Thomas Bewick. My Life with an introduction by Ian Bain. by BEWICK, THOMAS:

London : Folio Society. Used - Very Good. Very Good condition. No Slipcase. (Autobiography, wood engraving)

London : the Folio Society, 1981. Facsimile Edition. Hardcover. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat rubbed and dust-toned as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall: tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 192 p., [14] p. of col. plates : ill., port. ; 25 cm. Subject; Bewick, Thomas (1753-1828).

London : Folio Society. Collectible - Like New. Collectible - Like New. Slipcase Like New. From the library of Charles Edward Roberts, owner and founder of Wonder Book & Video. With his custom bookplate on the front endpage. (Illustrators, wood engraving, biography)

London : Folio Society, 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Panel edges very slightly dust-toned as with age. Corners sharp with an overall tight, bright and clean impression. Physical description; 192 p., [16] pages of plates : ill., (some col.) ; 24 cm. Other titles; A memoir of Thomas Bewick. Subjects; Bewick, Thomas 1753-1828. Artists — England — Biography. Wood-engravers — England — Biography. English wood engravings — Bewick, Thomas — Biographies. Illustrations. Biography. English engravings — Bewick, Thomas — 1753-1828 — Biographies.

London : Folio Society, 1981. Folio Society edition. Hardcover. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Panel edges very slightly dust-toned as with age. Corners sharp with an overall tight, bright and clean impression. Physical description; 192 p., [16] pages of plates : ill., (some col.) ; 24 cm. Subjects; Bewick, Thomas 1753-1828. Artists — England — Biography. Wood-engravers — England — Biography.

London : Folio Society, 1981. Hardcover. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Some suggestion of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 192 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm. Notes; Illustrated title-page and cover. Contents; Parentage ; Birth ; Schooling ; Early talent as a draughtsman ; Countryside in winter ; Border songs -- Childhood pranks ; Country sports ; Local superstitions -- Cherryburn ; Fellside neighbours ; Old soldiers, farmers and gentry -- Departure for Newcastle, 1767 ; Apprenticeship to Ralph Beilby ; Early training ; First wood engraving -- Influence of remarkable characters ; Fellow lodgers ; Improving literature -- End of apprenticeship, 1774 ; Pedestrian tours in Cumberland and Scotland ; Character of the Highlanders -- Visit to London, 1776 ; Work for the publishers ; Dislike of city life ; Return to Newcastle --… Read More