History of British birds. . The figures engraved on wood by T. Bewick. Vol. I. Containing the history and description of land birds.
Ralph Beilby (1743-1817)
Category
Books
Date
1797
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Ham House, Surrey
NT 3112531
Summary
Bibliographic description
xxx, 335p., [1] . ill.. (engr.) . 8vo.. Not indigenous. Sig b8 is bound following b7. Forms part of a set with 2.Cr.15. Loosely inserted: clippings from book dealers' catalogues relating to other copies. Binding: Nineteenth-century inscription on front pastedown: "0805. a Subscription Copy". B equeathed to the N ational Trust by Norman Norris (1917-1991). Binding: Nineteenth-century diced calf over boards; double gilt fillet; spine gilt, with title "Bewick's British birds", sewn on five raised bands.
Makers and roles
Ralph Beilby (1743-1817) Thomas Bewick (Cherryburn 1753 - Gateshead 1828)