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Birds on the wing; or, Pleasant tales and useful hints on the value and right use of time
- Title
- Birds on the wing; or, Pleasant tales and useful hints on the value and right use of time / by Miss Parker.
- Author
- Parker, Lucy, Miss.
- Publication
- London : Printed for J. Harris and Son, corner of Saint Paul's Church-Yard, 1820.
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Permit needed | Pforz (Parker, L. Birds on the wing) | Schwarzman Building - Pforzheimer Collection Room 319 |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Description
- xii, 168 pages, [1] leaf of plates : frontispiece; 15 cm
- Alternative Title
- Pleasant tales and useful hints on the value and right use of time
- Subject
- Note
- Printer's imprint: "Printed by S. and R. Bentley, Dorset Street, Fleet Street, London."
- Engraved frontispiece illustrates the scene from Mr. Russell's anecdote about Boomgee of Hindostan, when he explains to the judges that he has spent most of his time over the last two years making "the most curious collection in the world of butter flies wings."
- Call Number
- Pforz (Parker, L. Birds on the wing)
- OCLC
- 7938546
- Author
- Parker, Lucy, Miss.
- Title
- Birds on the wing; or, Pleasant tales and useful hints on the value and right use of time / by Miss Parker.
- Imprint
- London : Printed for J. Harris and Son, corner of Saint Paul's Church-Yard, 1820.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Local Note
- Pforzheimer copy: Red roan-backed marbled boards, spine gilt
- Connect to:
- Added Author
- J. Harris and Son, publisher.S. and R. Bentley, publisher.
- Research Call Number
- Pforz (Parker, L. Birds on the wing)