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Nature's Engraver : A Life of Thomas Bewick
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Nature's Engraver : A Life of Thomas Bewick Paperback - 2009

by Uglow, Jenny

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In this superb biography, Uglow tells the story of the farmers son who influenced book illustration for a century to come. It is a story of violent change, radical politics, lost ways of life, and the beauty of the wild--a journey to the beginning of a lasting obsession with the natural world.

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  • Title Nature's Engraver : A Life of Thomas Bewick
  • Author Uglow, Jenny
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 480
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher University of Chicago Press
  • Date 2009-05
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 38332545-6
  • ISBN 9780226823911 / 0226823911
  • Weight 1.66 lbs (0.75 kg)
  • Dimensions 9 x 5.98 x 1.17 in (22.86 x 15.19 x 2.97 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 18th Century
    • Chronological Period: 1800-1850
  • Library of Congress subjects Bewick, Thomas, Wood-engravers - England
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2008045453
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

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From the publisher

Originally published: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2007. Includes bibliographical references and index.

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About the author

Jenny Uglow is an editor at Chatto & Windus. Her books include Elizabeth Gaskell: A Habit of Stories; The Lunar Men, winner of the PEN International prize for history; and Hogarth: A Life and A World.