Birds of the air
pcb1332
TITLE
Birds of the air : English and Foreign, wild and tame, 16 pictures.
PUBLISHED
London : Ward & Lock, [1858].
PRINTED
London : Petter and Galpin.
SERIES
PRICE
6d. : coloured, 1s.
AUTHOR
Beaucé, Vivant (illustrator) ![]()
Laisné (engraver)![]()
Petter and Galpin (printer)![]()
Plon, A. (illustrator and/or engraver)![]()
Ward & Lock (publisher)![]()
WHB (illustrator and/or engraver)![]()
Laisné (engraver)
Petter and Galpin (printer)
Plon, A. (illustrator and/or engraver)
Ward & Lock (publisher)
WHB (illustrator and/or engraver)
TYPOLOGY
DESCRIPTION
16 pp. : [1] 2-16 : ill.
Format and pagination
8° : 17x12,5 cm
Signatures
A8
Signatures note
1 gathering, sewn (binding thread between A4.5), paginated
Contents
[1], decorative title page signed by V. Beaucé and Laisné: "BIRDS | OF | THE AIR: | ENGLISH | AND FOREIGN, | WILD AND TAME."; 2: "THE EAGLE."; 3: "THE VULTURE."; 4: "THE OWL."; 5: "THE KITE."; 6, signed: "THE TURKEY."; 7, monogrammed WHB: "POULTRY."; 8: "THE STARLING."; 9: "THE JACKDAW."; 10: "THE KINGFISHER."; 11: "THE WOODPECKER."; 12: "THE THRUSH."; 13, signed A. Plon: "THE GOLDFINCH."; 14: "THE WATER WAGTAIL."; 15: "THE WREN."; 16: "THE SWAN"; 16, at feet: "LONDON: "PETTER AND GALPIN, LA BELLE SAUVAGE YARD, E.C."
Covers
Upper wrapper, reproducing the title page, signed by V. Beaucé and Laisné, printed in black on yellow cloth; on upper wrapper, framed, at head, type-set: "1d. Plain; | 1s. Coloured."; inserted in the picture space, framed, with a decorative trellis composed of brambles, birds, cobwebs and bugs, type-set series name: "THE | INDESTRUCTIBLE | PICTURE LIBRARY."; inserted in the arch formed by the trellis, type-set title: "BIRDS | OF THE AIR: | ENGLISH AND FOREIGN, | WILD AND TAME. | 16 PICTURES."; below, type-set publishers' caption: "LONDON: WARD AND LOCK, 158, FLEET STREET."; outside the frame, type-set printers' caption: "PETTER AND GALPIN, BELLE SAUVAGE PRINTING WORKS, LUDGATE HILL LONDON, E.C."
Lower wrapper printed in black on yellow cloth; on lower wrapper, publishers' advertisements, framed: "WARD AND LOCK'S | INDESTRUCTIBLE BOOKS | FOR CHILDREN, | PRINTED ON CLOTH, EXPRESSLY PREPARED. | Large Print Indestructible Books, | ILLUSTRATED WITH EIGHT PICTURES, | Price Sixpence each, or with Coloured Pictures, One Shilling. | [two columns, first] THE A B C BOOK. | THE EASY WORD BOOK. | [second] THE EASY SPELLING BOOK. | THE EASY READING BOOK. | [at centre] These books are printed in extra large type, and are especially intended for young children. | New Indestructible Series, | Price One Shilling each, or with Coloured Pictures, Two Shillings. | [two columns, first] | CHILD'S OWN ALPHABET, | With 24 Pictures. | CHILD'S OWN SPELLING BOOK, | With 30 Pictures. | [second] CHILD'S OWN PRIMER, | With 67 Pictures. | CHILD'S OWN READING BOOK, | With 22 Pictures. | [at centre] NEW | Indestructible Picture Library, | CONSISTING OF | AMUSING AND INSTRUCTIVE STORIES FOR YOUNG CHILDREN, | Profusely Illustrated by eminent Artists. | Price Sixpence each; Coloured, One Shilling. | [two columns, first] NURSERY RHYMES. | RHYMES AND PICTURES. | PICTURES OF WILD ANIMALS. | BIRDS OF THE AIR. | FISHES OF THE SEA. | MARY MISHAP; OR, THE | CARELESS CHILD. | [second] 168 OBJECTS SEEN BY | CHARLEY BRIGHT | LITTLE FANNY'S VISIT TO HER | GRANDMAMMA | POETICAL ROBINSON CRUSOE. | A BOOK OF FABLES. | LITTLE BO-PEEP. | [at centre] THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT. | LONDON : WARD AND LOCK, 158, FLEET STREET."; outside the frame: "PETTER AND GALPIN, PRINTERS, LA BELLE SAUVAGE YARD, E.C."
On upper endpaper, publishers' advertisements, printed in blue on white paper: "Ward and Lock's | Amusing and Instructive Books | for Children."; on lower endpaper, publishers' advertisements continued
Source for date
Advertisements
BL accession stamp
Format and pagination
8° : 17x12,5 cm
Signatures
A8
Signatures note
1 gathering, sewn (binding thread between A4.5), paginated
Contents
[1], decorative title page signed by V. Beaucé and Laisné: "BIRDS | OF | THE AIR: | ENGLISH | AND FOREIGN, | WILD AND TAME."; 2: "THE EAGLE."; 3: "THE VULTURE."; 4: "THE OWL."; 5: "THE KITE."; 6, signed: "THE TURKEY."; 7, monogrammed WHB: "POULTRY."; 8: "THE STARLING."; 9: "THE JACKDAW."; 10: "THE KINGFISHER."; 11: "THE WOODPECKER."; 12: "THE THRUSH."; 13, signed A. Plon: "THE GOLDFINCH."; 14: "THE WATER WAGTAIL."; 15: "THE WREN."; 16: "THE SWAN"; 16, at feet: "LONDON: "PETTER AND GALPIN, LA BELLE SAUVAGE YARD, E.C."
Covers
Upper wrapper, reproducing the title page, signed by V. Beaucé and Laisné, printed in black on yellow cloth; on upper wrapper, framed, at head, type-set: "1d. Plain; | 1s. Coloured."; inserted in the picture space, framed, with a decorative trellis composed of brambles, birds, cobwebs and bugs, type-set series name: "THE | INDESTRUCTIBLE | PICTURE LIBRARY."; inserted in the arch formed by the trellis, type-set title: "BIRDS | OF THE AIR: | ENGLISH AND FOREIGN, | WILD AND TAME. | 16 PICTURES."; below, type-set publishers' caption: "LONDON: WARD AND LOCK, 158, FLEET STREET."; outside the frame, type-set printers' caption: "PETTER AND GALPIN, BELLE SAUVAGE PRINTING WORKS, LUDGATE HILL LONDON, E.C."
Lower wrapper printed in black on yellow cloth; on lower wrapper, publishers' advertisements, framed: "WARD AND LOCK'S | INDESTRUCTIBLE BOOKS | FOR CHILDREN, | PRINTED ON CLOTH, EXPRESSLY PREPARED. | Large Print Indestructible Books, | ILLUSTRATED WITH EIGHT PICTURES, | Price Sixpence each, or with Coloured Pictures, One Shilling. | [two columns, first] THE A B C BOOK. | THE EASY WORD BOOK. | [second] THE EASY SPELLING BOOK. | THE EASY READING BOOK. | [at centre] These books are printed in extra large type, and are especially intended for young children. | New Indestructible Series, | Price One Shilling each, or with Coloured Pictures, Two Shillings. | [two columns, first] | CHILD'S OWN ALPHABET, | With 24 Pictures. | CHILD'S OWN SPELLING BOOK, | With 30 Pictures. | [second] CHILD'S OWN PRIMER, | With 67 Pictures. | CHILD'S OWN READING BOOK, | With 22 Pictures. | [at centre] NEW | Indestructible Picture Library, | CONSISTING OF | AMUSING AND INSTRUCTIVE STORIES FOR YOUNG CHILDREN, | Profusely Illustrated by eminent Artists. | Price Sixpence each; Coloured, One Shilling. | [two columns, first] NURSERY RHYMES. | RHYMES AND PICTURES. | PICTURES OF WILD ANIMALS. | BIRDS OF THE AIR. | FISHES OF THE SEA. | MARY MISHAP; OR, THE | CARELESS CHILD. | [second] 168 OBJECTS SEEN BY | CHARLEY BRIGHT | LITTLE FANNY'S VISIT TO HER | GRANDMAMMA | POETICAL ROBINSON CRUSOE. | A BOOK OF FABLES. | LITTLE BO-PEEP. | [at centre] THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT. | LONDON : WARD AND LOCK, 158, FLEET STREET."; outside the frame: "PETTER AND GALPIN, PRINTERS, LA BELLE SAUVAGE YARD, E.C."
On upper endpaper, publishers' advertisements, printed in blue on white paper: "Ward and Lock's | Amusing and Instructive Books | for Children."; on lower endpaper, publishers' advertisements continued
Source for date
Advertisements
BL accession stamp
ADVERTISEMENTS
Publishers' Circular (October 1, 1858), 430: see pcb1351
COPIES
BL: 12804.c.4. (description and call number refer to the series and not to each single title; accession stamp dated 21OC58; hand-coloured)
KEYWORDS
PERMALINK
CITATION
Francesca Tancini, "Birds of the air". In PiCoBoo, accessed July 11, 2025, https://www.picoboo.eu/catalogue/pcb1332