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A General History of Quadrupeds by Bewick, T[homas] - 1792

by Bewick, T[homas]

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A General History of Quadrupeds by Bewick, T[homas] - 1792

A General History of Quadrupeds

by Bewick, T[homas]

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Newcastle Upon Tyne: Printed by and for S. Hodgson, R. Beiley, & T. Bewick, 1792. 3rd Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo. Half calf, teal cloth boards. Marbled edges and endpapers. x, 483 pp. Engraved title vignette. Engravings in text. Recently professionally rebacked, new leather spine with gilt tooled compartments and new title label. Light wear to extremities of original leather, some rubbing to boards. Bookplate of Lt. Col. J. Hare to front pastedown. Small spot of wear with minimal loss to p. iv. A few spots of light worming. Browning, foxing, and some staining to interior. A few instances of ink marginalia A General History of Quadrupeds, first published in 1790, showcases Bewick's groundbreaking engraving techniques. This volume features engravings of over four hundred animals with accompanying descriptions of their characteristics as understood at the time.
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  • Format/Binding Hardcover
  • Book Condition Used - Very Good
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  • Edition 3rd Edition
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Publisher Printed by and for S. Hodgson, R. Beiley, & T. Bewick
  • Place of Publication Newcastle Upon Tyne
  • Date Published 1792
  • Keywords natural history, nature, quadrupeds, Thomas Bewick

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A General History of Quadrupeds

by Bewick, T

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Ward Lock Reprints, 1970. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,1300grams, ISBN:
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A general history of quadrupeds

A general history of quadrupeds

by Bewick, T

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Facsimile reprint of 1807 edition
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Hardcover
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780711200890 / 0711200890
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Windward Books, 1980. Facsimile reprint of 1807 edition. Hard covers. Fine/No Jacket. Scarcely used. X, ,525 pp. (one volume).
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A General History of Quadrupeds

by Bewick, T

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Fourth Edition
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Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK: Hodgson, S., Beiley, R. Et al. Bound in full brown leather, with six raised bands to spine, gilt title lettering and decoration to front board, with marbled edges, and raised surface geometrical pattern to both boards, and leather gilt lined dentelles. X/525pp+1pp Errata. Animals listed alphabetically, all with Bewick engraved headpiece, and often tailpiece as well. Front board partially detached, spine rubbed in places, endpapers clean: Vg for date . Very Good. Hardcover. Fourth Edition. 1800.
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A GENERAL HISTORY OF QUADRUPEDS

by Bewick, T

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Second Edition
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Newcastle: S. Hodgson, R. Beilby & T. Bewick. Very Good+. 1791. Second Edition. Hardcover. This book is hard-bound in gray paper covered boards, with a brown paper spine, with a printed paper label on the spine. The covers show some scuffing, edge-wear and rubbing to the corners and spine-ends. The joints are cracked, and the upper hinge is cracked, causing some play in the upper cover, but with the binding solid. The contents are bright and generally clean, with illustrations, but also with some scattered foxing. .
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