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

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

Publisher: London: Vernon and Hood

Publication Date: 1799

Binding: Hardcover

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We are located some 20 minutes drive from the M6, Junction 38 and therefore only a 20 mile detour from the main England-Scotland route. Appleby is a town well worth a visit, the coffee pot is always on though refreshment with �a little more authority' can be had if the Crown & Cushion in the town's market square is open! Our Bookroom is open by appointment. We will be happy to send pdf copies of our catalogue by email.

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Barry McKay Rare Books
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Barry McKay
Kingstone House, Battlebarrow, Appleby-in-Westmorland, Cumbria CA16 6XT, England.
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