Nests and eggs of familiar British birds
Subtitle: described and illustrated with an account of the haunts and habits of the feathered architects, and their times and modes of building
By: by H. G. Adams ... with eight coloured plates of eggs, containing forty-eight different species.
Contributors: Fawcett, Benjamin, 1808-1893
Series: Young naturalist's library
Publisher: Groombridge and Sons
Published: 1871
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 78
Subjects: Birds -- Nests -- Great Britain.; Birds -- Eggs -- Great Britain.
Other titles: Nests & eggs of British birds
Notes: "Young Naturalist's Library"--Cover.

Wood engraved plates are printed in grey with one or two colours and hand-coloured.  All are unsigned.

Plates are the same as those used in an 1854 and 1855 edition of this title published by Groombridge and Sons.  See McLean D 0008 and McLean D 0009.

Plates are printed by Benjamin Fawcett.  Cf. McLean, Ruari and Antonia.  Benjamin Fawcett, 1988.

Includes "Index.": p. [1] at end.

McLean, Ruari and Antonia.  Benjamin Fawcett: engraver and colour printer, p. 89.

MASS copy: In original white paper wrappers printed in blue and orange in the same design as McLean D 0006 and McLean D 0011 (cop. 1).  Upper wrapper printed with a small wood-engraved illustration of a bird's nest with eggs, surrounded by the titling and a decorative border.  Lower wrapper printed in blue with publisher's advertisements.