Select Fables: with cuts, designed and engraved by Thomas and John Bewick, And Others, previous to the year 1784: together with a Memoir; and a descriptive Catalogue of the Works of Messrs. Bewick

Verlag: Emerson Charnely, and Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy, Newcastle, 1820

Beschreibung

A good copy of the large paper 1st edition in contemporary half leather binding. This edition was printed on thicker high quality paper. With frontispiece portrait of Thomas Bewick, 4 portraits of Bewick by different engravers, and numerous engravings to illustrate the Fables. Contents: frontispiece; title page with small ink signature to top dated 1824; advertisement; Memoir; Catalogue; portraits; table of contents; select fables - pp1-332. The binding has gilt-lined raised bands to the spine and marbled boards. Page edges lightly marbled. The binding has wear to corners and the top and bottom of the spine but is in very good clean condition. There are some faded areas to the foredge marbling. The original endpapers are present. The preliminaries and the frontispiece are very spotty, and the frontispiece has a small repaired section in the gutter. The final page has some marking and the final blank and verso to rep are also very spotty. Otherwise, contents are bright and clean with the occasional light mark. The original page marker is present.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 032153

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Select Fables: with cuts, designed and engraved by Thomas and John Bewick, And Others, previous to the year 1784: together with a Memoir; and a descriptive Catalogue of the Works of Messrs. Bewick
• Verlag: Emerson Charnely, and Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy, Newcastle
• Erscheinungsjahr: 1820
• Einband: Half-Leather
• Illustrator: Thomas and John Bewick
• Auflage: 1st Edition
• Zustand: Good
• Verkäuferkataloge:
  • Illustrated
  • LITERATURE