Nests and eggs of familiar British birds
Subtitle: described and illustrated with an account of the haunts and habits of the feathered architects, and their times and modes of building
By: by H. G. Adams ... illustrated with sixteen coloured plates.
Contributors: Fawcett, Benjamin, 1808-1893; Adlard, James Evan (printer)
Publisher: Groombridge and Sons
Published: 1876
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 238
Subjects: Birds -- Nests -- Great Britain.; Birds -- Eggs -- Great Britain.
Other titles: Nests and eggs of familiar birds.
Notes: Wood engraved plates are printed in grey with one or two colours and include some hand-colouring.  All are unsigned.

Plates are the same, with some differences in colouring, as those used in an 1854, 1855 and 1871 edition of this title published by Groombridge and Sons.  See McLean D 0008, McLean D 0009 and McLean D 0012.

Includes the same plates, with some differences in colouring, as used in the "Second series" of this title published in 1857 by Groombridge and Sons.  See McLean D 0011.

Plates are printed by Benjamin Fawcett.  Cf. McLean, Ruari and Antonia.  Benjamin Fawcett, 1988.

Includes "Index.": p. [237]-238.

McLean, Ruari and Antonia.  Benjamin Fawcett: engraver and colour printer, p. 89.

MASS copy: Bound in blue morocco-grain cloth blocked in gold, black and blind; a.e.g.