Continuing my exploration of Baldwin Library of children's literature I have found; 'Cecil's book of Birds'. If you are interested in birds, it makes interesting, if often horrific reading. It was written and illustrated with these incredible studies by Selim Hobart Peabody in 1871.
Selim Peabody (1829-1903) graduated at the University of Vermont in 1852, the breadth of this mans scholarship and knowledge is phenomenal, he held professorships in mathematics, physics, and engineering at several colleges, and from 1880 to 1891 was president of the University of Illinois. He wrote and illustrated many books on natural history for children.
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