Catalogue of an exceedingly choice and varied collection of books and wood engravings by or relating to Thomas & John Bewick, and their pupils / collected by Mr. Edwin Pearson ; many of the volumes are in elegant bindings by Messrs. Bedford, Lewis, Zaehnsdorf, Hayday, and others ; also a few miscellaneous rare, curious and useful books which will be sold by auction by Messrs. Sotheby, Wilkinson, and Hodge ... on Wednesday, 10th of June, 1868, and following day, at one o'clock precisely ...

Accession number

PML 144633

Published

London : Printed by J. Davy and Sons, 1868.

Credit line

Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.

Notes

Cover title.
Title vignette after Bewick.

Description

iv, [2], 67 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Provenance

From the library of Gordon N. Ray.

Binding

Original printed paper wrappers, with second cover consisting of a cannibalized printed page from an unidentified book, with handwritten label.

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