Mudie, Robert. A Popular Guide to the Observation of Nature; or, Hints of Inducement to the Study of Natural Productions and Appearances, in their Connections and Relations. New-York: Harper & Brothers, 1838. [9611]
Black cloth with bright gilt spine titles, 6 x 4 inches, a little worming in the front joint, pp. (13)-343 as issued. Light foxing, some illustrations. Good. Hardcover.
A text on the use of our senses to observe and learn about nature. Includes a crude wood engraving of a platypus.
Robert Mudie (1777-1842), Scottish schoolmaster, political reformer, and journalist.
Harper's Family Library, no. 57.