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Price: US$128.09 + shipping
Description: Hardback. Bound in recent half calf with marbled boards, there is some light wear only; the binding is sound. There is some light foxing throughout, the text is otherwise clean. Illustrated, 525
Seller: Gage Postal Books, Westcliff-on-Sea, United Kingdom
Thomas Bewick. A General History of Quadrupeds. Newcastle Upon Tyne, 1811.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Sixth edition. Rebound in late 19th Century quarter brown leather and brown cloth boards. Both hinges a little weak. Fine, clean copy. Numerous black and white engraving illustrations.
Seller: Alan Angele Popular Culture, IOBA, Upper Nyack, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$153.70 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: The sixth edition of Thomas Bewick's popular illustrated work studying the natural history of mammals. The sixth edition.'A General History of Quadrupeds' deals with two-hundred and sixty mammals from across the world, looking at domestic animals, such as horses and cows, as well as animals such as jackals and polecats.This work was popular upon its publication, especially for the fine illustrations.Illustrated with a vignette title page, and many in-text illustrations.Written and illustrated by Thomas Bewick. Bewick was the author of natural history works, including 'A History of British Birds', and an engraver. He was apprenticed and eventually became the partner to Ralph Beilby.One leaf of adverts to the rear. In a half calf binding with marbled paper to the boards. Externally, generally smart, with some rubbing to the boards and spine, a little heavier to the boards. Head of the spine is lifting a little. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Light discolouration to the leather. Hinges are starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are a little age-toned with some spotting. Good
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
BEWICK, Thomas.. A GENERAL HISTORY OF QUADRUPEDS.. Bewick, Newcastle upon Tyne. 6th edition., 1811.
Price: US$192.13 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: With numerous fine engravings throughout the text by Thomas Bewick. Quarter leather rebacked with original spine laid on and new endpapers. Foxing throughout. Browning to edges, and rear new endpapers somewhat marked by poor control of the glue, but not affecting the text block. A damp stain has affected the bottom fore-corner of pps 5-36 & 361-402. One leaf has a long closed tear. Ow very good. A couple of interesting comments have been written into the text in ink by an early owner, Charles Crawley, possibly the Reverend Charles Crawley one of whose daughters was Anna Cordelia Crawley. The book is also signed Anna C. Crawley 1870.
Seller: Dennys, Sanders & Greene, Tunbridge Wells, KENT, United Kingdom
Price: US$270.92 + shipping
Description: 8°. X, 525 S. Mit zahlreichen gest. Textabb. Späterer Pappbd. mit Rückenschild (Gelenk angeplatzt, berieben, Ecken bestossen). Reich illustrierte Geschichte der Vierbeiner. - Thomas Bewick modernisierte zu seiner Zeit den Druck von Illustrationen mit Holz. Mit Hilfe von Metallgravurwerkzeugen schnitt er hartes Buchsbaumholz quer zur Maserung und stellte so Druckstöcke her, die mit Metalltypen kombiniert werden konnten, aber viel haltbarer waren als traditionelle Holzschnitte. Das Ergebnis waren hochwertige Illustrationen zu einem niedrigen Preis. - Stellenweise stockfleckig, seitlich und unten unbeschnitten, etwas gebräunt. Lang en
Seller: Buch + Kunst + hommagerie Sabine Koitka, Basel, Switzerland
Price: US$400.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 6th edition. Octavo bound in tan quarter-leather with red spine label and gilt lettering & decorations and marbled boards. Illustrated with woodcuts by Thomas Bewick. Condition: rubbing, wear and soiling to binding; traces of removed label inside front cover; pages toned with light, scattered foxing; else a very good, tight copy. Pages: x, 526.
Seller: Betterbks/ COSMOPOLITAN BOOK SHOP, Burbank, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$432.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Reound in quarter tan leather with light brown paper boards. Spine stamped in gilt. Fine condition. Profusely illustrated with wood-engravings of the animals from adive to zorilla, including the then unnamed platypus, referred to as "an amphibious animal."
Seller: James & Mary Laurie, Booksellers A.B.A.A, Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.
Price: US$698.90 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 8vo. pp. x, 525, [1]. numerous wood engravings in the text, incl. title vignette. contemporary half calf, gilt back (well rubbed, spine label lacking, some light foxing). Sixth Edition. cfHugo 46-53. cfRay, The Illustrator and the Book in England From 1790 To 1914, 49
Seller: D & E LAKE LTD. (ABAC/ILAB), Toronto, ON, Canada