A Portfolio of Thomas Bewick Wood Engravings. This item is unavailable.
Published by Published by the Newberry Library for the Cherryburn Press, Chicago, 1970
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
AbeBooks seller since July 25, 1997
Condition: Used - Fine
£ 1,421.66
Item description from seller
Limited edition. One of 150 copies. One hundred prints made from the original blocks engraved by Thomas Bewick. With an introduction by James M. Wells. One Introduction volume and 100 wood engravings in two separate portfolios: Birds & Vignettes, Section I; Quadrupeds & Vignettes, Section II. All three in quarter linen and brown paper boards, leather spine labels, leather tips. A fine copy in fine slipcase. Each portfolio contains 50 engravings laid into printed paper wrappers. The engravings were printed by R. Hunter Middleton from the original blocks at the Newberry Library. A handsome, fine copy, compete as issued.
Seller Inventory # 527516
Bibliographic details
- Title
- A Portfolio of Thomas Bewick Wood Engravings
- Author
- BEWICK, Thomas
- Publisher
- Published by the Newberry Library for the Cherryburn Press, Chicago
- Publication year
- 1970
- Condition
- Fine
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Seller catalogs
- Art / Illustration