117 figures of birds: 91 vignettes, tail-pieces, etc. in v. 1; 101 figures of birds and 136 vignettes, tail-pieces, etc. in v. 2.
Text of the Land birds by Ralph Beilby assisted by Bewick who was "primarily responsible for the text of the Water birds, but was assisted by others, e.g. Rev. Henry Cotes, vicar of Bedlington"--Cf. Weekley, p. 117, note 1.
"The text of Vol. I was written by Beilby; Vol. II is wholly the work of Bewick."-Catalogue of the Edward E. Ayer Ornithological library, pt. 1, p. 57.
Below imprint of v. 1: (Price 18s. in boards.); v. 2: (Price 15s. in boards.)
Advertisement for the author's A general history of quadrupeds (4th ed.) on last page of v. 1.
Vol. 2 has variant imprint: Newcastle: Printed by Edward Walker, for T. Bewick: sold by him, and Longman and Rees, London. ... 1804.
With the cuts of the sea eagle and magpie in the 2nd state and the vignette on p. 285 "uncensored" (i.e. uninked).
First ed.-variant B (v. 1, p. 22).
Roscoe, no. 14b (thick paper royal), p. 46 for v. 1; Roscoe, no. 17c (thin paper royal), p. 65 for v. 2.
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History of British birds / the figures engraved on wood by T. Bewick.
Accession number:
PML 142196
Published:
Newcastle : Printed by Sol. Hodgson, for Beilby & Bewick, sold by them, and G. G. & J. Robinson, London ..., 1797-1804.
Description:
2 v. (xxx, [2], 335, [1]; xx, 400 p.) : ill. (wood engravings) ; 24 cm.
Credit:
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Notes:
Binding:
19th century green morocco, tooled in gilt and blind.
Provenance:
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
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