A history of British birds. . The figures engraved on wood by T. Bewick. Part I. Containing the history and description of land birds.
Thomas Bewick (Cherryburn 1753 - Gateshead 1828)
Category
Books
Date
1809
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Cherryburn, Northumberland
NT 3064912
Summary
Bibliographic description
2v. . ill.. (wood engravings) . 8vo.. 2 vols bound in one. Provenance: Borden collection (14). 19th cent. MS. on flyleaf: Revd. Chas. Yate. MS. in pencil above this: Levinson.. Binding: Mid-nineteenth-century [?] straight-grained black morocco; blind-embossed; gold-tooled and rolled; silk endpapers; gold edges. Gilt-lettered direct on spine: "Bewick's History of British Birds Newcastle 1809".
Makers and roles
Thomas Bewick (Cherryburn 1753 - Gateshead 1828) Ralph Beilby (1743-1817)