Bible natural history
Subtitle: containing a description of quadrupeds, birds, trees, plants, insects, etc. mentioned in the Holy Scriptures
By: by F. O. Morris.
Contributors: Middleton, Bernard C., 1924-; Fawcett, Benjamin, 1808-1893 (printer)
Publisher: Groombridge and Sons
Published: 1849
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 320
Subjects: Nature in the Bible.; Animals in the Bible.
Notes: Originally issued in sixpenny monthly parts with eight wood-engraved plates in each part.  Cf. McLean R. & A. Benjamin Fawcett, engraver and colour printer, 1988.

Plates are printed in beige background tint and hand-coloured.  All are with title captions.

Most plates are unsigned and without imprint.  A few are with signature: "Fawcett".

Some plates were also used in "Scripture birds" published in [1858] by Groombridge and Sons.  See McLean D 0989.

Some plates were also used in "Scripture quadrupeds" published in [1858] by Groombridge and Sons.  See McLean D 0990.

McLean, Ruari and Antonia.  Benjamin Fawcett : engraver and colour printer, p. 74-76.

MASS copy: Bound in half brown calf and marbled paper-covered boards; a.e. marbled.  With black leather title label on spine tooled in gold. Edges of calf tooled in blind and spine tooled in gold and blind.  With marbled endpapers.  With presentation inscription dated 1904.  With ownership inscription: "Thomas Wood".  With later inscription by Ruari McLean: "Repaired by BM [i.e. Bernard Middleton] 4/73".  Lacking t.p.