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PART 1 BOOKS FORMERLY IN THE POSSESSION OF THOMAS BEWICK (EXCLUDING BEWICK'S QUADRUPEDS AND BRITISH BIRDS, UNLESS LISTED IN ROBERT BEWICK'S SCHEDULES C-E, AND CHILDREN'S BOOKS NOT IDENTIFIED AS THOMAS'S PROPERTY)
115. Angling in the River Trent, 12mo, 1801. (M100) Probably: [Smart [or Snart], Charles.] Practical observation on angling in the River Trent, by a gentleman resident in the neighbourhood. Newark: S. & I. Ridge, Robinson, ... and Crosby and Letterman (London), 1801. (Inscribed “The gift of Chas. Smart Esq., to Thomas Bewick” in Bewick's hand (M100). Bought by J Myles for £1-14-0, in 1884.) Bewick, T. Only those copies of the following two works recorded in his own lists are briefly listed here; fuller details of these and the other family copies are in Part 2 with the numbers given here. 383. *Bewick, T. A General History of Quadrupeds, Fifth Edition, Imperial 8vo, 1807. (C,D4,E,R34) 385. *Bewick, T. A General History of Quadrupeds, Fifth Edition, Imperial 8to, 1807. (E,P187,R35) 391. *Bewick, T. History of British Birds, 2 vols. Royal 8vo. Newcastle: Printed by Hodgson for Beilby and Bewick, 1797, printed by Edw. Walker for T. Bewick, 1804. (C,D4,E,H232) 115a. Bewick, Thomas. Untitled notebook, [1781], with TB's handwritten records from Wycliffe. (U) Tyne & Wear Archives 1269/54 116. *Bewick, Thomas. Sketch Book, 1792-3,‡ containing upwards of 30 original pen and pencil drawings and impressions, &c, many proofs”. (P154) (Bought at the Barnes sale by EB Mounsey, for 56 gns.) ‡Recorded in the lot description as 1792-98, but more probably as 1792-3 in a news cutting in the catalogue, Pease 203, from which the name of the buyer is also taken. 117. (*)Billington, William. A series of facts, hints, observations, and experiments on the different modes of raising young plantations of oaks ... , London: Baldwin, Cradock and Joy, 1825. (L,W) (Inscribed “Thomas Bewick” on title page, and annotated on page 322 in Bewick's hand (on the blackening of teeth by bramble juice only if handled with iron). “Bewick Library number” “No. 104” on the half-title. ‘Bewick, Mr. Thomas,
Bound with Billington, W. How the Royal Forests have been ruined: a letter, to Alexander Milne, late Commissioner of Her Majesty's Woods and Forests on the system pursued in the Forest of Dean and Chopwell Woods,‡ London: Longman & Co. & Ridgway, 1854; inscribed “Bewick May 1854” probably in the hand of Jane Bewick. Hugo (1866, No 465) claims that the 19 cuts are by Thomas Bewick. It may be doubted whether Charnley at this date would have published Bewick's highly prized work without mentioning it in the book. Billington dined with Bewick (and met John Dovaston) in August 1825 and may perhaps have presented him with his new book on that occasion (Williams, G. Bewick to Dovaston: letters 1824-1828. London: Nattali & Maurice, 1968, pp 133-4). 118. Bonner, J. A new plan for speedily increasing the number of bee-hives in Scotland ... , 1 vol. 8vo, Edinburgh: printed by J. Moir, 1795. (C=,D4,L,U,W) “Mr Bonner's book on bees 4s.6d.” paid for on 6.3.1797 (T&WA 1269/4) (U). “Bonner on Bees 1 Vol. 8/vo - Edinburgh 1795” (C). “Bonner on Bees” (D). (“Messrs Beilby and Bewick, Newcastle” are on the list of subscribers. Title page inscribed “Thomas Bewick, Engraver, NEWCASTLE 1796” in his hand. Presented to the Nat Hist Soc by Isabella Bewick, August 1881. Hancock Museum accession NEWHM:1997.H88.) 119. Brisson MJ. Ornithologie, ou methode contenant la division des oiseaux en ordres, sections, genres, especes & leurs varieties. ..., 6 vols. Paris: CJB Bauche, 1760; 261 plates by Martinet; or the 1788 edition. (U,X) “J. Todd of York for Brisson's Ornithy £9.9.0” bought on 28.6.1792 (T&WA 1269/3 – also recorded for this date in T&WA 1269/135). The carriage paid on June 23 on “Brisson works from York” (1269/135) or “Box from York with Brisson” (1269/3) was 2s 8d.). An undated ms note on a fragment of paper reads as follows: “Books sold by J Bell, for Beilby & Bewick: Brisson's Ornithologie £9: 9: -; Whites Voyage £1: 12: 6; Goldsmith 8 Vols £2: -: -. [Total] £13: 1: 6 Disct. at 10 per cent £1: 6: -; [Amount payable] £11: 15: 6. Buffon's Quadrupeds 9 Vols. Hist of Birds 3 Vols. not sold.” (Ex inf. I. Bain.). Evidently these books were sold at the break-up of the Beilby and Bewick partnership in 1797, the Brisson being the first item to appear on the “Contra Cr” list balancing the “Expenses of ‘History of Birds'”: “1 Feb 1797. By cash for Brisson's Ornithy - £9-9-0” (T&WA 1269/135) (U). See note under Buffon below. 120. Buffon, GLL de. Natural History of Birds, translated by W. Smellie, 9 vols. 8vo, London: A. Strahan, T. Cadell, and J. Murray, 1793. (C=,D4,L,U) “1792 July 26. Ft [Freight] of Buffon by Sea – 3s.” and “1797 Aug 2d . Buffon's Histy of Birds - £3-15-0” (in the list of “Expenses of ‘History of Birds'” (T&WA 1269/135). (U). “=Buffon's Natural History of Birds 9 Vols. 8/vo 1793” (C). “Buffons Nat History of Birds 9 Vols:” (D). (“Bewick Library number” “No. 26” on the flyleaf in Vols. 2-9. Isabella Bewick donation, August 1881 to Nat Hist Soc. Hancock Museum accession NEWHM:1997.H91. Tipped into Vol. 1 is an undated [probably ca. May or June 1792] autograph copy letter from T. Bewick to an unnamed bookseller (almost certainly J. Todd of York): “I recd one of your sales Catalogues last night for which ... thanks ...I had not an opportunity of looking at it till this morning - then not in time to send you this by post. If Buffon No 390 is not sold - I wish much to have it - I saw it at Wycliffe and esteem it as one of the first productions of its kind - but if you have sold it [you] may send me Brisson's No 896 ...”. He adds “I know you have got some very curious books on natural history from Wycliffe” and asks if he has Salerne on Birds‡ or JL Frisch†. Evidently he missed the Buffon (probably the Planches Enluminées,†† cited in History of British Birds), but acquired the Brisson (see under Brisson (119) above). There is no evidence that he obtained the other books. Amongst the workshop notebooks is Bewick's pencilled record of books seen at Wycliffe in 1791, including the note “Buffon's Histy Quarto 35 Vols sent of[f] to Mr Todd of York” (T&WA 1269/54); this would have been the Planches Enluminées. The Buffon here recorded is the much less expensive translated edition, and was evidently purchased in 1797. In summary: Bewick saw Buffon's Planches Enluminées in 1791 at Wycliffe; tried to buy the Wycliffe copy from Todd of York in May or June 1792, failed, and in July borrowed a copy from Michael Brain in London, returning it in 1804. In August 1797 he bought the cheaper 9 volume Smellie translation, which was still in his possession in 1822 and remained in the family until presented to the Natural History Society in 1881.) ‡Salerne, M. L'Histoire Naturelle, eclaircie dans une de ses parties principales, l'Ornithologie, qui traite des Oiseaux de terre, de mer et de riviere, ... traduit du Latin du Synopsis Avium de Ray, augmente ..., Paris: Debure, 1767. This work has 31 copperplate engravings of birds. †Possibly his Vorstellung der Vogel in Teutschlands (1733-?1743) with 103 plates, or the fuller Vorstellung der Vogel Deutschlandes ... (1733-1763) with 256 plates, but perhaps more likely the 1817 Berlin edition of the plates of the latter. †† The Planches enluminées was loaned to Bewick by Mr Michael Brian of London (Memoir, p.116 - probably the ‘Buffon' shipped from London in 1792) and returned in 1804 – “Pd Freight of a Box Mr. Bryans Buffon 4s.6d.” on 7 August (T&WA 1269/5). 121. [“Buffon's Quadrupeds 9 Vols.” (X) Possibly: Buffon, GL Leclerc Conte de, Natural History general and particular 9 vols. London: Cadell, 1781; or a French edition of The Natural History of Quadrupeds. It is also possible that the bookseller inadvertently transposed the numbers of volumes of the Quadrupeds and the “Hist. of Birds” (see note) and that the former consisted of three volumes taken from a larger work and the latter was the Natural history of birds in 9 vols. (see previous item). (See also the note under Brisson (119) above. “Buffon's Quadrupeds 9 Vols. Hist of Birds 3 Vols. not sold.” No other mention of this work has been found and it may have remained the property of Beilby after the break-up of the partnership.)] 122. *[Buffon, GL Leclerc Conte de] The system of natural history, written by M. de Buffon, carefully abridged: and the natural history of insects; compiled chiefly from Swammerdam, Brookes, Goldsmith, &c. embellished with elegant engravings on wood, 4 Vols. Alnwick: W. Davison, 1814. (D4,E) “Buffons Nat: History abridged 4 Vols” (D). “Buffons Natural History (with Cuts) Davison Alnwick” (E). Hugo (1866, No 283) claims the 236 cuts for Thomas Bewick. Bain (1972) quotes Davison's letter to Bewick (referring to the separate parts, published in the previous year) to prove him wrong: “Respecting the copying of Animals from your History I do assure you I never Intended it or neither had I any Idea that such a thing was done ...” (11 May 1813) The series of seven little children's books The Natural History of Water Birds [Foreign Quadrupeds, Fishes etc] later issued by Davison with no date are sometimes bound with a catch-all title which credits Bewick: The Natural History of Birds, Quadrupeds, Fishes, Reptiles, Serpents, Butterflies and Insects, with 153 engravings on wood. By Thomas Bewick, of Newcastle upon Tyne (Printed at the Apolo [sic] Press, by and for W. Davison, 1819. 123. Bullock, W. Companion to the London Museum, plates, 8vo, 1813. (D4,M155) “Bullocks compann to London Museum” (D). “Bullock (W.) The London Museum, 8vo, plates ... 1813” (M155). No doubt: Bullock, W[illiam]. A companion to the London Museum and Pantherion: containing a brief description of upwards of fifteen thousand natural and foreign curiosities, antiquities, ... 15th edition. London: printer for the proprietor by Whittingham and Rowland, 1813; (includes 34 leaves of coloured plates). (Bought by J Wright for 4/-, in 1884.) 124. [The Contemplative Philosopher: or, short essays on the various objects of nature throughout the year ... , 2 vols. London: GG and J Robinson, F & C Rivington and others, 1800. (Bj,R524) “Contemplative Philosopher 2 Vol.” (Bj) (Inscribed “The Gift of I [?] Bewick to Jane Bewick 1803” on title page, and “I. [?] Bewick's Book, Forth Newcastle” on verso of last page. Listed as Jane's book 1806. Rebound for the City Library, inscriptions cropped so that in both instances only the foot of the initial “I.” remains. Presumably this belonged to Isabella (senior) and was later given to Jane when the latter was aged 16. No “Bewick Library number”.)] 125. [Daniell's Rural Sports, (M99) “Walton and Cotton's Angler and Daniell's Rural Sports, a set of 28 engraved vignettes, 8vo” (M99). Probably: Daniel, the Revd William Barker. Rural Sports. One of several London editions such as: Bunny & Gold, 1801; I. White, 1805; or, Longman, Hurst, Rees & Orme, 1807. (Bought by Major Cowen for 17/-, in 1884.)] 126. Donovan, E. The Natural History of British Fishes, 5 vols. roy 8vo, London: Rivington, 1802-1808. (D4,[L],U) “Cyclopedia's [sic] & Donovans Fishes from Longman 3d.” – the parcel delivery cost paid on 13.11.1811 (T&WA 1269/6) (U). There is no identifiable payment for the book itself. “Donovan's British Fishes 5 Vols 8/vo” (D). (The copy of this edition donated to the Nat Hist Soc by Isabella Bewick in August 1881 is now missing from the library.) 127. The Florist, containing Sixty Plates of the most beautiful Flowers regularly disposed in their succession of blowing - To which is added an Accurate description of their Colours with Instructions for Drawing & Painting them according to Nature, London: R. Sayer, T. Bowles, J. Bowles and Son, n.d. ca 1760. (A,L) “The Florist” (A). (Bookplate of John Bewick; inscribed on the flyleaf “Thomas Bewick, Newcastle upon Tyne” in an unknown hand, possibly John Bewick's. Bequeathed 1795 by John Bewick to Thomas Bewick (Account Book of J.B., T&WA 1269/258). No “Bewick Library number”. Presented to the Nat Hist Soc by Miss Isabella Bewick, August 1881. Accession NEWHM:1997.H89.) 128. Fothergill's Essay on Natural History. (D4) Probably: Charles Fothergill. An Essay on the Philosophy, Study, and use of Natural History, London: White, Cochrane and Co, 1813. Charles Fothergill (1782-1840) corresponded with Thomas Bewick in 1807-1823, mainly about an abortive work on world ornithology and the debt Fothergill owed Bewick as a result. 129. *[Fox, GT. Synopsis of the Newcastle Museum ... , Newcastle: T. & J. Hodgson for E. Charnley and W. Wood, 1827. ([L]) Thomas Bewick engraved the Seal of the Society of Antiquaries and Dr Hutton's medal, both illustrated here. (The copy donated to the Nat Hist Soc by Isabella Bewick in August 1881 is now missing from the library.)] 130. Gerard Herbal, 1 vol. Fol. 1597 (D4,E,K6) “Gerard's Herbal. 1 Vol Fol. 1597” (D). “Gerard's Herbal (Folio)” (E) “Gerards Herbal Autograph ‘This curious book belongs to TBewick Engraver Newcastle 1798’ (T&WA 1269/84) (U). “The Herball; or, Generall Historie of Plantes, by John Gerarde. 1597. Frontispiece mounted. Portrait engraved by Rogers, also many hundred excellent woodcuts. Folio” (K6). No doubt: The Herball; or, Generall Historie of Plantes, by John Gerard. London: John Norton, 1597. (K6 records Thomas Bewick's autograph print-hand note “This curious Book belongs to T. Bewick, Engraver. Newcastle, 1798”. Jane Bewick’s note to the same effect reproduces Bewick’s TB monogram initials, and adds the (presumably later) note, “sells now for £2-2-0”.) 131. Gesner, C. Nomenclatur Aquatilium etc; Icones Animalium; Icones Avium, etc, 1 vol. 3rd edition, Heidelbergae, 1606, vellum. Many hundreds of fine woodcuts. (D4,E,M143,V) “Nomenclatur Aquatilium &c by C. Gesner 1 Vol.” (D). “Gesner's Fishes &c &c in Latin” (E). (Probably the copy given to Bewick by Mr John Rotheram, see Memoir page 116. Bought by R Robinson for £1-5-0, in 1884.) 132. [“Goldsmith 8 Vols” (U,X) Probably: Goldsmith, O. An history of the earth and animated nature, 8vo, 8vols. London: Nourse, 1774, or 2nd edit 1779, or other Dublin or London imprint. (See note under Brisson (119) above. The books sold by J Bell for Beilby & Bewick, at the break-up of their partnership in 1797, included “Goldsmith 8 Vols £2” (X) and “1 Feb 1797. By [Cash] for Goldsmith - £2” (T&WA 1269/135) (U). Without further evidence, firm identification is impossible, but from the context a work of natural history is likely and this work in eight volumes is consistent with this. The work is included in brackets as it evidently belonged to the Beilby & Bewick workshop.)] 133. Heysham, John. A Catalogue of Cumberland Animals, in Hutchinson, William. Additional Ornaments and Natural History to Hutchinson's [History and Antiquities of] Cumberland, Price Two Shillings”, (on half-title) Carlisle: F. Jollie, 1797. (L) A separate; more usually found, variably bound in either volume, in Hutchinson's Cumberland. The earliest account of all the birds (or vertebrates) of any British county. Also included in the separate are W. Richardson Botany and W. Hutchinson Fossils. (Inscribed “Brewer at Halston, Norfolk” in an unknown hand, and “The gift of J. Bewick to T. Bewick” in Jane Bewick's hand; “Bewick Library number” “No 29” on half-title. Presented to the Natural History Society by Isabella Bewick, August 1881. Hancock Museum accession “NEWHM:1997.H93”) 135. Hill, Dr John. History of Animals, with fine engravings of Birds, Beasts, and Fishes, by B. Cole, 1 vol. Folio, 1752; uncut. (D4,M142,U) “Paid Do [F. Coates - bookseller] for Hills Animals 15s.” on 21.1.1800 (T&WA 1269/5) (U). “Hills History of Animals 1 Vol Folio” (D). Probably the third volume from: Hill, John, M.D. A General Natural History: or, description of the animals, vegetables and minerals of the different parts of the world: ... 3 volumes, folio. London: Thomas Osborne, 1748-1752. This 1752 volume has the separate title An history of animals, containing descriptions of the birds, beasts, fishes, and insects, of the several parts of the world; and including accounts of the several animalicules, visible only by the assistance of microscopes ... Illustrated with figures. (Bought by R Robinson for 9/6, in 1884. Robinson (1887, p.xvi) speculates that the 28 copperplates signed “B. Cole sculp” may have been engraved by the Mr. Cole with whom Thomas Bewick worked in London in 1776. The dismal illustrations of birds are derived mainly from Willughby's Ornithology and must have been a great disappointment to Bewick.) 136. [A History of the Earth and Animated Nature: from M. de Buffon, Goldsmith and others. Embellished with upwards of one hundred elegant copper-plates engraved on purpose. Representing some hundreds of Figures. In two volumes. Alnwick: printed at the Apollo Press, by and for W. Davison, 1810; publisher's boards. (T) Some of the the illustrations of quadrupeds may be derived from Bewick. The birds are variously more akin to those in Albin, Edwards and Willughby.‡ (On the front cover of Volume 1 is a typical “Bewick Library Number” “No 2”.). No other indication of Bewick ownership. Number 295 in the Burman Alnwick Collection, University of Newcastle upon Tyne Library. Attribution to Bewick's Library must be tentative. ‡Albin, E. A Natural History of Birds (London: Innys and Manby, 1731); Edwards,G. The Natural History of some Uncommon Birds ... (London: for the author, 1743-51) and other works; Willughby, F. ... Ornithologiae libri tres ... (London: Martyn, 1676).] 143a. History of Insects, Latin Folio, A.D 1634. (D4) (Surely identical with Moufet (see 143 below) but separately listed as this in D.) 137. *Hudson, John. The Florist's Companion ... , Newcastle: J. Hudson, [1794]. (?Bj,L,U) With ten woodcut devices and vignettes, at least one by Bewick. “The wood-cuts are by Thomas Bewick” wrote William Garret on the flyleaf of the copy in the Hugo Collection (Hugo 1866, No 74). “2 Florists Companion 5s.” bought 22.1.1794 (T&WA 1269/3) (U). (The Natural History Society's copy is inscribed on half-title “Isabella Bewick's Book 1798” in Thomas Bewick's hand. His daughter Isabella was then eight years old. No “Bewick Library number”. Presented to Nat. Hist. Soc. by Miss Isabella Bewick, August 1881. Hancock Museum accession NEWHM.1997.H90. A copy was listed with Jane's books in 1806, possibly accounting for the two copies bought new in 1794.) 138. *Hudson, [John]. Florist's Companion, [Edition not recorded]. (?Bj,M163,?U) (Autograph of Elizabeth Bewick. Possibly the copy was listed with Jane's books in 1806, and later given to Elizabeth. Bought, together with Dodd's Beauties of History, by R Robinson for £1-10-0, in 1884.) 139. Latham, John. Synopsis of Birds, 3 vols. 4to, London: B. White, 1781-2 (Vol. 1) and London: Leigh and Sotheby, 1783-5 (Vol. 2). (D4,[L],U) “Lathams Synopsis of Birds 3 Vols 4/to” (D). “1797 Aug 2d. Latham's Synopsis - £9-03-06” is entered in a list of “Expenses of ‘History of Birds'”, started in 1792 (T&WA 1269/135) (U). “13.1.1829. [Paid] Brown, Bookbinder for binding Latham's Birds Russia £4-4-0” (T&WA 1269/9) (U). (The binding seems to have been ordered almost at the end of Bewick's life, and paid for two months after his death. Listed in Isabella Bewick donation to the Nat Hist Soc August 1881. Sold by the Society to Quaritch as a duplicate in 1973 (Quaritch catalogue No 924) where it was described as ‘With 119 coloured plates and extra illustrated with 2 title pages and 314 wood engravings from Bewick's History of British Birds (1825, 4to edition).') 140. Latham Supplement to Synopsis of Birds, 1 vol. Supplement I (1787). (D4,[L]) “[Lathams] Suppt to Do 1 Vol” (D). (As 139 above, and also sold to Quaritch.) 141. (*)[Lawrence, John. The History and Delineation of the Horse, Folio, London: Albion Press for James Cundee, 1809. (L) Hugo (1866, No 234) states “With many beautiful vignettes, most of them by Thomas Bewick”. (Isabella Bewick donation to the Nat His Soc August 1881. Later new spine and endpapers. No remaining sign of Bewick ownership.)] 142. Montagu, G. Supplement to the Ornithological Dictionary, Exeter: printed by S. Woolmer, 1813. (D4,[F]) “Montagu's supplement to Ornithl Dictionary” (D). (Listed in the Isabella Bewick donation to the Nat Hist Soc, August 1881. Sold as a duplicate in 1973.) 143. Moufet [Moffet] Thomas. Insectorum sive Minimorum Animalium Theatrum, folio, London: Thom. Cotes, 1634. (D4,L) Apparently duplicate entries: “History of Insects.. Latin folio A.D 1634” and “Insectorum sive Animalium Theatrum” (D). (Inscribed “James Calthorpe May ye 8th 1638 - pre[?] 6s” and “T. Bewick 1780”. Presented to the Nat Hist Soc by Isabella Bewick, August 1881. Hancock Museum accession NEWHM.1997.H139. Subsequently repaired with new spine and endpapers. No “Bewick Library number”.) 144. Pennant, Thomas. Arctic Zoology, 2 vols. 4to, London: H. Hughes, 1784 and 1785. (C=,D4,L,U) “Pennants Arctic Zoology 2 vols 4to 16s.6d.” purchased on 8.5.1792 (T&WA 1269/3 and 1269/135, in the list of “Expenses for ‘History of Birds'”). “Pennant's Arctic Zoology 2 Vols 4/to 1784” (C). (Inscribed with “Bewick Library number” “No 65” on the flyleaf of each volume. Donated to Nat. Hist. Soc. by Miss Isabella Bewick, August 1881. Hancock Museum accession NEWHM:1997.H96.) 145. Pennant, Thomas. British Zoology, 3 or 4 vols. 8vo. London: B. White, 1768, 1769 (and 1777?). (D4,L) “Pennants British Zoology 5 Vols. 8/vo” (D). (Comments (only on birds) are inscribed in pencil and ink and in Bewick's hand in Vols. 1 and 2. At p.415 in Vol. 2, one of these is in pencil overwritten in ink somewhat in the manner of Jane Bewick preserving her father's inscriptions. The Isabella Bewick donation to the Nat Hist Soc in August 1881 included only the first 3 volumes (1768-69) of this work (accession number NEWHM.2002.H1054). All three volumes were later rebound with new spines and endpapers; there is no remaining proof of Bewick ownership, other than the inscriptions in the text. (Volume 4 (1777), in the Society's library, on Crustacea, Mollusca and Testacea, not part of the same bequest, was donated by Joshua Alder.) The fifth volume (1770) appears below as “Pennant Zoology”. On 1 June 1810 the Cash Book records “Pennants Water Birds to Mr Allen – carriage 4d.” (T&WA1269/6). Possibly Bewick loaned one of these volumes to an unidentified Mr Allen; or had borrowed a volume of another edition from him, perhaps from Mr George Allan of Darlington, and was now returning it. The cash books, for example have an entry “Paid for Carr. of Mr Allans 2 Books 1/1” on 29 Jan. 1801 (T&WA 1269/5).) 146. [Pennant Zoology, 1 vol. 1770. ([D4],M17) No doubt Thomas Pennant's British Zoology. Illustrated by plates and brief explanations, 8vo, London: B. White, 1770. This was issued to “supply the deficiency of plates in the first three volumes”, those of 1768-9. The present volume would make the edition up to the five volumes mentioned under British Zoology (145) above. This volume is not named Volume V on the title page, is often found separately from the others, and was perhaps overlooked in Isabella's donation to the Nat Hist Soc described above. (It was bought, together with a copy of Reynold's Discourses, for 4/-, by Major Cowen at the Bewick sale in 1884.)] 147. Pennant, Thomas. Genera of Birds, 1 vol. 4to, London: B. White, 1781. (D4,L) “Pennants Genera of Birds 1 Vol 4/to” (D). (Donated to the Nat Hist Soc by Miss Isabella Bewick, August 1881. Later rebound preserving presentation bookplate. Flyleaf inscribed “No 25”. Hancock Museum accession NEWHM:1997.H95.) 148. Pennant Synopsis of Quadrupeds, Chester: J.Monk, 1771. (D4,L) [Pennants] “Synopsis of Quadrupeds” (D). (Several ink and pencil annotations in the hand of Thomas Bewick. Presented to the Nat Hist Soc by Isabella Bewick, August 1881. Later rebound, lacks half-title, original endpapers and presentation bookplate. No “Bewick Library number”. Hancock Museum accession NEWHM:1998.H140.) 149. [Pierre, St., 4 vols. 8vo, 1801, cloth. (M84) Probably: Sainte-Pierre, J.H.B.de. Studies of Nature. Translated by Henry Hunter. 4th edit. London: G. Mawman, 1801. (Bought for 3/- at the Bewick sale in 1884, buyer not recorded.)] 150. Skrimshire, Fenwick. A series of essays introductory to the study of natural history, 12mo, 2 vols, London: Johnson, 1805. (D4,U) “Skrimsher's Essays on Natural History 7s.” bought on 30.11.1805 (T&WA 1269/6) (U). “Skirmshire's [sic] Essays on Nat History” (D). Skrimshire was an Edinburgh medical graduate (Dissertation 1798 – De Assimilatione). 151. Stradanus, Jo. About 100 plates of Hunting etc, engraved by Galle etc., oblong folio, used. (K13,U) “Stradano's Book of Beasts etc 10s.2d.” bought on 7.5.91 (T&WA 1269/2) (U). “Johannes Stradanus ... wanting Title page & 1st plate vellum back” sold to Kerslake 1859 (T&WA 1269/84 pp103-4) (U). Not yet identified. The same artist and engraver/publisher seem to have collaborated in Jan van der Straet's Encomium musices quod sacris litteris concinabat Philip Gallaeus. Icones exprimebat pictor celeberrimus Io. Stradanus ... Antwerp: P. Gallaeum, c.1600. 152. *Thornton, Robert John. A New Family Herbal ... The plants drawn from nature, by Henderson: and engraved on wood, by Thomas Bewick, London: R. Phillips, 1810. (D4,[L]) “Thorntons Family Herbal” (D). (A copy donated to the Nat Hist Soc by Isabella Bewick in August 1881 is now missing from the library, the Society does however have the proof copies of the wood engravings made by his apprentices with Thomas Bewick's autograph comments and suggestions for modifications.) 153. Topsell History of Foure Footed Beasts. (D4,K4,U) “Topsells History of four Footed Beasts of J.A. Kidd 6s.” bought 14.12.1805 (T&WA 1269/6) (U). “Topsell's History of Foure footed Beasts” (D). “The Historie of Foure-Footed Beastes (and Serpents). By Edward Topsell. Iaggard, 1607. Full of woodcuts. Folio. Used copy and not quite perfect” (K4). “Gesners Nat. Histy of four footed Beastes with autograph Thomas Bewick Book 1795” (T&WA 1269/84) (U). No doubt: Topsell, Edward. The historie of foure-footed beastes: describing the true and lively figure of every beast, with a discourse ... collected out of all the volumes of Conradus Gesner, and all other works to this present day, London: printed by William Iaggard, 1607. (Autograph on title “Thomas Bewick's (Vign.) Book 1795”. The significance of “Vign.” is unknown. Perhaps Bewick used it as a source of ideas for his vignettes, though the original woodcuts are on a large scale.) 154. Walton, I. & Cotton, C. The Complete Angler; ... with lives of the authors, and notes ... by Sir John Hawkins, Sixth Edition, 8vo, London: F. & C. Rivington, [and others] 1797. (E,M97,R169) “Complete Angler, I Walton &” (E) (Inscribed “The Gift of Thomas Davidson, Esqr. C.P. to Thomas Bewick, Engraver Newcastle” in Bewick's writing. Bought by R Robinson for £1-10-0, in 1884. Half-calf. Top of inscription cropped by a binder.) 155. [Walton, I. and Cotton, C. Complete Angler, Major's fine edition, woodcuts, post 8vo, 1823, calf, gilt. (M98) Probably: The complete angler of Isaak Walton and Charles Cotton ..., London: Major, 1823. (Bought by J Myles for 16/-, in 1884.)] 156. [Walton and Cotton's Angler. (M99) “Walton and Cotton's Angler and Daniell's Rural Sports, a set of 28 engraved vignettes, 8vo.” (It is not clear whether these are three items in the lot, or a single item, a nonce set of vignettes from the two books. See also 125 above. Bought by Major Cowen for 17/-, in 1884.)] 157. [White's Voyage. (U,X) “Pd Charnley for White's Voyage £1.11.6” on 4.4.1792 (T&WA 1269/3). “1792 Apr 4. Wm Charnley White's Voyages £1.11.6” is entered in a list of “Expenses of ‘History of Birds'”, which started with this item in 1792. However it was promptly sold once the Land Birds was completed and is the second item in the “Contra Cr” list: “1 Feb 1797. By cash for White's voys - £1.12.6” (both in T&WA 1269/135) (U). Probably John White, MD. Journal of a voyage to New South Wales with sixty-five plates of non-descript animals, birds, lizards, serpents, curious cones of trees and other natural productions. London: J. Debrett, 1790. An interesting acquisition, the only known specifically Australian source in the possession of Beilby and Bewick. However, several Australian animals were well illustrated in the first edition of Quadrupeds in 1790, two years before the White was purchased. It was sold by J Bell, for Beilby & Bewick “Whites Voyage £1: 12: 6”, at the break-up of the partnership in 1797 (X, see under Brisson's Ornithologie, 119).] |