Accession number
PML 252500
Creator
Bewick, Thomas, 1753-1828.
Published
New York : The Triptych, 1926.
Credit line
Bequest of Julia P. Wightman, 1994.
Notes
"The prints in this little book were made from zinc etchings, facsimiles of impressions of the woodblocks cut by Thomas Bewick about 1780 for 'The only method to make reading easy by T. Hastie, schoolmaster, Newcastle'. These blocks were among Bewick's early achievements ... W.M.S. [Wilbur Macey Stone]"--Leaf 8.
"Of this little book there have been printed nine copies on large paper, hand colored, and ninety-nine copies on small paper. The large paper copies are lettered A to I and the small paper copies are numbered 1 to 99"--Final leaf.
Library's copy is copy R.
Library's copy housed in 1/4 terracotta morocco over cloth slipcase with matching cloth chemise.
"Of this little book there have been printed nine copies on large paper, hand colored, and ninety-nine copies on small paper. The large paper copies are lettered A to I and the small paper copies are numbered 1 to 99"--Final leaf.
Library's copy is copy R.
Library's copy housed in 1/4 terracotta morocco over cloth slipcase with matching cloth chemise.
Description
8 unnumbered leaves, 24 unnumbered leaves of plates, 1 unnumbered leaf : chiefly illustrations ; 54 x 42 mm
Provenance
From the library of Julia P. Wightman, with her bookplate.
Binding
Patterned boards with printed label mounted to front.
Classification
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