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Harmonia ruralis; or, an essay towards a natural history of British song birds. ... Illustrated with figures the size of life, of the birds, male and female, in their most natural attitudes; their nests and eggs, food, favourite plants, shrubs, trees, &c. &c. Faithfully drawn, engraved, and coloured after nature ... By James Bolton.

Title
Harmonia ruralis; or, an essay towards a natural history of British song birds. [electronic resource] : ... Illustrated with figures the size of life, of the birds, male and female, in their most natural attitudes; their nests and eggs, food, favourite plants, shrubs, trees, &c. &c. Faithfully drawn, engraved, and coloured after nature ... By James Bolton.
Author
Bolton, James, naturalist.
Publication
[Manchester] : Printed [by Nicolson and Co.] for and sold by the author, at Stannary, near Halifax; sold also by B. and J. White, in London, and may be had of all other booksellers, 1794-96.

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Gale (Firm)
Description
2v.(viiip.,82leaves), plates; 4⁰.
Uniform Title
Eighteenth century collections online.
Subject
  • Birds > Eggs
  • Birds > Nests
  • Birds > England
  • Birds > Pictorial works
Note
  • Printer's name from colophon.
  • With a list of errata to vol.2 pasted to the final leaf which contains errata from the first volume.
  • Reproduction of original from British Library.
Indexed In (note)
  • English Short Title Catalog
Reproduction (note)
  • Electronic reproduction.
OCLC
  • 642714777
  • T84359
Author
Bolton, James, naturalist.
Title
Harmonia ruralis; or, an essay towards a natural history of British song birds. [electronic resource] : ... Illustrated with figures the size of life, of the birds, male and female, in their most natural attitudes; their nests and eggs, food, favourite plants, shrubs, trees, &c. &c. Faithfully drawn, engraved, and coloured after nature ... By James Bolton.
Imprint
[Manchester] : Printed [by Nicolson and Co.] for and sold by the author, at Stannary, near Halifax; sold also by B. and J. White, in London, and may be had of all other booksellers, 1794-96.
Series
Eighteenth century collections online.
Reproduction
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
Indexed In:
English Short Title Catalog, T84359.
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Place of Publication
Great Britain England Manchester.
Added Author
Gale (Firm)
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