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THOMAS BEWICK. 



Newcastle, June r, 1807, states that he had that day shipped two boxes 

 containing copies of the Quadrupeds at the following prices : twelve 

 imperial copies at £1 2s., £13 4s. ; eighteen royal at 15s., £13 10s. ; and 

 fifty demy at 9s., £22 10s. ; in all, ^49 4s.; and Bewick goes on to state 

 that he hopes they will arrive safely, and regrets he has not charged the 

 London trade all the same price, but will do so in future.* 



The sixth edition of the Quadrupeds, published in 181 1, was printed 

 only on demy octavo, and the price augmented to a guinea. The difference 

 between this and the fifth edition is very slight, being only in the letterpress 

 and arrangements of vignettes after p. 510, where a foot-note being inserted 

 anent Short-eared Bats, the text is altered up to p. 520. 



The more valuable of Bewick's minor works published between 1805 

 and 181 1 have now to be mentioned. Some are specially interesting, 

 while others are disappointing from their meagreness and want of artistic 



* Bell states that Bewick sold his share in this, the fifth (1807) edition to Longmans, taking his authority from 

 a letter, facsimiled in his Catalogue, dated 22nd July, 181 1, in which Bewick informs a firm (probably Vernor, Hood, 

 and Sharpe) that "I have sold the whole of my share of the impression of the Quadrupeds to Messrs. Longmans 

 and Co., excepting those copies which were subscribed for by you and some other of my London friends." In place 

 of being the fifth edition that was thus disposed of, it appears much more likely to have been the sixth. This was pub- 

 lished in 181 1, and would therefore only recently have been subscribed. It is scarcely likely that Longmans 

 would purchase a part of an edition of a work already four years old, and with a new edition just coming out. The 

 181 1 volume also bears Longmans' name as one of the publishing firms, which the 1807 edition does not. 



The Northumberland Life Boat at Tynemouth. From the original block. 



