Thomas Bewick, Vignettes: Being tail-pieces engraved principally for his General history of quadrupeds and History of British birds

by Thomas Bewick

Contains over 300 of Bewick's tail-pieces, featuring a variety of subjects. 25, 167 pages. quarter cloth, dust jacket.. small 8vo..

192 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 1978

About the author

Thomas Bewick was an English wood-engraver and natural history author. Early in his career he took on all kinds of work such as engraving cutlery, making the wood blocks for advertisements, and illustrating children's books. He gradually turned to illustrating, writing and publishing his own books, gaining an adult audience for the fine illustrations in A History of Quadrupeds.