History of British birds. : The figures engraved on wood by T. Bewick. Vol. I. Containing the history and description of land birds.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Beilby, Ralph, 1743 or 1744-1817.

Bewick, Thomas, 1753-1828, author.

Series:

Eighteenth century collections online. Part 2: New editions.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Birds--Great Britain--Early works to 1800.

Birds.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

xxx pages, 2 unnumbered pages,335 pages, 1 unnumbered page : illustrations ; 8⁰

Place of Publication:

Newcastle : Printed by Sol. Hodgson, for Beilby & Bewick: sold by them and G.G. & J. Robinson, London, 1797.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Notes:

The text by Ralph Beilby, amended by Thomas Bewick.

On the titlepage: price 1l. 1s. in boards.

Last page advertises third edition of 'A general history of quadrupeds'.

Vol.2 was published in 1804.

Price in square brackets: (Price 1l. 1s. in Boards.)

Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. s2009 miunns

Reproduction of original from "Department of Special Collections, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas".

Cited in:

Roscoe. Bewick, 14a

English Short Title Catalog, N33394.

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.