Thomas Bewick: A General History of Quadrupeds. The Figures engraved on wood by. Newcastle upon Tyne: Printed by and for S. Hodgson R. Beilby & T. Bewick 1790. 1st ed. 8vo. viii, 456 pp. 304 wood engraved illustrations. Old name on flyleaf. 7 leaves (p.5–18) with repairs, a few other leaves with minor repairs. Bound in modern full vellum, in slipcase.
“The publication of this work, for which he spent five years preparing the blocks, was considered by Bewick to be his ”commencement of wood-engravings worthy of attention“. It was this work which finally established his reputation”.
Reference: Steedman: Thomas Bewick 1753–1828 [...], p. 5.
Books and manuscripts, 28 January 2014
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