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