Antique Book-MAMMALS-GENERAL HISTORY OF QUADRUPEDS-Bewick-1807, fifth edition

Price: € 872,50

Subject: Newcastle: E. Walker, 1807, fifth edition. 8vo: x, 525, [i] pp. Half leather over marbled boards, marbled endpapers. Double gilt ruling to the front and rear boards, gilt decoration and lettering to the spine. Uncut copy. Reference: Roscoe 5a-c.

Condition: Very good, given age. Spine restored. Remains of a bookplate to the front free endpaper.

Medium: 225 b/w wood engraved illustrations, 111 wood engraved vignettes and tailpieces. Thomas Bewick.

Size (in cm): 8vo: 18 x 27.5 cm.

Size (in inch): 8vo: 7.1 x 10.8 inch.

Part Number: 55371

Location: ZL3b

Antique Book, titled: 'A general history of Quadrupeds.', by: Thomas Bewick. A descriptive catalogue of mammals.

Artists and Engravers: Author(s): Thomas Bewick. Illustrated by: Thomas Bewick (1753-1828) was born in Prudhoe, near Newcastle upon Tyne. He would remain in this region for the rest of his live. Bewick worked as a woodengraver. His many very finely executed designs and bookillustrations are highly appreciated. Bewick is seen as the man who started the great production of woodengraving in the 19th. century.