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BEWICK, Thomas (1753-1828). Selected Fables. Newcastle: S. Hodgson for Emerson Charnley, 1820, 4° (285 x 185mm), engraved portrait frontispiece, engraved vignettes throughout by Thomas and John Bewick, modern boards with printed paper label to spine, matching cardboard slipcase. FIRST EDITION.
SOMERVILE, William (1675-1742). The Chase. A Poem. London: W. Bulmer, 1796, 4° (295 x 230mm), 13 engravings by Thomas Bewick after John Bewick (light scattered spotting), 19th-century polished calf gilt (rebacked with the original spine laid-down, corners rubbed). Provenance: Caroline Simmons (name in ink to free endpaper) -- John Mitchell Marshall (auction description tipped to free endpaper). Hugo 94. FIRST BEWICK EDITION. Hugo notes that "this work contains the best specimens of John Bewick's abilities as a designer"; while the Gentleman's Magazine observed: "the engravings to Somervile's Chase will be a monument of Fame of more celebrity than marble can bestow". (2)
SOMERVILE, William (1675-1742). The Chase. A Poem. London: W. Bulmer, 1796, 4° (295 x 230mm), 13 engravings by Thomas Bewick after John Bewick (light scattered spotting), 19th-century polished calf gilt (rebacked with the original spine laid-down, corners rubbed). Provenance: Caroline Simmons (name in ink to free endpaper) -- John Mitchell Marshall (auction description tipped to free endpaper). Hugo 94. FIRST BEWICK EDITION. Hugo notes that "this work contains the best specimens of John Bewick's abilities as a designer"; while the Gentleman's Magazine observed: "the engravings to Somervile's Chase will be a monument of Fame of more celebrity than marble can bestow". (2)
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