Little ferns for Fanny's little friends
By: by the author of "Fern leaves from Fanny's portfolio" ; with illustrations by Birket Foster ; engraved by E. Evans.
Contributors: Foster, Myles Birket, 1825-1899; Evans, Edmund, 1826-1905; Slader, S. V., fl. 1854-1865; Leighton, John, 1822-1912; Savill and Edwards
Edition: Second edition.
Publisher: Nathaniel Cooke
Published: 1854
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 186
Subjects: Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction.
Genres: Juvenile fiction.
Notes: Added wood-engraved illustrated t.p. with signature: "E Evans".

Wood-engraved plates are with signature: "E. Evans Sc.".

Plates are printed with beige tinted background.

Wood-engraved illustration within the text is signed: "S. V. Slader".

Includes wood-engraved decorative and illustrated head-pieces, tail-pieces and initials.

With the same sheets, but different wood-engraved plates, as a variant copy of this edition published in 1854 by Nathaniel Cooke.  See McLean D 0394.

MASS copy: Bound in red morocco-grain cloth blocked in gold and blind; a.e. speckled red.  Upper cover blocked in gold with title incorporated within llustration showing a hand writing on an open book.  Design with signature: "JL" [i.e. John Leighton].  With yellow painted endpapers.  Lacking preliminary wood-engraved plate and upper free endpaper.