Thomas Bewick : an illustrated record of his life and work / by Iain Bain

Newcastle-upon-Tyne : Laing Gallery, Tyne and Wear County Council Museums, 1979. First Edition. Softcover. Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dulled. Foxing to prelims. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 112 pages : illustrations, facsimiles, portraits ; 25 cm. Contents; Introduction -- The workshop -- Engravings on wood -- Engravings on copper -- Engravings on silver -- Engraving for book production -- Early work -- General history of quadrapeds -- History of British birds -- Fables of Aesop -- History of fishes -- Work for other publishers -- Bewick's engraving style -- The narrative tail-piece vignettes -- The larger single prints -- Watercolours and drawings - The apprentices -- Retrospect -- Further reading. Subjects; Bewick, Thomas 1753-1828. Engraving Great Britain. Illustration of books. Engravers, British 19th century ; Biography. Nature in art. Ornithological illustration.