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History of British Birds. Vol. I: Land Birds [and] Vol. II: Water Birds
by Bewick, Thomas
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- Hardcover
- first
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About This Item
Newcastle: Printed by Edward Walker, for T. Bewick, 1797-1804. xxx, [2], 335, [1]-ad; xx, 400, numerous wood engravings, vignettes, etc.. . HB. 2 vols, roy. 8vo (240x148mm), 19th-century full panelled calf, gt, raised bands to spine, gilt tooling to compartments and turn-ins, aeg, marbled endpapers. Lightly rubbed; front inner hinges cracked but firm. A finely bound set.. The figures engraved on wood by Thomas Bewick. First editions.Vol. I: Roscoe 14c (Thin royal), variant A; advert to final leaf is for third edition of <i>Quadrupeds</i>; Vol. II: Roscoe 17c (Thin royal), variant A.Thomas Bewick (1753-1828) was a passionate naturalist, a son of nature, as Audubon called him, a man immersed in the English countryside. He is considered as Englands most masterly engraver, and his books are illustrated with his charming wood engravings. Bewick created these books with the purpose of instructing the youth, remarking on his illustrations,
I illustrated them by figures delineated with all the fidelity and animation I was able to impart to mere woodcuts without colour; and as instruction is of little avail without constant cheerfulness and occasional amusement, I interspersed the more serious studies with Tale-pieces of gaiety and humour. (Roscoe, p. xv)..
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- Pemberley Natural History Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- A53326
- Title
- History of British Birds. Vol. I: Land Birds [and] Vol. II: Water Birds
- Author
- Bewick, Thomas
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Printed by Edward Walker, for T. Bewick
- Place of Publication
- Newcastle
- Date Published
- 1797-1804
- Keywords
- Birds; Britain; Fine Binding; Natural History Illustration; Thomas Bewick; Wood Engravings
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Specialist Natural History Booksellers, providing a mail order service for individual, museums, research institutes, universities and libraries around the world. We supply new, used and antiquarian books on all aspects of natural history, particularly specialising in entomology.
Established 1989.
Website: www.pemberleybooks.com Searchable stock database and secure ordering
We also have a specialist bookshop in Iver (just west of London - easy to reach by train or car, and close to Heathrow Airport)
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- AEG
- All Edges Gilt. Describes a book in which the top, fore edge and bottom of the outside of the pages are decorated with gold...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- 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...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....