The American Natural History: A Foundation of Useful Knowledge of the Higher Animals of North America by William T. Hornaday. NY: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1914.

Fireside Edition (Published September 1914). Four Volumes. Illustrated. With Scribner's seal on Copyright page.

Each volume has a Color Frontispiece with tissue protector, Table of Contents, List of Illustrations (maps, charts, tables, illustrations, and photos in black and white), Color Plates. Volume IV has an Index.

Volume I – Mammals, 270 pages.

Volume II – Mammals (Concluded), Birds, 332 pages.

Volume III – Birds (Concluded), 304 pages.

Volume IV – Reptiles, Amphibians and Fishes, 349 pages.

Red cloth boards, stamped with animal decorations on each volume’s front cover. Boards have wear, as seen in photos. Pages are tanned from age, with light foxing/soil spots, a few small page edge tears and corner creases. A color plate is completely detached but present in Volume III.

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