tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post4835050645996861275..comments2023-11-13T07:19:45.061+00:00Comments on CABINET OF CURIOSITIES: A Victorian Natural History Book for ChildrenUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-72473060801141486862015-09-08T17:31:58.213+00:002015-09-08T17:31:58.213+00:00I find that line drawings can be particularly usef...I find that line drawings can be particularly useful for identifying plants - they have a clarity that you don't find in photographsPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609107148344256875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-50683381682250595152015-09-08T17:31:00.528+00:002015-09-08T17:31:00.528+00:00Me too!Me too!Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609107148344256875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-24409296875013656582015-09-02T16:36:33.749+00:002015-09-02T16:36:33.749+00:00A great find. I sometimes find old sketches are mo...A great find. I sometimes find old sketches are more useful for identifying things.Midmarsh Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10980417659811194899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-54438801077429965362015-09-01T14:19:40.836+00:002015-09-01T14:19:40.836+00:00That is a lovely book, I wish there were similar o...That is a lovely book, I wish there were similar ones printed today.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-31505101290250605562015-08-30T18:02:26.490+00:002015-08-30T18:02:26.490+00:00I love these old Victorian and Edwardian natural h...I love these old Victorian and Edwardian natural history books. You often find that information that they contain has been copied almost verbatim down the generations and still reappears in newly published books.<br /><br />I particularly like the old children's books, though, because they often contain advice that would make today's parents' hair stand on end e.g. I have one that advises young naturalists to visit their local game dealer and ask for deer heads, then tells them to allow it to rot in a bucket of water, then hang in the back yard in a muslin bag to allow maggots to clean the flesh. Not the kind of advice you get on SpringWatch...<br /><br />Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609107148344256875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-41174730238286274762015-08-30T17:03:47.848+00:002015-08-30T17:03:47.848+00:00Funnily enough, I'm watching something very si...Funnily enough, I'm watching something very similar on eBay as we speak!<br />http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fifty-Two-Nature-Rambles-Westell-W-Percival-Acceptable-1111111111-/301725508579?hash=item46403de3e3Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-86974180200723351982015-08-30T15:35:23.489+00:002015-08-30T15:35:23.489+00:00Totally agree Brian. I always like old books with ...Totally agree Brian. I always like old books with personal inscriptions inside - can't help wondering what happened to the owners!Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609107148344256875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-42483843393664766722015-08-30T15:33:52.438+00:002015-08-30T15:33:52.438+00:00Mine cost £4 because some of the plates were missi...Mine cost £4 because some of the plates were missingPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609107148344256875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-38755708068327988702015-08-29T19:32:41.575+00:002015-08-29T19:32:41.575+00:00A wonderful read Phil and the type of book I'd...A wonderful read Phil and the type of book I'd like to own. I can't help feeling that the inscription by John Wilks Taylor would be a fitting one for any book loaned out today! The comment about understanding and not identification would be fitting today too, as I feel there is far to much emphasis on the latter these days. Cheers. Brian.Killy Birderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14966819525852998884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-59453339495694396562015-08-29T19:14:26.861+00:002015-08-29T19:14:26.861+00:00What a superb book - I really enjoyed seeing and r...What a superb book - I really enjoyed seeing and reading excerpts from it. Thanks so much for sharing. I will be looking for this whenever I enter a second hand bookshop :)Ragged Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14090463834740346114noreply@blogger.com