Lot 293
Bewick, Thomas
Auction: 10 June 2009 at 12:00 BST
£625
Description
A general history of quadrupeds. Newcastle upon Tyne, 1820. Seventh edition, 8vo, wood engravings in text; [Idem] A history of British birds. Newcastle, 1821. 8vo, 2 volumes, with supplement bound in at rear of volume 2, all 3 volumes in uniform contemporary calf gilt, faded and rubbed backstrips, interiors clean; Boyd, Julia (editor) Bewick gleanings. Newcastle upon Tyne, 1886. 4to, number 34 [of 200] large paper copies, signed by the editior, later green morocco gilt, some very slight fading to backstrip, interior very clean (4)