The poets of the woods
Subtitle: twelve pictures of English song birds.
Contributors: Wolf, Joseph, 1820-1899.; Cundall, Joseph, 1818-1895.; Whittingham, Charles, 1795-1876 (printer); Leighton, John, 1822-1912.; M. & N. Hanhart (Firm); Westleys & Co.
Publisher: Thomas Bosworth
Published: 1853
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 56
Subjects: Birds -- Pictorial works; Birds in literature.
Other titles: Feathered favourites
Notes: Poems from various sources.

Planned and edited by Joseph Cundall. Cf. Ruari McLean. Victorian book design. 2nd. ed. London, 1972.

"Printed by C. Whittingham".

"The illustrations ... have been printed in colours by Messrs. M. and N. Hanhart, after water colour drawings by Joseph Wolf".

Colour plates are circular, and are mounted within circular ornamental frame printed in gold.

Companion volume to Wolf's Feathered favourites. London, 1854.

MASS copy 1: With presentation incription dated 2 Jan. 1854. Bound in green stepped wave-grain cloth, blocked in gold and blind, signed JL [i.e. John Leighton]. Binder's ticket: Westleys & Co.

MASS copy 2: With the bookplates of Fianach Jardine and Henry Wood Lewisham. Bound in green morocco-grain cloth blocked in the same design as copy 1. Bookseller's label: Skeffington ... Piccadilly.