cloth, dust jacket
2001 · New Castle, DE
by Tattersfield, Nigel
New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 2001. cloth, dust jacket. Bewick, John. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 192 pages. First edition. Jacket spine faded, else near fine. When people think of Bewick, they are generally thinking of Thomas Bewick (1753-1828) and his superlative wood engravings of animals and birds. Thomas skill and reputation largely obscured the artistic recognition of his younger brother, John Bewick, as an accomplished wood engraver illustrating mostly children's books.
Yet John Bewick was one of the earliest, if not the earliest, designer-engravers in England to make his living exclusively by illustrating books. His popularity (truncated)
Yet John Bewick was one of the earliest, if not the earliest, designer-engravers in England to make his living exclusively by illustrating books. His popularity (truncated)
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