I am so incredibly excited to finally have a copy of Anna Botsford Comstock's Handbook of Nature Study!! I have wanted to buy it for a long time, but for some reason that time just never came.
While we were visiting Salt Spring Island in the fall I came across a rare and antique book store and thought I would just have a gander and maybe find a neat old gem for our nature studies. Well, I found a gem alright! This copy was published in 1911 and is stamped inside by 'The Normal School' which opened in 1908 in Stratford, Ontario inside of it. Now that's quite the name for a school *grin*.
It has definitely seen better days but we'll treat it lovingly :)
It was fun to come across your blog--so beautiful with all the wonderful photos. Do you mind if I add you to my "friends" list?
I, too, was privileged to get an early version of the "Nature Study" book at a library sale, a hardback in excellent shape. It's been a fun reference for us with very helpful information.
We don't do enough nature journaling...too many other things keep crowding it out. But it's on my 2009 resolution list!
