Bewick's select fables of Aesop and others. . In three parts. I. Fables extracted from Dodsley's. II Fables with reflections in prose and verse. III Fables in verse. [...] Faithfully reprinted from the rare Newcastle edition published by T. Saint in 1784. With the original wood engravings by Thomas Bewick, and an illustrated preface by Edwin Pearson. To which are added select supplementary illustrations of Bewick's genius.
Thomas Bewick (Cherryburn 1753 - Gateshead 1828)
Category
Books
Date
1879
Materials
Place of origin
Scotland
Collection
Cherryburn, Northumberland
NT 3064591
Summary
Bibliographic description
[4], xl, 384p. plates, . ill.. (portraits, engr.) . 4to.. Old inventory no. Ch/B/56. No. 56 of 100 copies. manuscript note on rear pastedown: 'Collated, complete pp. Bernard Quaritch'.. Provenance: With receipt for the sum of Đ5.5s.5d. signed by Pearson and made out to Fr. J.R. Joly, Dublin. Armorial bookplate, lettered: Lewis Riall.. Binding: Half-vellum.
Makers and roles
Thomas Bewick (Cherryburn 1753 - Gateshead 1828) Edwin Pearson