A Book for Children. 1846.


Book Description
[ANON]. Insects and their Habitations. A Book for Children. The fifteenth edition. iv, [1], 6-96, 8pp adverts., text illustrations. A very good copy bound in original blind stamped and gilt lettered cloth. Contemporary ownership name of Fanny Ada Cooper on the verso of the title-page.
12mo. John W. Parker. 1846.
~ First published in 1833 (BL, Cambridge), 1836 (Leicester), 1837 (BL), 1840 (NT, Cambridge), and 1846 (Nottingham). Despite the publication of many editions, the survival rate is low, as recorded on Copac. A note at the head of the table of contents suggests that “the following heads of contents may be readily converted by the teacher into a series of questions for the examination of pupils.”
Author
Insects and their Habitations.
Date
1846
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