Thomas Bewick; Iain Bain [Ed.] — A Memoir of Thomas Bewick

London, Oxford University Press, 1975 . Cloth. A smart copy of this illustrated memoir of the life of English wood-engraver Thomas Bewick. A later edition, first published in 1862. In the publisher's original brown cloth binding. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. Illustrated with 8 plates, and in text illustrations throughout. Collated, complete. A memoir by Thomas Bewick, an English wood-engraver and natural history author.  Written at the end of his life, this memoir provides a remarkable picture of a north-country childhood in Georgian England.  With an introduction and new material by Iain Bain. In the publisher's original cloth binding. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent. Minor shelf wear to the head and tail of the spine. Ink inscription to front free endpaper. Dust wrapper is very smart, with light shelf wear to extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.