Bookplates by Beilby & Bewick: A Biographical Dictionary of Bookplates from the Workshop of Ralph Beilby, Thomas Bewick & Robert Bewick, 1760-1849
by TATTERSFIELD, Nigel
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- first
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
London & New Castle, DE: The British Library / Oak Knoll Press, 1999. First Edition. Octavo (25cm); olive green cloth, blocked and titled in red and gilt on spine; dustjacket; xii,352,[4]pp; illus. Fine in a lightly edgeworn, Near Fine dustjacket, with a few tiny tears. Tattersfield's account of several hundred bookplates engraved on copper and wood, executed and printed in the workshops of Beilby and Bewick over a period of 89 years.
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- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 53661
- Title
- Bookplates by Beilby & Bewick: A Biographical Dictionary of Bookplates from the Workshop of Ralph Beilby, Thomas Bewick & Robert Bewick, 1760-1849
- Author
- TATTERSFIELD, Nigel
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The British Library / Oak Knoll Press
- Place of Publication
- London & New Castle, DE
- Date Published
- 1999
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