natural history of cage birds
Subtitle: their management, habits, food, diseases, treatment, breeding and the methods of catching them
By: by J. M. Bechstein ...
Edition: A new edition.
Publisher: Groombridge and Sons
Published: 1868
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 311
Subjects: Cage birds
Other titles: Bechstein's cage birds
Notes: Date taken from British Library Public Catalogue.

Colour wood-engraved plates and most wood-engraved illustrations within the text are unsigned.  One is signed "Bonner".

Colour plates are printed by Benjamin Fawcett.  Cf. McLean, Ruari and Antonia.  Benjamin Fawcett, 1988, p. 147.

Colour plates include hand-colouring.

A new edition of "Cage and Chamber Birds" by J. M. Bechstein.  Cf. British Library Public Catalogue.

Includes "Author's Preface.", "Second Edition.", "Third Edition." and "Notice by the Translator.": p. [i]-vi.

Includes "Index.": p. [307]-311.

Publisher's advertisement on p. [1] at end.

MASS copy: Bound in red-brown calico cloth blocked in gold, black and blind; a.e.g.  Upper cover blocked in gold with illustration similar to those within the text.  Spine with imprint: "Groombridge".  With ownership inscription dated 1876: "Lewis MacAndrew".