The canary
Subtitle: its varieties, management, and breeding : with portraits of the author's own birds
By: by the Rev. Francis Smith ...
Contributors: Fawcett, Benjamin, 1808-1893.; Adlard, James Evan (printer)
Edition: Second edition.
Publisher: Groombridge and Sons
Published: 1870
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 146
Subjects: Canaries.; Canary breeds.
Other titles: Canary :
Notes: "The information given, being 'a plain unvarnished tale' of the writer's own personal experience, will, it is hoped, prove alike interesting and instructive to the reader; while the illustrations, drawn by his daughter, being portraits of his own birds, will serve as a guide to those who may wish (like the Author) to form a systematic and choice collection for themselves."--Preface, dated 1868.

Colour wood-engraved plates are unsigned and without imprint.  All are with title captions.

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

Wood-engraved illustration within the text is unsigned.

With the same setting of type and wood-engraved plates as used in an 1868 edition of this title published by Groombridge & Sons.  See McLean D 1026.

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

Publisher's advertisements on p. [1-6] at end.

McLean, Ruari and Antonia.  Benjamin Fawcett, p. 147.

MASS copy: Bound in green sand-grain cloth blocked in gold and blind in the same design as McLean D 1026; a.e.g  Upper cover blocked in gold with illustration replicated from the text.  Spine with imprint: "Groombridge".  With pastel yellow endpapers.  With ink stamp: "Thrust On".