Thomas Bewick : an illustrated record of his life and work / by Iain Bain
by Bain, Iain
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0905974026
- ISBN 13
- 9780905974026
- Seller
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Galway, Ireland
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About This Item
Newcastle-upon-Tyne : Laing Gallery, Tyne and Wear County Council Museums, 1979. First Edition. Softcover. Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dulled. Foxing to prelims. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 112 pages : illustrations, facsimiles, portraits ; 25 cm. Contents; Introduction -- The workshop -- Engravings on wood -- Engravings on copper -- Engravings on silver -- Engraving for book production -- Early work -- General history of quadrapeds -- History of British birds -- Fables of Aesop -- History of fishes -- Work for other publishers -- Bewick's engraving style -- The narrative tail-piece vignettes -- The larger single prints -- Watercolours and drawings - The apprentices -- Retrospect -- Further reading. Subjects; Bewick, Thomas 1753-1828. Engraving Great Britain. Illustration of books. Engravers, British 19th century ; Biography. Nature in art. Ornithological illustration.
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- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd. (IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 405790
- Title
- Thomas Bewick : an illustrated record of his life and work / by Iain Bain
- Author
- Bain, Iain
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0905974026
- ISBN 13
- 9780905974026
- Publisher
- Newcastle-upon-Tyne : Laing Gallery, Tyne and Wear County Council Museums
- Place of Publication
- Newcastle Upon Tyne
- Date Published
- 1979
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