Anecdotal and descriptive natural history
Subtitle: aquatic, domestic, and minor animals
By: by A. Romer ; illustrated with eight coloured plates and numerous wood engravings.
Contributors: Lydon, A. F.; Keyl, Friedrich Wilhelm, 1823-1871.; Pearson, George fl. 1850-1910.; Linton, W. J. 1812-1897.; Freeman, William Henry, fl. 1839-1875.; Fawcett, Benjamin, 1808-1893.; Adlard, James Evan (printer)
Publisher: Groombridge and Sons
Published: 1872
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 184
Subjects: Natural history -- Juvenile literature.; Mammals -- Juvenile literature.; Aquatic animals -- Juvenile literature.; Domestic animals -- Juvenile literature.
Genres: Juvenile literature.
Other titles: Aquatic, domestic, and minor animals; Aquatic and domestic animals
Notes: Colour wood-engraved plates are with signature: "A. F. Lydon".  All are with title captions.

Plates were printed and engraved by Benjamin Fawcett.  Cf. McLean, Ruari and Antonia.  Benjamin Fawcett: engraver and colour printer, 1988.

Most wood-engraved illustrations within the text are unsigned.  One is with signatures: "Keyl" and "Pearson" and another is with signatures: "Keyl" and "Linton".  One is with signature: "[FATH?]" and another is with signature: "WHF" [i.e. William Henry Freeman?].

Publisher's advertisements on p. [1-16] at end.

With the same setting of type, wood-engraved illustrations and plates as used in an 1874 edition of this title published by Groombridge and Sons.  See McLean D 0955.

McLean, Ruari and Antonia.  Benjamin Fawcett, p. 163.

MASS copy 1: Bound in green calico cloth blocked in gold, black and blind in the same design as McLean D 0955, except without an additional blocking in blind on lower cover; a.e.g.  Upper cover blocked in black and gold with illustrations similar to those within the text.  Spine with imprint: "Groombridge".  With light brown endpapers.

MASS copy 2: Bound in light red pebble-grain cloth blocked in gold, black and blind in the same design as copy 1; a.e.g.  Spine with imprint: "Groombridge".  With pale pastel yellow endpapers.  With prize label: "Barnsbury Park School  Islington  4th [ ... ] Prize Presented to C. W. Letts  Midsr. 1873  J. J. Harding  F. R. G. S.  Principal".