The Bewick Collector. A Supplement (ONLY) to a descriptive catalogue of the works of Thomas and John Bewick. HUGO Thomas 1820-1876 Publisher: L Reeve and Co Publish Year: 1868 Publish Place: 5, Henrietta Street, Covent Garden, London. Illustrator: Thomas Bewick 1753-1828 Category: Miscellaneous, Foreign Travel, Antiquarian Book, History, Reference Book No: 005162 Status: For Sale Book Condition: Very Good Size: 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall Jacket Condition: Unknown Binding: Hardcover Book Type: Unknown Edition: First Edition Inscription: Unknown £40 Add to Basket Ask a question Refer to a friend Additional information VG, 1st Ed, 180 woodcuts. In maroon embossed cloth, gilt image center of upper cover, corners and edges lightly bumped and worn. Spine, faded, titles and tooling in gilt, edges bumped and worn a little, couple of marks. Internally, dark endpapers, advert and half title leafs present, (xxxii), [1], 2-353 pp, [2], 180 woodcuts, printed by JE Taylor and Co, Little Queen Street, Lincoln's Inn Fields, must pages uncut (unread?) (278*194 mm). (Allibone 869). Hugo, antiquary and print collector, who although still widely quoted by antiquarian booksellers, his The Bewick Collector of 1866, with its supplement of 1868, is a mine of inaccuracy, put together by an omniverous collector whose enthusiasm, as in other areas of his life, overwhelmed his judgement. See ODNB.
