Shelfmark
Ln.3.05 - Ln.3.06
Author
Title
A history of British birds / by Thomas Bewick.
Varying form of title
Containing the history and description of land birds
Varying form of title
Containing the history and description of water birds
Edition
Sixth edition.
Publication, distribution, etc.
Newcastle : Printed by Ewd. Walker, Pilgrim-Street, for T. Bewick : Sold by him, Longman and Co. London ; and all booksellers, 1826.
Physical description
2v (xliv, 382 ; xxii, 432p) : ill. (wood-engravings) ; 22cm.
Note
Text of Vol 1 by R. Beilby.
Note
Both vols with title-page vignettes and tailpeices.
Note
Vol 1 with loose bookseller's catalogue entry for this book.
Note
Both vols with ms. previous shelfmarks in pencil.
Note
Vol 1 with ms. bookseller's notes and price in pencil.
Formatted contents note
Contents: Vol. 1 : "Containing the history and description of land birds" ; vol. 2 : "Containing the history and description of water birds".
Citation/references note
Referenced by: Roscoe, 31c and 32c
Provenance
Both vols with armorial bookplate of Eton College School Library recording donation: "Major General Villiers Hatton" (typed).
Provenance
Both vols with armorial bookplate of Villiers Hatton.
Provenance
Both vols with bookplate of Walter D. Marks designed by his father, Henry Stacy Marks.
Provenance
Both vols with ms. inscription: "Walter D. Marks, from his Father, Xmas 1878. Bought at the 'Jupp sale' (Lot 27) July 25. 1878. £2.6.0. H[enry]. S[tacy]. M[arks].
Provenance
Both vols with bookplate of Edward Basil Jupp.
Provenance
Both vols handcoloured by Edward Basil Jupp (information from bookseller's catalogue entry).
Provenance
Vol 1 with ms. inscription in pencil: "E. B. Jupp".
Binding
Both vols with black calf half-binding with olive, red, and black marbled paper boards and gilt lettering and decoration on spine ; bound by J. Painter, Wrexham (binder's ticket on front pastedown).
Copy-specific note
With around 50 hand-coloured drawings of eggs mostly on blank portions of pages, some pasted on and others directly on the page, presumably also executed by Jupp.
Subject
Birds Great Britain Pictorial works.
Subject
Birds Eggs Pictorial works.
Added entry--name
Added entry--name
Hatton, Villiers, 1852 - 1914 Major General, former owner.
Added entry--name
Jupp, Edward Basil, 1812 - 1877 former owner.
Added entry--name
Marks, Henry Stacy, 1829 - 1898 inscriber.
Added entry--name
Marks, Walter D. former owner.
Added entry--name
Walker, Edward, 1767 or 8 - 1831 printer.
Added entry--name
Painter, John, fl. 1795 - 1813 binder.
Added entry--name
Added entry--name
Added entry--place
England Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
Identifier
B25248