A Memoir of Thomas Bewick: Embellished by Numerous Wood Engravings. Designed and Engraved by the Author for a Work on British Fishes, and Never Before Published.
by BEWICK, Thomas
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
London: Longman, Green Longman, and Roberts, 1862. First edition. Octavo. xix, [1], 344. Illustrated with numerous Bewick engravings. Contemporary binding by J. & E. Bumpus in half burgundy morocco over marbled boards, gilt spine lettering, marbled endpapers to match the boards, top edge gilt. Spine professionally repaired retaining the original spine. A very attractive and clean copy.
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- Bookseller
- Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 73925
- Title
- A Memoir of Thomas Bewick: Embellished by Numerous Wood Engravings. Designed and Engraved by the Author for a Work on British Fishes, and Never Before Published.
- Author
- BEWICK, Thomas
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Longman, Green Longman, and Roberts
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1862
Terms of Sale
Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2012
Portland, Oregon
About Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA
Nat DesMarais Rare Books specializes in books on the Sierra Nevada (particularly Yosemite), the Mojave, and California books in general. We also deal in the art of the American West, voyages and travels and nineteenth century literature.
Glossary
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- Marbled boards
- ...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....