British Land Birds; British Water Birds
by BEWICK, Thomas
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About This Item
Newcastle: Edw[ard] Walker, 1825. One of 100 proof sets. 2 vols. in one. 4to. Half-titles with engraved vignette, 302 proof plates before letters, contemporary manuscript captions in ink with common and Latin names: Land Birds, 156 (of 157) wood-engraved plates; Water Birds, 146 (of 157) (83 numbered twice) wood-engraved plates. Later 19th-century full dark green morocco gilt by Tout, t.e.g.; foxing to preliminaries, repaired closed tear Water Birds half-title, occasional spotting to a few plates, faint presentation inscription from Thomas Kerrick, 1826, on each half-title One of 100 sets of proofs of Bewick's British Land Birds and Water Birds. Roscoe quotes a letter from Bewick to J.F.M. Dovaston, dated 26 November 1825: "I, last summer printed 100 Sets 4to of Birds & Quadrupeds, without Type for the sole use of Artists (& when interleaved) of Naturalists..."REFERENCE: Roscoe 43 & 44
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- Bookseller
- Bull's Head Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 101077
- Title
- British Land Birds; British Water Birds
- Author
- BEWICK, Thomas
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- One of 100 proof sets
- Publisher
- Edw[ard] Walker
- Place of Publication
- Newcastle
- Date Published
- 1825
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- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...