Youthful portraits; or, Sketches of the passions:. exemplifying the dignity, and inculcating the advantages of virtue. Embellished with engravings.
John Bewick (Northumberland 1760 - Northumberland 1795)
Category
Books
Date
1796
Materials
Measurements
172 x 105 x 18 mm
Place of origin
London
Collection
Cherryburn, Northumberland
NT 3189795
Summary
With wood engravings in the Bewick style, sometimes attributed to John Bewick (attribution probably erroneous)
Bibliographic description
[4],115,[1]p. :. ill.;. 12mo. Writing practice: 'Ferdinand' [character's name] written in manuscript on p.73. Illegible pencil annotation on p.104. Leaf B9 torn at foot. Provenance: purchased from Blackwells Rare Books, Oxford, June 2012, with the aid of a grant from the Friends of the National Libraries. Early owner’s signature? on p.99: "Miss Pudham" [? or Pridham]. Binding: modern quarter calf, marbled paper boards.
Makers and roles
John Bewick (Northumberland 1760 - Northumberland 1795), wood engraver