Bewick, Thomas. A Memoir of Thomas Bewick. Written by himself. Pub. The Cresset Press. 1961
pp.xxxiv, 203 with b/w. illus. 8vo. A vg. hdbk. with good only dw., chipped and rubbed on extremities and spine.
This memoir of Bewick’s life has been through many editions since its first appearance in 1862 - 34 years after Bewick’s death. The text established by Bewick’s daughter Jane with the unwelcome help of her printer, Robert Ward was a smoothed out, repunctuated and abridged version of the original manuscript.
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