A general history of quadrupeds. . The figures engraved on wood by T. Bewick.
Ralph Beilby (1743-1817)
Category
Books
Date
1800
Materials
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 3143772
Summary
Bibliographic description
x, 525, [1]p. . ill., engraved . 8vo.. Bound in a uniform set with "The History of Birds" (see NT132436 and NT014401).. Provenance: Nineteenth-century crest bookplate: "Antony Gibbs" with motto "En Dios Mi Amparo Y Esperanza" [i.e. Antony Gibbs (1841-1907); family motto]. - Pencil ms on flyleaf: "2189. The Set of Quadrupeds and Birds. 1st edtns. pubd. 8 in 3 vol. very scarce. Fine copy".. Binding: Nineteenth-century red morocco; gold-tooled spine with five raised bands; gold-tooled borders, board edges, board inners and doublures; marbled endpapers; gilt edges; signed and stamped: "Bound by F. Bedford".
Makers and roles
Ralph Beilby (1743-1817) Thomas Bewick (Cherryburn 1753 - Gateshead 1828)