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A MEMOIR OF THOMAS BEWICK written by himself
by BEWICK, Thomas, ed. & intro. by Iain Bain
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/VG-
- ISBN 10
- 0192554131
- ISBN 13
- 9780192554130
- Seller
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Tunbridge Wells , Kent, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London New York Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1975. First Thus . Hardcover. Fine/VG-. Thomas Bewick. Brown cloth binding. xliv+258, 15 plate ills on 5 leaves ex-pagination, numerous un-numbered text ills throughout, mostly head and tail-pieces of Bewick's engravings.No obvious faults bar faint race of dustiness to top edge. Unclipped jacket clean but rubbing to joints and fore-edges and slight fading to spine region and top back edge. First edition was 1862, over 3 decades after Bewick's death,16 cm x 24 cm
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- Bookseller
- Douglas Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 012408
- Title
- A MEMOIR OF THOMAS BEWICK written by himself
- Author
- BEWICK, Thomas, ed. & intro. by Iain Bain
- Illustrator
- Thomas Bewick
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- VG-
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Thus
- ISBN 10
- 0192554131
- ISBN 13
- 9780192554130
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- London New York Toronto
- Date Published
- 1975
- Keywords
- autobiography art wood engraving illustrators natural history Georgian history Newcastle-upon-Tyne
- X weight
- 0 kg
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- First Edition
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- Rubbing
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