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A history of British birds. The figures engraved on wood / by T. Bewick.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Rare Book Collection QL690.G7 B5 1809
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bewick, Thomas, 1753-1828.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Birds--Great Britain.
- Birds.
- Great Britain.
- Physical Description:
- xlii pages, 43 unnumbered pages-327 pages, 1 unnumbered page, xviii pages, 19 unnumbered pages-360 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Newcastle : Printed by Edward Walker, for T. Bewick; sold by him, and Longman and Co. London, 1809.
- Contents:
- Part I. History and description of land birds.
- Part II. History and description of water birds.
- Notes:
- Letterpress: part I by Ralph Beilby, revised by Bewick; part II erroneously attributed to Henry Cotes who revised Bewick's text. Cf. Roscoe p. 71-73.
- Title vignettes; head- and tail-pieces.
- OCLC:
- 185061374
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