Description: Bewick A History Of British Birds Engraved on Wood Land Water 1826 2 Volumes Click image to enlarge Description BEWICK, THOMAS: A History Of British Birds. The Figures Engraved on Wood By T. Bewick. In Two Volumes. Containing The History And Description of LAND Birds, and WATER Birds. In Two Volumes. Newcastle, Printed for T. Bewick, by Edward Walker; Sold by Him, Longman & Co. 1826 (6th) Large Paper Two Volumes. Hardback, 10.5 x 6.5 inches. Half calf leather fine bindings, marbled paper and gilt line edging to boards, raised banding and black and maroon leather labels to spines, marbled endpapers and page edges. In very good conditions. Bindings professionally rebacked with later leather to spines. Rubband small chips to corners. Some rubbing to boards and edges. Strong reinforced inner hinges. Bookseller label to corner of endpaper “W.J. Sackett Birmingham.” Neat inscription to prelim “Thomas Cholmondeley, given to me by Richard, Sackett’s.” Some mild foxing spots to title pages, occasional minor spotting to inside pages. One or two neat pencil notes in text. Else very good clean and tight early copies. xliv + 382pp & xxii + 432pp. Profusely illustrated with B&W wood-engravings by T. Bewick, with many decorative vignettes. 94816 Pictures sell! Auctiva offers Free Image Hosting and Editing.300+ Listing Templates! Auctiva gets you noticed! The complete eBay Selling Solution. Track Page Views WithAuctiva's Counter
Price: 572 GBP
Location: Dorchester
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Language: English
Condition: Used
Subject: A History Of British Birds
Binding: Hardback
Author: Thomas Bewick
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Original/Facsimile: Original
Original/Reproduction: Original
Place of Publication: London
Publisher: Edward Walker
Region: Europe
Weight: 2.7Kg
Year Printed: 1826
Non-Fiction Subject: Natural History