Birds and their uses to man.
Contributors: Gregory, Collins & Reynolds
Series: Pictorial instruction for young children
Publisher: Darton & Clark
Published: 1844
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 16
Subjects: Beneficial birds -- Juvenile literature.
Genres: Juvenile literature.
Notes: Title and publisher's imprint from cover.

Upper wrapper with imprint: "Gregory, Collins and Reynolds. 108, Hatton Garden" and signature: "R. A. Harrison Inv.".

Date based on printer's address on cover imprint.  Cf. Wakeman, Geoffrey and Gavin D R Bridson.  A guide to nineteenth century colour printers, 1975.

Text printed within thin black rule border.  Plates printed within triple black rule border.

Plates are hand-coloured.  First and last plate are pasted to inner wrappers.  All are unsigned.

MASS copy: In original printed beige paper wrappers.  Upper wrapper printed in red, blue and gold with the titling and a wide wood-engraved rusticated border design incorporating four small illustrations similar to those within the text.  Lower wrapper printed in blue with publisher's advertisements for "Pictorial instruction for young children ... Price one shilling each.", the list including "Birds, and their uses to man.".  With page [13-14] cut away.  Upper cover with inscription: "Ellis".
Table of contents: value: Singing birds; value: Birds of prey; value: The goose; value: The ostrich; value: Birds of beautiful plumage; value: The duck; value: The pheasant.