The Amateur Naturalist's Handbook by Vinson Brown - 1948 Edition 12th Printing rare toys sturdy and shiny

sturdy and shiny

The handles are strong and sturdy

The gold swirls and scrolls are fading ever so slightly on one platter

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The Amateur Naturalist's Handbook by Vinson Brown - 1948 Edition 12th Printing rare toys sturdy and shinyAge does not matter in a naturalist; it is the spirit that counts. Vinson Brown, 1948 {HISTORY} Growing up in California and Nevada, educated in the field of biology at Stanford University, and living for a few years as a farmer on a ranch in South America, all led to Vinson Brown's (1912 1991) first book, The Amateur Naturalist's Handbook, published in 1948. Vinson was just 27 at the time of publication, and he had no idea that his book would become