Title
Nests and eggs of familiar British birds : described and illustrated with an account of the haunts and habits of the feathered architects, and their times and modes of building
Title Variants
Alternative:
Eggs of familiar British birds
Alternative:
Nests & eggs of familiar British birds
Related Titles
Series:
Young naturalist's library
By
Adams, H. G. (Henry Gardiner), 1811 or 12-1881
Fawcett, Benjamin, 1808-1893
Type
Book
Material
Published material
Publication info
London, Groombridge and Sons, 1855
Notes
Wood engraved plates are printed in grey with one or two colours and hand-coloured. All are unsigned.
Plates are the same as those used in an 1854 and 1871 edition of this title published by Groombridge and Sons. See McLean D 0008 and McLean D 0012.
Plates are printed by Benjamin Fawcett. Cf. McLean, Ruari and Antonia. Benjamin Fawcett, 1988.
Includes "Index.": p. [1] at end.
McLean, Ruari and Antonia. Benjamin Fawcett: engraver and colour printer, | p. 89.
Subjects
1855
,
Birds
,
Color
,
Eggs
,
Gold blocked bindings
,
Great Britain
,
Nests
,
Specimens
,
Wood engravings
Language
English
Identifiers
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.132455
OCLC:
47122359
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