Herdsmen and tillers of the ground
Subtitle: or, Illustrations of early civilization : with coloured illustrations
By: by Mrs. Percy Sinnett ...
Contributors: Vizetelly, Henry, 1820-1894.; Vizetelly Brothers & Co.
Publisher: Chapman and Hall
Published: 1848
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 150
Subjects: Ethnology -- Juvenile literature.; Nomads -- Juvenile literature.; Agriculture -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Genres: Juvenile literature.
Other titles: Illustrations of early civilization
Notes: Date taken from English Catalogue of Books.

T.p. printed within thin black rule border.

Most wood-engraved plates are with signature: "H. Vizetelly Sc.".  Plates are with title captions and are hand-coloured.

With wood-engraved decorative head-pieces, initials and small tail-pieces.

With the same setting of type (except t.p.) and wood-engraved plates as used in an 1847 edition of this title published by Chapman and Hall.  See McLean D 01013.

Publisher's advertisements on p. [1]-8 at end dated "Season 1848" with imprint: "Vizetelly Brothers and Co. Printers, Fleet Street, London.".

MASS copy: Bound in pastel blue calico cloth printed in gold, black and blue.  With pale pastel yellow endpapers.  With presentation inscription dated 1851.  Lacking plate [2].