Shelfmark
Ln.4.20
Author
Title
New specimen of cast-metal ornaments and wood types / sold by W. Davison, Alnwick.
Publication, distribution, etc.
[Alnwick : W. Davison, c. 1830?].
Physical description
[2]p, [130] leaves of plates (1 folded) : ill. (engravings) ; 28cm.
Note
Thomas Bewick's name from T. Hugo's ms. note on front endpaper.
Note
Place of publication and imprint from T. Hugo's ms. note on front endpaper.
Note
Date of publication from the National Trust libraries catalogue.
Note
Loose bookseller's catalogue entry for this book.
Note
Loose sheet of ms. notes about this book in pencil and ink.
Note
Ms. bookseller's notes, codes, and prices in pencil.
Citation/references note
Referenced by: Hugo, 298 ; Schiller, 171
Provenance
Bookplate of C. J. M. Adie.
Provenance
Bookplate of Rev. Thomas Hugo: "From the Bewick Collection of the Rev. Thomas Hugo, and described in 'The Bewick Collector,' No. 298".
Provenance
Ms. note on front endpaper in Rev. T. Hugo's hand: "W. Davison of Alnwick Publisher & Bookseller printed a number of Books which were illustrated by woodcuts by the celebrated [Thomas] Bewick and others ... with a view of disposing of his Blocks he struck off a very few copies of this Work, as specimens, but changing his mind ... he suppressed the work which is very scarce, in consequence of his using up the copies as waste".
Binding
19th century black morocco half-binding with orange and black marbled paper boards.
Subject
Printers' ornaments Specimens.
Genre/Form
Illustrated works
Added entry--name
Adie, C. J. M. (Clement James Mellish), 1876 - 1954 former owner.
Added entry--name
Davison, William, 1780 - 1858 printer.
Added entry--name
Hugo, Thomas, 1820 - 1876 former owner.
Added entry--place
England Alnwick.
Identifier
B25238