Sketches of British insects
Subtitle: a handbook for beginners in the study of entomology
By: by Rev. W. Houghton ... ; illustrated with coloured plates and wood engravings.
Contributors: Fawcett, Benjamin, 1808-1893.; Lydon, A. F.; Simson and Groombridge
Publisher: Groombridge and Sons
Published: 1875
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 161
Subjects: Insects -- Great Britain -- Popular works
Genres: Popular works.
Notes: Most colour wood-engraved plates are signed: "A. F. Lydon".  All are with title captions.

Wood-engraved illustrations within the text are unsigned.

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

Includes "Index.": p. [157]-161.

Publisher's advertisements on p. [1-7] at end.

With the same setting of type, illustrations and plates as the "Second edition" of this title published in 1877 by Groombridge and Sons.  See McLean D 0551.

McLean, Ruari and Antonia.  Benjamin Fawcett, p. 169.

MASS copy 1: Bound in orange sand-grain cloth blocked in gold, black and blind in the same design as McLean D 0551; a.e.g.  Upper cover blocked in gold with illustration similar to those within the text.  Spine with imprint: "Groombridge".  With pastel yellow glazed endpapers.

MASS copy 2: Bound in green sand-grain cloth blocked in gold, black and blind in the same design as copy 1. Spine with imprint: "Groombridge".  With pale yellow glazed endpapers.