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Cover of Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, December 1898 Volume LIV, No. 2, December 1898

Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, December 1898 Volume LIV, No. 2, December 1898

Various

Appletons’ Popular Science Monthly, December 1898, is a single‑issue scholarly periodical that blends…

Cover of Trees of Indiana First Revised Edition (Publication No. 13, Department of Conservation, State of Indiana)

Trees of Indiana First Revised Edition (Publication No. 13, Department of Conservation, State of Indiana)

Charles Clemon Deam

The work is a revised state‑wide field guide to the trees of Indiana, issued as Publication No.

Hardy Ornamental Flowering Trees and Shrubs

Hardy Ornamental Flowering Trees and Shrubs

Angus D. Webster

Hardy Ornamental Flowering Trees and Shrubs is a practical reference work that catalogues some thirteen…

Cover of The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide
 A Guide to the Study of the Seaweeds and the Lower Animal Life Found Between Tide-marks

The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide A Guide to the Study of the Seaweeds and the Lower Animal Life Found Between Tide-marks

Augusta Foote Arnold

The Sea‑beach at Ebb‑tide is a practical field guide that introduces the marine flora and low‑level fauna…

Cover of Field, Forest and Farm
 Things interesting to young nature-lovers, including some matters of moment to gardeners and fruit-growers

Field, Forest and Farm Things interesting to young nature-lovers, including some matters of moment to gardeners and fruit-growers

Jean-Henri Fabre

The work is a broad‑ranging natural‑history essay by the French entomologist Jean‑Henri Fabre, in which he…

Cover of A Guide to the Study of Fishes, Volume 1 (of 2)

A Guide to the Study of Fishes, Volume 1 (of 2)

David Starr Jordan

David Starr Jordan’s A Guide to the Study of Fishes is a comprehensive technical treatise that aims to cover…

A Catechism of Familiar Things; Their History, and the Events Which Led to Their Discovery. With a Short Explanation of Some of the Principal Natural Phenomena. For the Use of Schools and Families. Enlarged and Revised Edition.

A Catechism of Familiar Things; Their History, and the Events Which Led to Their Discovery. With a Short Explanation of Some of the Principal Natural Phenomena. For the Use of Schools and Families. Enlarged and Revised Edition.

Anonymous

The work is a nineteenth‑century catechism of natural philosophy, presenting familiar phenomena, dew, rain,…

Cover of Modern Whaling & Bear-Hunting
 A record of present-day whaling with up-to-date appliances in many parts of the world, and of bear and seal hunting in the Arctic regions

Modern Whaling & Bear-Hunting A record of present-day whaling with up-to-date appliances in many parts of the world, and of bear and seal hunting in the Arctic regions

W. G. Burn Murdoch

The work is a detailed, first‑person account of the author’s involvement in the modern whaling and…

Cover of A Gamekeeper's Note-book

A Gamekeeper's Note-book

Jones, Owen (Gamekeeper); Woodward, Marcus

The work is a nonfiction compilation that draws on the personal notebooks of a long‑serving English…

The Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56, No. 2, January 12, 1884 A Weekly Journal for the Farm, Orchard and Fireside

The Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56, No. 2, January 12, 1884 A Weekly Journal for the Farm, Orchard and Fireside

Various

The Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56, No. 2 (January 12, 1884) is a weekly agricultural journal that gathers a variety…

Cover of Argentine Ornithology, Volume 2 (of 2)
 A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic.

Argentine Ornithology, Volume 2 (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic.

Sclater, Philip Lutley; Hudson, W. H.

The work is a two‑volume ornithological catalogue that aims to list every bird species recorded from the…

Cover of 本草備要

本草備要

Ang Wang

The Life of the Bee

The Life of the Bee

Maurice Maeterlinck

Maurice Maeterlinck’s The Life of the Bee is not a practical manual for beekeepers nor a scientific monograph…

Culinary Herbs: Their Cultivation Harvesting Curing and Uses

Culinary Herbs: Their Cultivation Harvesting Curing and Uses

M. G. Kains

The book is a practical guide to growing, preserving, and cooking with culinary herbs, written by Maurice…

Cover of Big Game Shooting, volume 2 (of 2)

Big Game Shooting, volume 2 (of 2)

Clive Phillipps-Wolley

Cover of Dimasalang Kalendariong Tagalog (1922)

Dimasalang Kalendariong Tagalog (1922)

Honorio López

The work is a 1922 Tagalog calendar compiled by Honorio Lopez, a former revolutionary officer, agronomist,…

Cover of The Illustrated Dictionary of Gardening, Division 1; A to Car.
 A Practical and Scientific Encyclopædia of Horticulture

The Illustrated Dictionary of Gardening, Division 1; A to Car. A Practical and Scientific Encyclopædia of Horticulture

The Illustrated Dictionary of Gardening, Division 1, A to Car is a comprehensive horticultural reference that…

Cover of Insect life: Souvenirs of a naturalist

Insect life: Souvenirs of a naturalist

Jean-Henri Fabre

This work is a modest‑sized introduction to the observations of Jean‑Henri Fabre, the French naturalist who…

Cover of Audubon the Naturalist: A History of His Life and Time. Vol. 1 (of 2)

Audubon the Naturalist: A History of His Life and Time. Vol. 1 (of 2)

Francis Hobart Herrick

The work is a scholarly biography that traces the life of John James Audubon through a painstaking…

Cover of An Australian Bird Book: A Pocket Book for Field Use

An Australian Bird Book: A Pocket Book for Field Use

John Albert Leach

An Australian Bird Book: A Pocket Book for Field Use is a compact guide intended for naturalists and…

Cover of New Zealand Moths and Butterflies (Macro-Lepidoptera)

New Zealand Moths and Butterflies (Macro-Lepidoptera)

G. V. Hudson

The book is a scholarly guide to New Zealand’s native macro‑Lepidoptera, written by George Vernon Hudson, a…

Our Cats and All About Them Their Varieties, Habits, and Management; and for Show, the Standard of Excellence and Beauty; Described and Pictured

Our Cats and All About Them Their Varieties, Habits, and Management; and for Show, the Standard of Excellence and Beauty; Described and Pictured

Harrison Weir

The work is a Victorian‑era natural history treatise that blends personal observation with scholarly research…

Cover of Insect Architecture

Insect Architecture

James Rennie

The work is a systematic survey of the myriad ways insects construct shelters, nests, and other structures,…

The Folk-lore of Plants

The Folk-lore of Plants

T. F. Thiselton-Dyer

The work is a scholarly survey of the folklore surrounding plants, tracing how diverse cultures have imagined…