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| Title | A natural history of water birds / thirty-four engravings on wood |
| Detail Depicted | Illustrations--Relief--Wood Engravings (Page 13) |
| Creator/Author | [Bewick, Thomas, 1753-1828] |
| Publisher | Printed and sold wholesale and retail by W. Davison. [Davison, William, 1780-1858] |
| Place of Publication | Alnwick [England--Alnwick] |
| Date of Publication | [1815?] |
| Subjects (LCSH) | Water Birds
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| Genre Heading | Scientific works
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| Bibliographic Elements | [3], 4-36 p. : ill. ; 15 cm |
| Printing Method | Letterpress on handmade wove paper. |
| Printer | Printed and sold wholesale and retail by W. Davison. |
| Image Production Process | Relief prints--Wood engravings
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| Illustrator | [Bewick, Thomas, 1753-1828] |
| Binding | Conservation binding of handmade paper with wood engravings on original printed wrappers affixed to front and back cover.
Currently sewn through the folds, but shows original stab holes from first sewing.
All edges trimmed. |
| General Notes | Signatures: (14 x 9 cm.): A-C[superscript 6] [$1, 3 signed]; 18 leaves, pp. [1-3] 4-36.
Printer's marks.
Thomas Bewick was a prominent wood engraver in the latter part of the 18th century. He is honored for developing the "white line" engraving.
Illustration shows a bird called the Great Crested Grebe. |
| Language | English |
| Digital Collection | Historical Book Arts Collection |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division. |
| Repository Collection | Special Collections |
| Call Number | SpecColl Rare Books 598.2 B468n |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned in RGB color using an Olylmpus C-2000 Zoom digital camera and saved in.jpg format and resized to768x600 ppi. 2003. |
| Content | Chapbook of water bird illustrations with a half page of physical and behavioral description for each bird. |
| Restrictions/Copyright | Some of our items are fragile and may require an appointment for use. Please contact Special Collections. |
