Title: The Calendar of Nature; Designed for the Instruction and Entertainment of Young Persons. Author: Aikin, John. Place: London Publisher: Joseph Johnson Date: 1787 Description: viii, 82, [1], +[4 ad] pp. (Small 8vo) period tree calf, spine ruled in gilt. Third Edition. John Aikin dedicated this title to his sister Anna Laetitia Barbauld the poet and children’s book writer. He was a surgeon and tutor at the Warrington Academy and wrote numerous books on medicine, science, song-writing, topography, natural history, and literature. First printed in 1784, this collection of descriptions of the months of the year in prose and verse is uncommon; OCLC records fewer than a dozen copies of this printing. Osborne 196. Lot Amendments Condition: Light wear and foxing; near fine. Item number: 286990
Title: The Calendar of Nature; Designed for the Instruction and Entertainment of Young Persons. Author: Aikin, John. Place: London Publisher: Joseph Johnson Date: 1787 Description: viii, 82, [1], +[4 ad] pp. (Small 8vo) period tree calf, spine ruled in gilt. Third Edition. John Aikin dedicated this title to his sister Anna Laetitia Barbauld the poet and children’s book writer. He was a surgeon and tutor at the Warrington Academy and wrote numerous books on medicine, science, song-writing, topography, natural history, and literature. First printed in 1784, this collection of descriptions of the months of the year in prose and verse is uncommon; OCLC records fewer than a dozen copies of this printing. Osborne 196. Lot Amendments Condition: Light wear and foxing; near fine. Item number: 286990
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