Our native songsters
By: by Anne Pratt ...
Contributors: Whymper, Josiah Wood, 1813-1903.; Dickes, William, 1815-1892.; Curtis, S. fl. 1829-1864 (binder); Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge (Great Britain). Committee of General Literature and Education.; Richard Clay (Firm)
Publisher: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge; R. Clay, Printer, Bread Street Hill.)
Published: 1853
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 350
Subjects: Birds -- Great Britain -- Pictorial works.
Genres: Pictorial works.
Notes: "Published under the direction of the Committee of General Literature and Education, appointed by the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge."--T.p.

Preliminary colour wood-engraved plate with imprint: "Printed by W. Dickes".

Colour plates were produced using the "Baxter Process" of colour wood engraving.  Cf. Docker, Alfred.  The colour prints of William Dickes.

One wood-engraved illustration within the text is signed: "J. W. Whimper" and another: "J. W. Whymper".

Colour plates and illustrations within the text are the same as those used in an 1852 edition of this title published by the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge.  See McLean D 0907.

Docker, Alfred.  The colour prints of William Dickes, 171.

MASS copy:  Bound in blue cord-grain cloth blocked in blind with the spine blocked in gold.  Blocking in blind on covers is in the same design as McLean D 0907 and McLean D 0909.  With pale yellow endpapers.  With binder's ticket: "S. Curtis.  Binder.".  With ownership inscription: " W. L. Barclay".  With ink stamp: "J. A. J. Barclay".  Lacking plates [10] and [13].