
Binding
Rebound in gray cloth boards. NN
Local Note
Copy in *KH lacks publisher's wrappers.
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Added Author
S. and R. Bentley. Printer
J. Harris and Son. Publisher
Children's Room Collection.
Research Call Number
*KH 1821 Wonders 11-259
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