A portfolio of Thomas Bewick wood engravings . One hundred prints made from the original blocks engraved by Thomas Bewick, with an introduction by James M. Wells.
Thomas Bewick (Cherryburn 1753 - Gateshead 1828)
Category
Books
Date
1970
Materials
Place of origin
Chicago
Collection
Cherryburn, Northumberland
NT 3133105
Summary
Small portfolios containing fifty mounted wood engravings printed by R. Hunter Middleton from Bewick blocks in the John M. Wing Foundation of the Newbery Library in Chicago. Limited edition of 150 copies
Bibliographic description
18p. and 2 portfolios (100 plates) in a case . ill.. (wood engravings) . 27cm.. With a letter laid in from R. Hunter Middleton to Richard Harrison regretting the delay in the production of the Portfolio. With a prospectus for the work laid in.. Provenance: Borden collection (67.1-3). Binding: Cloth spines; paper over boards; leather spine labels, gold-lettered; all within a slipcase.
Makers and roles
Thomas Bewick (Cherryburn 1753 - Gateshead 1828) Robert Hunter Middleton (1898-1985) James M. Wells (1917 - 2014) Newbery Library