The Brook Book: A First Acquaintance with the Brook and its Inhabitants Through the Changing Year
by Mary Rogers Miller
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Hudson, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
This is a richly illustrated nature book, "THE BROOK BOOK ~ A First Acquaintance with the Brook and its Inhabitants Through the Changing Year" by Mary Rogers Miller. 1902 1st edition; Doubleday, Page & Company; New York. Nicely illustrated with full-page photographs and drawings throughout. Contents include Beech Woods in May; A Living Carpet; Slough Creek and Meadow Brook; An Insect Law-Breaker; Concerning Dragons and Damsels; The Ant-Lion; May-Flies in Fall Brook; The May-Fly's Molting; Web-Spinner at Work; The Triangle Spider; Water-Scorpion and Giant Water-Bug; How Insects Breathe; Brookside Willows; The Hermit Thrush; A Winter Walk; Skunk Cabbage; A Rainy Day...and more.
Condition:
Small, light stain below the title on the front cover; small, thin stain line below the illustration on the front cover. Sharp cover corners. Small cloth tears at the top and bottom edges of the spine. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. Nice interior - the pages are clean with no notable issues found. There is an old inscription written in pen on the front end paper. Overall the book is in Very Good condition.
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- Bookseller
- CraigsClassics (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7369
- Title
- The Brook Book
- Author
- Mary Rogers Miller
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Doubleday, Page & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1902
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- mary rogers miller, the brook book, nature, wildlife, forest, stream, outdoors, insects, fish, bugs, rivers, lakes, ponds
- Bookseller catalogs
- Non-Fiction; Outdoor / Nature;
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