MARMONTEL'S TALES, selected and abridged for the instruction and amusement of youth by Mrs Pilkington.

MARMONTEL, Jean-Francois.

Published by London: Vernon and Hood, 1799

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12mo, (172x104mm), viii,208p. copper-engraved frontispiece by Rivers, with 26 wood-engravings in the text by Charlton Nesbitt and John Anderson and not - as ESTC and Hugo suggest - by Thomas or John Bewick; lightly browned throughout and with a small stain confined to the tail-corner of most leaves. Modern quarter linen, pastepaper boards by Victoria Hall in an Herrnhuter style. (ESTC 90961) Rare, Estc locates only nine copies of this book and notes that 'the engravings are by J[ohn] or T[homas] Bewick.' Hugo (Bewick collector,136) states categorically that 'There cannot be a doubt that several of the cuts were by Thomas Bewick.' However, Nigel Tattersfield in his study of John Bewick notes that John Anderson, a one-time apprentice of Thomas Bewick, was 'Vernor and Hood's usual artist', and informs us that there is no record of this work in the Bewick day-books, we are further grateful to him for his advice that Nesbitt and Anderson were responsible for the decidedly Bewickesque wood engravings. Please note that the advised postage is based on an average book, if possible the postage will be reduced to the correct amount and you will be notified by email. Seller Inventory # 18445

Bibliographic Details

Title: MARMONTEL'S TALES, selected and abridged for...

Publisher: London: Vernon and Hood

Publication Date: 1799

Binding: Hardcover