Scripture birds
Subtitle: containing a description of the birds mentioned in the Bible : with coloured illustrations.
Contributors: Morris, F. O. 1810-1893.; Lydon, A. F.; Fawcett, Benjamin, 1808-1893.
Publisher: Groombridge and Sons
Published: 1858
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 62
Subjects: Birds in the Bible -- Pictorial works.; Birds in the Bible -- Juvenile literature.
Genres: Pictorial works.; Juvenile literature.
Notes: Date taken from British Library Public Catalogue.

Added wood-engraved illustrated t.p. with signature: "F. Lydon Del." [i.e. A. F. Lydon].

Wood-engraved plates are printed with beige background tint.  Plates are hand-coloured.  All are unsigned and with title captions.

Text written by F. O. Morris and colour plates printed by Benjamin Fawcett.  Cf. McLean, Ruari and Antonia.  Benjamin Fawcett: engraver and colour printer, 1988.

Plates were also used in "Bible natural history" by F. O. Morris, published [between 1849 and 1850] by Groombridge and Sons.  See McLean D 0766.

Publisher's advertisements on p. [1-2] at end.

McLean, Ruari and Antonia.  Benjamin Fawcett, p. 106.

MASS copy: Bound in brown fine diagonal rib-grain cloth blocked in black, gold and blind; a.e.g.  With yellow glazed endpapers.  With chromolithographed prize label dated [1883?]: "This Prize Presented to [ ... ] for Home Lesson [ ... ].