The talking bird, or, The little girl who knew what was going to happen
By: by Mary and Elizabeth Kirby, authors of "The discontented children," "Stories from the classics," etc. ; with illustrations by Hablot K. Browne (Phiz.).
Contributors: Browne, Hablot Knight, 1815-1882, illustrator; Green, W. T., active 1837-1872, engraver; Kirby, Elizabeth, 1823-1873, author; Grant and Griffith; J. Wertheimer and Co
Publisher: Grant and Griffith (successors to Newbery and Harris), Corner of St. Paul's Churchyard
Published: 1856
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 96
Subjects: Aunts; Juvenile fiction; Birds; Brothers and sisters; Jealousy; Magic; Ridicule; Truthfulness and falsehood; Uncles; Conduct of life; Children
Other titles: Little girl who knew what was going to happen
Notes: 4 hand-coloured wood-engraved plates, including frontispiece.

Plates signed "W T Green."

Publisher's catalogue follows text.

Gift; Frances Henne; 1985.

In publisher's cloth binding; upper cover with centerpiece of illustration, title and holly-leaf frame in gilt and border with ornamental corners in blind; lower cover with blind ornamental border only; yellow endpapers; all edges gilt; title in gilt on spine.

Rare Book copy: In publisher's blue cloth binding.