{"product_id":"1857-rare-ornithology-book-our-native-songsters-illustrated-by-anne-pratt","title":"1857 Rare Ornithology Book ~ Our Native Songsters Illustrated by Anne Pratt","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"89\" data-end=\"907\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"89\" data-end=\"100\"\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eAnne Pratt\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003cbr data-start=\"139\" data-end=\"142\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"142\" data-end=\"152\"\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem data-start=\"153\" data-end=\"175\"\u003eOur Native Songsters\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr data-start=\"176\" data-end=\"179\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"179\" data-end=\"193\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e London, \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eSociety for Promoting Christian Knowledge\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, 1857.\u003cbr data-start=\"246\" data-end=\"249\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"249\" data-end=\"262\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Text in English.\u003cbr data-start=\"279\" data-end=\"282\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"282\" data-end=\"291\"\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5.5\" x 4.5\".\u003cbr data-start=\"304\" data-end=\"307\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"307\" data-end=\"317\"\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 350 pages + publisher’s catalogue.\u003cbr data-start=\"352\" data-end=\"355\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"355\" data-end=\"367\"\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very good, attractive original green cloth binding, richly blind-stamped with ornate decorative borders; spine lettered in gilt (hinges fine, overall slightly scuffed - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover. A rare find in such nice condition.\u003cbr data-start=\"540\" data-end=\"543\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"543\" data-end=\"555\"\u003eContent:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very good content. Pages are generally clean with light age toning. Contemporary inscription dated 1862 to the front blank. Minor wear to the edge of Chapter I page (not affecting text - as shown). Corner of the final blank free endpaper clipped as shown.\u003cbr data-start=\"796\" data-end=\"799\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"799\" data-end=\"817\"\u003eIllustrations:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eComplete with the 72 wonderful full-page colored plates (chromolithography) illustrating songbird species by Anne Pratt.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"909\" data-end=\"938\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"909\" data-end=\"922\"\u003eEstimate:\u003c\/strong\u003e (USD $275–300).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"945\" data-end=\"1434\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"945\" data-end=\"958\"\u003eThe book: \u003c\/strong\u003eA charming and increasingly scarce early edition of \u003cem data-start=\"1013\" data-end=\"1035\"\u003eOur Native Songsters\u003c\/em\u003e, offering engaging natural history sketches of British birds intended for a broad readership. Issued in a beautifully decorated Victorian cloth binding, the work combines accessible scientific observation with moral and educational aims typical of mid-19th century publications of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. Copies in original binding, such as this, are becoming harder to find.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1441\" data-end=\"1799\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1441\" data-end=\"1456\"\u003eThe author: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eAnne Pratt\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e (1806–1893) was one of the most popular Victorian writers on botany and natural history. Her works, often aimed at general readers and young audiences, helped bring scientific observation into the domestic sphere and played an important role in popularizing the study of nature in 19th-century Britain.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MFLIBRA - Antique Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48303685468409,"sku":null,"price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0953\/3348\/files\/20260420songsters_01.jpg?v=1776676202","url":"https:\/\/mflibra.com\/products\/1857-rare-ornithology-book-our-native-songsters-illustrated-by-anne-pratt","provider":"MFLIBRA - Antique Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}