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The Burgess Animal Book for Children

by Thornton W. Burgess

Catalogued August 25, 2026

The Work

First published
1920

Drew's Copy

Publisher
Little, Brown, and Company
Published in
Boston
Copy published
1920
Binding
Green illustrated cloth hardcover
Collection status
On the shelves
AnimalsNature StudyChildren's LiteratureScience & NatureThornton W. Burgess

Acquisition & Provenance

Acquired
June 24, 2025
Acquisition type
Purchased
Source
eBay
Seller
matmora5
Item price
$33.00
Order total
$35.31
Delivered
June 30, 2025
Part of a CollectionBurgess Nature Books

Four companion nature-study volumes by Thornton W. Burgess, gathered as treasure books for Drew's family library.

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Drew's Copy
Front cover of Drew's copy of The Burgess Animal Book for Children
The illustrated green cloth front cover of Drew's copy.
Shelf and spine of Drew's copy of The Burgess Animal Book for Children
Drew's Animal Book on the shelf with the other three companion Burgess nature books.
Title page of Drew's copy of The Burgess Animal Book for Children
Title page identifying Thornton W. Burgess, illustrator Louis Agassiz Fuertes, and the 1920 Little, Brown, and Company publication.
Copyright page of Drew's copy of The Burgess Animal Book for Children
Copyright page recording copyright in 1920 and publication in November 1920.
Companion Volumes
Cover of Drew's copy of The Burgess Bird Book for Children Bird Book Drew's 1919 copy Cover of Drew's copy of The Burgess Flower Book for Children Flower Book Drew's 1929 copy Cover of Drew's copy of The Burgess Seashore Book for Children Seashore Book Drew's 1929 copy