| Edition |
First American edition. |
| Description |
xix, 458 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Note |
"Originally published in 2006 by Faber and Faber Limited, Great Britain"--T.p. verso. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 409-439) and index. |
| Contents |
Maps -- Prologue : A plain man's art -- [pt]. 1. Source -- 1. The banks of the Tyne -- 2. Nature and drawing -- 3. The common -- 4. 'Beilby's wild lad' -- 5. Life in the town -- 6. Pretty histories -- 7. 'God gave the earth to you' -- [pt]. 2. Stream -- 8. North and south -- 9. Partner -- 10. 'Esto perpetua!' -- 11. Walking -- 12. Bell and John -- 13. Among the animals -- 14. Quadrupeds -- [pt]. 3. Flood -- 15. From fur to feathers -- 16. 'Your lads' -- 17. 'Red nightcap days' -- 18. Daily bread -- 19. Land birds -- 20. On his own -- 21. Home and friends -- [pt]. 4. Tide -- 22. Water birds -- 23. 'With Bewick, I was then happy' -- 24. Back to business -- 25. Shifting ground -- 26. Fame, fables and apprentices -- 27. Taking stock -- 28. Salmon and swallows -- 29. Sore tired -- Epilogue : Nature's engraver -- Acknowledgements -- Workshop apprentices -- Abbreviations, sources and notes -- List of illustrations -- Index. |
| Subject |
Bewick, Thomas, 1753-1828.
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Wood-engravers -- England -- Biography.
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Illustrators -- England -- Biography.
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| ISBN |
9780374112363 hardcover alkaline paper |
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0374112363 hardcover alkaline paper |
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