The country year book
Subtitle: descriptive of the seasons; rural scenes and rustic amusements; birds, insects, and quadrupeds
By: by Thomas Miller ; with one hundred and forty illustrations, engraved on wood by Henry Vizetelly, and others.
Contributors: Foster, Myles Birket, 1825-1899.; Vizetelly, Henry, 1820-1894.; Vizetelly Brothers & Co.
Series: Boy's own library (Chapman and Hall)
Publisher: Chapman and Hall
Published: 1848
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 124
Subjects: Gift books -- Specimens; Seasons -- Juvenile literature.; Country life -- Juvenile literature.; Animals -- Juvenile literature.; Natural history -- Juvenile literature.
Genres: Specimens; Juvenile literature.
Notes: Preliminary plate and plates [4], [6] and [8] are printed within gold decorative border.  Plates are with signature: "BF" or "B. Foster" and imprint: "Engraved and Printed in Colours by Vizetelly Brothers and Co.".  All are with title captions.

Includes four colour wood-engraved plates with title in elaborate floral border: "Spring", "Summer", "Autumn" and "Winter".  Plates are unsigned.

Most wood-engraved illustrations within the text are signed as engraved by Henry Vizetelly.  Several also include signature "B. Foster" or "BF".  Others are unsigned.

Also published from 1846-1847 by Chapman and Hall in four separate volumes as part of the series "Boy's own library" under titles: "Boy's spring books", "Boy's summer book", "Boy's autumn book" and "Boy's winter book".  See McLean D 0738 and McLean D 0739.

Also published in 1847 by Chapman and Hall in two separate volumes entitled "The country year book : Spring & summer" and "The country year book: Autumn & winter".  See McLean D 0740 and McLean D 0741.

MASS copy: Bound in green morocco blocked in blind with the spine blocked in gold; a.e.g.  With pale yellow glazed endpapers.  With presentation inscription dated "Dec 27th 1847.  With ownership inscription dated 1913: "Evelyn Priestley".  With bookplate: "Ex Libris M. A. Hodson".
Table of contents: title: Spring; title: Summer; title: Autumn; title: Winter.