A supplement to the History of British birds / the figures engraved on wood by T. Bewick. Part I containing the history and description of land birds.

Accession number

PML 142197.2

Creator

Bewick, Thomas, 1753-1828.

Published

Newcastle ; London : Printed by Edward Walker, Pilgrim-Street, for Thomas Bewick, sold by him and Emerson Charnley, Newcastle; and Longman and Co., London, 1821.

Notes

Roscoe identifies as second edition, 1822. Cf. S. Roscoe, Thomas Bewick, a bibliography raisonné ... 30a, p. 114-119.
Includes "Contents" on leaf at end of text.
21 figures of birds and 22 vignettes, tail-pieces, etc.
Copy on royal paper, with "1819" watermark.

Description

50 p. : ill. (wood engravings) ; 24 cm.

Classification

Book

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Department

Printed Books