Microscope teachings
Subtitle: descriptions of various objects of especial interest and beauty adapted for microscopic observation : with directions for the arrangement of a microscope, and the collection and mounting of objects
By: by the Hon. Mrs. Ward ... illustrated by the author's original drawings.
Publisher: Groombridge and Sons
Published: 1866
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 219
Subjects: Microscopes.; Microscopy.
Other titles: Descriptions of various objects of especial interest and beauty
Notes: Colour wood-engraved plates are unsigned and without imprint.  Some plates include some hand-colouring.

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 "Index.": p. [217]-219.

Wood-engraved illustrations and plates 1, 3, 4-5, 8 and 13-15 were also used in "The microscope" by the same author published in 1870 and 1876 by Groombridge and Sons.  See McLean D 1147 and McLean D 1148.

Plates 1-14 were also used in "A world of wonders revealed by the microscope" by the same author published in 1858 and 1859 by Groombridge and Sons.  See McLean D 1152 and McLean D 1153.

Publisher's advertisements on p. [2-5] at end.

McLean, Ruari and Antonia.  Benjamin Fawcett, p. 102.

MASS copy: Bound in red-brown sand-grain cloth blocked in gold and blind; a.e.g.  Upper cover blocked in gold and lower cover in blind with illustration replicated from the text. Upper cover pasted with label: "Dumfries and Galloway  Antiquarian and Natural History Society.  Presented by R. Dinwiddie, Esq.,  New York.".  With pastel yellow endpapers.  With ink stamp: "Dumfriesshire & Galloway  Natural History and Antiquarian Society".