{"product_id":"our-native-songsters-by-anne-pratt-1857-illustrated-victorian-bird-book","title":"Our Native Songsters by Anne Pratt, 1857 | Illustrated Victorian Bird Book","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA wonderful 1857 Victorian study of British birds, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eOur Native Songsters\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e brings together Anne Pratt’s engaging natural history writing and her finely colored illustrations. Published in London by the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge in 1857, this edition features a colored frontispiece and 72 chromolithographed bird plates.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnne Pratt(1806-1893) was a botanical and ornithological illustrator and author from Strood, Kent. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis work explores the lives of birds, from thrushes, warblers, and swallows to the ways they adapt, sing, and thrive through the changing seasons.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis copy has an attractive half-leather binding with marbled paper boards, leather corners, and gilt decoration to the spine. A former owner’s inscription dated April 12, 1863, appears on the front endpaper along with tipped in newspaper clipping.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Very Good. The binding shows light rubbing to the leather and board corners. The pages and plates clean.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSize:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e ~ 5½” × 4¼” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRare Book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA lovely addition to a collection of Victorian natural history, ornithology, or illustrated books.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Honey Bee Mill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67942778536235,"sku":null,"price":285.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0015\/7086\/5251\/files\/IMG_9587.jpg?v=1794100617","url":"https:\/\/honeybeemill.com\/products\/our-native-songsters-by-anne-pratt-1857-illustrated-victorian-bird-book","provider":"Honey Bee Mill","version":"1.0","type":"link"}