THE MINSTREL; or, the progress of genius: in two parts. With some other poems.

BEATTIE, James. (Alnwick printing)

Verlag: Alnwick: printed William Davison. Sold by the booksellers in England and Scotland, 1810

Beschreibung

12mo in 6s, (172x110mm), (3-)140,[2]p. the final text page mis-numbered 142 (lacking a half-title). 6 full page and 9 tailpiece vignette wood engravings by Luke Clennell after John Thurston. Some spotting and few later pencilled textual annotations - not always flattering of the author's work. Recent quarter white linen, blue paper covered sides. Early owner's signature of Sarah Stuart West on the front fly-lead. (Isaac, 'Checklist' in Davison's new specimen 17) An early piece of printing by Davison after the end of his partnership with Catnach, and the first edition of this title to appear solely with Davison's imprint. Discussing the cuts in this edition which Davison & Catnach used in the 1807 edition, Thomas Hugo (Bewick collector 223) writes 'in some of [the cuts] it is asserted, and can be hardly denied, that Thomas Bewick had a hand.' Tattersfield (Thomas Bewick, the complete illustrative work) while not including this work makes several references to the vignettes also appearing in Davison's editions of Burns, and Ferguson. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 22166

Bibliografische Details

Titel: THE MINSTREL; or, the progress of genius: in...

Verlag: Alnwick: printed William Davison. Sold by the booksellers in England and Scotland

Erscheinungsdatum: 1810

Auflage: 1. Auflage