Beeton's book of home pets : showing how to rear and manage, in sickness and in health, birds, poultry, pigeons, rabbits ... inhabitants of the aquarium, etc. ; illustrated by upwards of two hundred woodcuts from designs principally by Harrison Weir, and several coloured illustrations from water-colour sketches mostly by the same artist ; with a chapter on ferns.
Published / Created:
London : Ward, Lock and Tyler, [186-?]
Physical Description:
xv, 832 p., [11] leaves of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 19 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Advertisements: [20] p. at end. Consists of books first published by Ward, Lock and Tyler in the late 1860s.
Subject Terms:
Ward, Lock and Tyler -- Publisher. | Ogden (J.) and Co. -- Printer. | Pets. | Ferns.
Leighton, Charles Blair, 1823-1855, engraver. | Dickes, William, 1815-1892, engraver. | Weir, Harrison, 1824-1906, ill. | Huttula, R. (Richard), 1837 or 1838-, ill. | Keyl, Frederick Wilhelm, 1823-1871, ill. | Woods, Henry Newsom, 1846-, engraver. | Sheeres, Charles William, engraver. | Quick, William Michael Roberts, 1838-1927, engraver. | Beeton, Samuel Orchart, 1831-1877.