A Frail Memorial being selections from the writings and engravings of Thomas Bewick
by Hesterberg, William
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Alpharetta, Georgia, United States
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About This Item
Chicago : Cherryburn Press, 1975. Hardcover. Near Fine. LIMITED EDITION of 100 copies of which this is numbered 22. Near Fine hardcover in slipcase. This book presents a selection of Bewick's engravings and writings on the subject of monuments, both personal and public. The text contains writings from MEMOIR, two letters and several notations made by Bewick and his daughter Jane in the margins of two 1821 volumes of the BRITISH BIRDS now in the Victoria and Albert Museum Library, London. Sixteen tailpieces were selected and carefully reproduced on copper from the MEMORIAL EDITION. Other illustrations tipped in include a portrait of Bewick from an original engraving by Burnett, a halftone photograph of Bewick's gravestone and a print pulled on troya paper from an original block. The book is 6" by 8 3/4" and is printed in monotype Baskerville in black on a callendered Japanese paper. Original prospectus enclosed.
Details
- Bookseller
- Karl Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1995
- Title
- A Frail Memorial being selections from the writings and engravings of Thomas Bewick
- Author
- Hesterberg, William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Cherryburn Press
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1975
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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