THOMAS BEWICK. 



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impressions are steadily increasing in price, and they will certainly go on 

 becoming more valuable as the knowledge and appreciation of them extend. 



The following prices were obtained at the sale of the Rev. Mr. Hugo's 

 celebrated collection, which took place at Sotheby's Auction Rooms in 

 August, 1877. It must be borne in mind, before accepting these as 

 average values, that the sale took place at a dull season, that it was not 

 largely advertised, and that the number of Bewick's works thrown on the 

 market at once had the usual tendency to prevent high sums being offered. 





£ 



s. 



d. 





£ 



s. 



d. 



Bewick's Wood Engravings. Fifteen large 









Select Fables, 1820 (imperial 8vo) . 



is 







O 



quarto volumes and one folio, containing a 









,, 1 784 (choice), published at is. 9d. 



2 



14 















Gay's Fables, 1779 and 1792 (two copies), pub- 









copies of Bewick's works (purchased by 









lished at is. 9d. each .... 



2 



10 







Dr. Joly, Dublin) 



ss 











Ancient Popular Poetry, 1 791 







17 







Birds, 1797— 1804 (p. 285 inked) . 



4 



12 







Bewick's Memoir, 1862 . . . . . 







10 



6 



,, ,, (royal 8vo, no advt.) . 



3 



3 







,, ,, (with auto-receipt) 





11 







,, ,, (demy 8vo, advt. of 3rd 









Bewick Collector and Supplement (imp. 8vo) . 



1 



13 







Quadrupeds in first vol.) . 



4 



10 







Bewick's Woodcuts, Hugo, folio . 



1 



3 







1798 (dated 1797) and 1804, imp. 8vo 









Consett's Tour, 1789, 4to . . . . 







14 







(advt. of 4th Quadrupeds in first vol.) 



38 











Emblems of Mortality (tall copy), 1789 . 



1 



18 







1826 (imp. 8vo, with all additions) 



7 











Fabliaux, royal 8 vo, 1796 — 1800 







16 







1847 (selected copy) .... 



2 



2 







Hermit of Warkworth, 1807 (l.p.) . 







17 







,, Proofs of Figures and Vignettes (earliest, 









Hive of Modem Literature, first ed., 8s. ; third 







9 









16 



16 







Hutton's Mensuration, 4to, 1770 . 







3 



6 



,, Proofs of Land Birds and Vignettes, 









Looking Glass for the Mind, 7th ed., tree calf 







13 









2 



8 







Lottery Book, 1771 







19 







Proofs of Water Birds (rare), 1807 



7 











New Invented Horn Book (Saint) . 



1 











,, Supplement, imp. 8vo, 1826 



5 











New Year's Gift, 1777 







10 







Addenda, imp. 8vo .... 



2 



9 







The Sportsman's Friend .... 







9 







Quadrupeds, 1790 (stained) .... 



2 



2 







Tommy Trip, cuts only, 1779 



1 



4 









4 



IS 







Vicar of Wakefield, Hereford, 1 798 





8 







,, Proofs on India .... 



4 



8 







The Kyloe Ox, 6s. ; do. with large margin . 





1 







Vignettes, 4to, 1827 (perfect) .... 



13 



IS 







Lion, Tiger, Elephant, and Zebra (parch- 









,, 8vo, 1827 (office paper) . 



5 



10 







ment) 



s 











Fables of JEsop, 1818 (imp. 8vo) . 



17 



17 







Whitley Large Ox, 6s. ; do. with large margin 







11 







Bewick Books published since 1828. 



After Bewick's death in 1828, there were two editions of the " History of 

 British Birds " published, one in May, 1832, and the other in 1847. Neither 

 of these is so well printed as the earlier copies, the paper is not so sympa- 



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