The four seasons.
Contributors: Mahoney, J., fl. 1865-1876; Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge (Great Britain). Committee of General Literature and Education; William Clowes (Firm)
Publisher: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge
Published: 1866
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 95
Subjects: Seasons -- Poetry.; Gift books -- Specimens.
Genres: Poetry.; Specimens.
Notes: Date taken from English Catalogue of Books.

"Published under the direction of the Committee of General Literature and Education, appointed by the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge."--T.p.

Wood-engraved plates printed in black are printed within colour wood-engraved decorative floral borders.  Plates are with captions.  One is signed: "[IM?]" and another is signed: "[JM?]" [i.e. J. Mahoney?].

Text is printed within decorative wood-engraved purple-grey border.

Includes works by Longfellow, Thomson, Herrick, Robert Browning, Keble, Goldsmith, Wordsworth, Walter Scott, Pope, B. Cornwall, Keats, Cowper, Burns and others.

Publisher's advertisements on p. [1-4] at end.

MASS copy: Bound in blue fine diagonal rib-grain cloth blocked in gold, black and blind.  Upper cover with red paper onlay blocked in gold.  Boards with bevelled edges; a.e.g.  With dark brown painted endpapers.  With prize label: "Wakefield Diocesan Education Society  Awarded to Lucy V. Spooner S. John's School, Barnsley for obtaining a first class at the pupil teachers' scripture examination, June, 1899. Henry Whitley M. A. LL.D Diocesan Inspector.".