Poultry
Subtitle: a practical guide to the choice, breeding, rearing, and management of all descriptions of fowls, turkeys, guinea-fowls, ducks and geese, for profit and exhibition
By: by Hugh Piper ... ; illustrated with eight coloured plates.
Contributors: Lydon, A. F.; Fawcett, Benjamin, 1808-1893.; R. Barrett and Sons
Edition: Second edition.
Publisher: Groombridge & Sons
Published: 1872
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 152
Subjects: Poultry -- Breeding and raising
Other titles: Profitable and ornamental poultry; Piper's Poultry
Notes: "The book is not the result of the Author's own experience solely, and he acknowledges the assistance he has received from other authorities.  Among those whom he has consulted he desires specially to acknowledge his obligations to Mr. Tegetmeier, whose 'Poultry Book' (published by Messrs. Routledge & Sons, London) contains his especial knowledge of the Diseases of Poultry; and to Mr. L. Wright, whose excellent and practical Treatise, entitled 'The Practical Poultry Keeper' (published by Messrs. Cassell, Petter & Galpin, London), cannot be too highly commended."--Preface.

Most colour wood-engraved plates are with signature: "A. F. L." or "A. F. Lydon" [i.e. Alexander Francis 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.

With the same setting of type and wood-engraved plates as used in the "Fourth Edition" of this title published in 1877 by Groombridge & Sons.  See McLean D 0890.

McLean, Ruari and Antonia.  Benjamin Fawcett, p. 157

MASS copy: Bound in green calico cloth blocked in gold, black and blind; a.e.g.  Upper cover blocked in gold with small illustration similar to those within the text.  Spine with imprint: "Groombridge".  With pale pastel yellow painted endpapers.  With ink stamp: "St. Martin's Rectory,  Looe, R. S. O.".