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Bewick, Thomas.
Estimate
500 - 700 GBP
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Description
- Works. Newcastle: Printed by R. Ward for Bernard Quaritch, 1885-1887, 5 volumes, 8vo, Memorial edition, number 178 of 750 copies, signed Bernard Quaritch, with an autograph note from Quaritch to J.W. Pease loosely inserted in vol.1, original half morocco
Ibid. Woodcuts by John and Thomas Bewick being impressions of blocks received from Mrs. J.W. Pease. [Newcastle], 1912, 4to, with a letter of presentation to Mrs Pease from Newcastle Public Libraries, contemporary half calf, joints split, spine chipped--Anderton, B. and W.H. Gibson. Catalogue of the Bewick Collection (Pease bequest). [Newcastle], 1904, second impression, 4to, blue morocco gilt presentation binding, with lettering inside upper cover commemorating the public opening of the collection by Mrs. Pease, spine slightly faded--Dobson, Austen. Thomas Bewick and his pupils. London, 1884, 4to, one of 200 de luxe copies, presentation copy, inscribed by the author to j.w. barnes, original parchment-backed boards, binding rather worn all illustrated, and 5 others relating to Bewick, 8vo and 4to (13)
Provenance
Pease, bookplate in the first; Wardington, bookplate in all
Catalogue Note
The Pease family were exceptional benefactors of Bewick material to the Newcastle Public Library.