The dwellers in our gardens
Subtitle: their lives and works
By: by Sara Wood ...
Contributors: Lydon, A. F.; Whymper, Edward, 1840-1911.; Fawcett, Benjamin, 1808-1893.; Simson and Groombridge
Edition: Second edition.
Publisher: Groombridge and Sons
Published: 1877
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 184
Subjects: Garden animals -- Popular works.
Genres: Popular works.
Other titles: Dwellers in our gardens :
Notes: Includes "Description of Coloured Plates": p. [5-8] at beginning.

Most colour wood-engraved plates are unsigned and without imprint.  One is with signature: "F. Lydon".

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

Most wood-engraved illustrations within the text are unsigned.  A few are signed "EW" or "E. Whimper".

Includes wood-engraved illustrated initials.  A few are signed "FL" or "F. Lydon".

With the same setting of type, illustrations and colour plates as in an edition of this title published in 1888 by Groombridge and Sons.  See McLean D 1239.

McLean, Ruari and Antonia.  Benjamin Fawcett, p. 170.

MASS copy: Bound in blue fine diagonal rib-grain cloth blocked in gold and black; a.e.g.  With black painted endpapers.  With embossed stamp: "A. Wheaton & Co.  Paternoster House  Exeter".  With prize inscription: "Congregational Sunday Schools Exeter. Junior Division  1st Prize for wild flowers presented to Mrs. McCrea August 11th 1880.  With ownership ink stamp: "A. McCrea".  With later bookseller's label: "H. V. Day  Dorchester  Old & Rare Books, Maps and Prints".  With some amateur hand-colouring.