Marvels of pond-life
Subtitle: or, A year's microscopic recreations among the polyps, infusoria, rotifers, water-bears, and polyzoa
By: by Henry J. Slack ...
Contributors: Fawcett, Benjamin, 1808-1893.; Allman, T. J.; Adlard, James Evan (printer)
Edition: Second edition.
Publisher: Groombridge and Sons
Published: 1871
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 147
Subjects: Ponds.; Microscopy.; Freshwater animals.
Other titles: Year's microscopic recreations among the polyps, infusoria, rotifers, water-bears, and polyzoa; Marvels of pond life
Notes: Colour wood-engraved plates are printed on light beige background tint.  Plates are unsigned and without imprint.  All are with title captions.

Plates were printed by Benjamin Fawcett.  Cf. McLean, Ruari and Antonia.  Benjamin Fawcett, engraver and colour printer, 1988.

Wood-engraved illustrations within the text are unsigned.

Includes small wood-engraved decorative initials and tail-pieces.

McLean, Ruari and Antonia.  Benjamin Fawcett, p. 119.

MASS copy: Bound in red bubble-grain cloth blocked in gold, black and blind; a.e.g.  Spine with imprint: "Groombridge".  With pastel orange glazed endpapers.  With chromolithographed prize label: "College House, Croydon 1876  Prize Awarded to C. F. [Callte?]  for Drawing [signed,] Henry Webb".  Label with imprint "T. J. Allman".