A Memoir Of Thomas Bewick: written by himself
by Bewick Thomas
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
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Ambleside, Cumbria, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: The Cresset Press, 1961 Portrait frontispiece by Joan Hassall (Chambers 77); 17 illustrations by Bewick; Edited, with a 19 page introduction, by Montague Weekley; First edition thus: a volume in 'The Cresset Library' edited by John Hayward; Hardback: light blue cloth decorated in dark blue; Tiny bruise to head of spine, previous owner's name to front free end-paper, else a fine tight copy in a near fine dustwrapper.
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- Bookseller
- Bookfare
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9427
- Title
- A Memoir Of Thomas Bewick: written by himself
- Author
- Bewick Thomas
- Illustrator
- Joan Hassall and Thomas Bewick
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Publisher
- The Cresset Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1961
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- The Cresset Library Joan Hassall Montague Weekley Wood Engravers
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About the Seller
Bookfare
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Ambleside, Cumbria
About Bookfare
Established 1977. Having run shops in Edinburgh and Windermere for twenty-five years, Bookfare is now postal business only.
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- Cloth
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- Tight
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