Ending 19th Mar, 2025 20:00

BOOKS, MANUSCRIPTS & WORKS ON PAPER - BATH - TIMEDCLOSED

 
Lot 292
 

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BEWICK, THOMAS. 1791 A GENERAL HISTORY OF QUADRUPEDS LATER HALF CALF

Natural history:- Bewick, Thomas. 1791 A Genral History of Quadrupeds. The Figures Engraved on Wood by T. Bewick. The Second edition. Printed by and for S. Hodgson, R. Beilby, & T. Bewick at Newcastle upon Tyne. Later tan half calf binding & marbled boards, spine noticeably discoloured with some staining, extremities and edges a little bumped, renewed endpapers, title page with prior ownership inscription cut out to top, 20th c. ownership inscription to verso, leaves a little spotted & age toned, engraved throughout with Bewick's iconic vignette engravings of mammals. 8vo.

Sold for £44


 

Auction: BOOKS, MANUSCRIPTS & WORKS ON PAPER - BATH - TIMEDCLOSED, ending 19th Mar, 2025

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