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| Part 1. Books formerly in the possession of Thomas Bewick | |
CLASS VII: Magazines, Periodical Publications, Catalogues, Maps |
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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) [CLASS VII:] Magazines, Periodical Publications, Catalogues Maps A. Periodical publications 265. Almanacks. (U) Several purchases of almanacks from Charnley, the bookseller, are recorded in the cash books, for example “An Almanack Charnley 8d.” on 20.1.1788 (T&WA 1269/2), also: “Scotch Almanack 4s.” on 6.1.1810 (T&WA 1269/6). 266. *The Bee, or Literary Weekly Intelligencer ... , Edited by Dr. Jas. Anderson, 18 Vols. 12mo, Edinburgh: Printed by Mundell and Son, 1791-1794. (D7,M20,U) “The portrait of Count Ankarstrom (vol. 9) is by Thomas Bewick” (M20); Hugo (1868, 4063) says there are “various cuts of animals, plants, etc by Thomas Bewick”. “the Bee a Periodical Work by Jas Anderson 18 Vol” (D). “No. of the Bee w cut Jno Anderson 4s.1d.” bought on 3.11.1792 (T&WA 1269/3) (U). “Fleming‡ for Binding 14 of Dr Anderson's Bee 14s.” on 23.5.1807 (ibid). “The Bee, Edited by Dr. Anderson), 14 Vols. 12mo, (not consecutive), half-calf” (M20). (Bought by A. Gordon for 7/-, in 1884.) ‡ Hunt (1975) records a family of Flemings, booksellers and bookbinders in Newcastle, but suggests that the last (Benjamin b. 1720) was out of business by 1771, and none appears in the 1801 or 1820 directories. 267. [Directory of Durham and Northumberland. (U) A cash book records the purchase of Volume 1 on 12.9.1827 and Volume 2 on 29.7.1828, each at 10s.6d. (T&WA 1269/9). Probably for the workshop.] 268. [Edinburgh Gazetteer. (U) “Edinburgh Gazetteer 3s.” bought 31.8.92 (T&WA 1269/3). (This seems to have no connection with the occasions of Bewick's visits to Scotland and may have been for some other Beilby-Bewick purpose.)] 269. “Historical detail of Public occurrences”. (D7) Not yet identified. History of [?Horre] (U) Not identified. See 11. 270. (*)The Ladies' Complete Pocket Book, or Memorandum Repository for the year 1778, Newcastle-on-Tyne: J. Saint for M. Vesey and J. Whitfield. (Boyd (1886), S271,Z) (“Inscribed “Robert Elliot, Book 1797” and containing an extensive manuscript account by Thomas Bewick of his itinerary and expenses on a walk to York, Ripon, Penrith and Ainstable in 1780” (Boyd). “A number of pages are filled by his diary ... On two pages is a letter of introduction of himself to a Mr Vesey ...” (S271). Boyd (page 32) and the Bewick Exhibition (1886, item 22) (Z) record that the owner in 1886 was the Revd WJ Townsend. Not in the 1892 Boyd sale. Sold for £4-10-0 at the Marshall sale in 1909 (buyer not recorded).) 271. Literary Annual Register, 1807. (C=,D7,U) “Literary Annual Register for 1807 Periodical” (C) [“Periodical” in another hand.] “Carge of the first vol. Literary Register (a present) 2d.” paid on 30.12.07 (T&WA 1269/6) (U). 272. Literary Cabinet (Bj,U) “8 numbers of the Literary Cabinet 2s.4d.” purchased 5.3.1803 (T&WA 1269/5). “Literary Cabinet” (Bj). 273. London Magazine, 1 vol. 1765. (D7,M24) (Bought with other “old and curious” magazines by E Howell, for 7/-, in 1884.) 274. Monthly Review (U) “A Monthly Review 2s.” purchased on 22.2.1800 (T&WA 1269/5). 275. Monthly Visitor, 2 vols. 8vo, 1816, 1817. (C=,D7) (C gives both dates, D only 1817; both “2 vols.”) 276. [Newcastle Advertiser, 1806-11, 2 vols. half-calf. (M148-149)] (Bought for 5/- and 6/6 at the Bewick Sale, 1884.) 277. [Newcastle Chronicle, 1786-1805, 4 vols. folio, half-calf. (M144-147,U)] These two sets of bound newspapers (lacking only 5 numbers in 1804-5) cover the period from the marriage of Thomas and Isabella Bewick in 1786 to their departure from the Forth to Gateshead in 1812. The change from the Chronicle to the Advertiser in 1806 may have been a symptom of the altercation of between Bewick and Sarah Hodgson, publisher of the Chronicle, in 1804-5 (see Memoir - 1975 edition - p. viii). “Mr Brown 1 years News Papers £1.6.0” paid on 1.2.1800 (T&WA 1269/5) (U). (Bought for 10/, 6/-, 5/-, and 5/- at the Bewick Sale, 1884.) 278. Newcastle Magazine, Vol.1, 1785. (D7,M25,U) “pd. Mr Thompson 2 sets of the NC Magazine 14s.” 6.1.1787 (T&WA 1269/2) (U). “Newcastle Magazine 1785” (D). “Newcastle Magazine, vol.1, plates, 8vo 1785” (M25). (Bought by R Donkin for 7/-, in 1884.) 279. Newcastle Magazine by Mitchell, 1821 & 1822, 8vo, half-calf. (D7,E,M86) “Newcastle Magazine by Mitchell 1821 & 22” (D). “... 1820.21 & foll[owin]g” (E). “... 10 vols. 1820-30” (M86). (With autograph of Mr R.E. Bewick. Bought by R Donkin for £2-4-0, in 1884. The final (1830) volume was paid for on 7 December 1830 “Mr Mitchell 1 Year's Magazine 12s.” (T&WA 1269/9)). 280. *Oeconomist (U) With a regular wood engraving by TB on the first page of each issue. “pd Mrs Angas for a year Oeconomist 1s.11½d.” on 8.1.1800 (T&WA 1269/5). 281. “Reid's Leith & London Smack Directory 1819”. (C) 282. “Newcastle Literary and Philosophical Society, Rules and Reports, 1798, 1800-1846 (seven wanting) A parcel” (M4). (E,M4) “Reports of Literary Socy of Newcastle” (E). (Bought by WT Johnson for 4/6, in 1884.) 283. [SCRAP BOOKS Containing extracts from Newspapers etc, 4to. (M116) With views of Bewick's house in West Street, 4to (M117) Containing poetical extracts, and many small engravings etc. 4to, half-roan, gilt. (M118) (The three lots were bought at the Bewick sale in 1884 by RTJ Usher, WT Johnson and TW Liddell, for 10/-, 11/- and 11/6 respectively.)] 284. Town & County Magazine, 1 vol. 1771. (D7,M24) (Bought with other “old and curious” magazines by E Howell, for 7/-, in 1884.) 285. “Universe Displayed 1 Vol”. (D7) 286. Weekly Amusement, 3 vols. (D7,M24) (Bought with other “old and curious” magazines by E Howell, for 7/-, in 1884.) 287. [Whitehead's Directory [of Newcastle upon Tyne] (U) The purchases of several editions of this standard directory were recorded in the cash books “Whitehead's Directory 6d.” on 1.9.1787; 10.3.88; 26.6.90; 11.4.92; followed by “Newcastle Directory 1s.” on 7.2.1795 (T&WA 1269/2&3).] 288. [Wilks' Directory (U) “Wilks' Directory subscription 6d.” paid on 25.2.1800 (T&WA 1269/5).] B. Catalogues289. (*)A Catalogue of Books, Now on Sale by Emerson Charnley, Newcastle, ... and the finest Collection of Bewick's Works ever offered for sale Newcastle Printed by S. Hodgson, 1816; and later catalogues for 1817, 1818 & 1820. (C=,D7,M34) Hugo (1866, Nos. 349, 3804-6) lists six of Thomas Bewicks cuts in the 1816 catalogue, six in 1817, some in 1818 and four in 1820. “E Charnley's Catalogue 1816, /17, /18. 1820” (C & D). “Charnley's Catalogue of Books, 1816-20, embellished with cuts by Bewick” (M34). (Bought in a mixed lot by JJ Hall for 12/-, in 1884.) 290. “Catalogue of late B Wests Exhibition of Pictures”, (D7) 291. “Exhibition of the Royal Academy, 1818”. (C=,D7) 292. “Newcastle Exhibition of Paintings, 1822 & 1823”. (D7) 293. “Vernon's Catalogue of Prints 1 Vol 4/to 1811” (C=,D7) “Vernon's Catalogue of Prints” (D). C. Pocket Maps 294. Map of
(“in a Case” in E). See 29a (Y). 295. Map of Scotland (D7,?U) Possibly this was the map bought on 23.7.1805 – “Book of Crests & Map of Scotland from Kirkwood 2s.2d.” (T&WA 1269/6) (U). See Kirkwood (242), above. 296. Do Northumberland (D7) 297. Map of London (D7,L) (The last is probably An Entire New Plan of the Cities of London & Westminster, & Borough of Southwark; the East & West India Docks Regents Park, New Bridges &c.&c with the whole of the New Improvements, engraved, hand-coloured, scale about 3.75 inches to 1 mile, in slip-case; London: William Darton, Junr, 1817. (Inscribed “Bewick - Newcastle o' Tyne” on the back of the map in Thomas Bewick's hand, and “Bewick Newcastle Tyne 9/- 1817” on the slip-case, possibly in Jane's hand. Accession NEWHM:1997.H49 Hancock Museum.) 298. Map of Edinburgh, (C=,D7) 299. “2 Maps of Edinburgh” (D7) 300. “Map of Roads England & Wales, by Cary”, (D7) 301. “Map presented by Col Wemyss - on silk” (F) [Wemys lived in Fife (see Sibbald's History of Fife (46) in Class II, above) so the map may have been of Scotland.] |