Proofs of seven engravings [graphic] / by Thomas Bewick ; pulled from the original blocks by Paul Standard, & by him presented to George Salter. 1943.

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Proofs of seven engravings [graphic] / by Thomas Bewick ; pulled from the original blocks by Paul Standard, & by him presented to George Salter. 1943.

Four images are of birds; three are vignettes of rural life.

7 prints : woodcut ; images 7 x 8 cm. or smaller, on sheets 14 x 19 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7412089

Newberry Library

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Standard, Paul, 1896-1992

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Salter, George, 1897-1967

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Salter, book designer and calligrapher was born and educated in Germany. He emigrated to the United States in 1934. He did book design for German and American publishers, taught book design at the School of Library Service of Columbia University, Cooper Union Art School and New York University. He created book jackets and designs for publishing houses such as Simon & Schuster, Knopf, Basic Books, Bobbs-Merrill, Random House, LIttle Brown and Viking. From the description of George...

Bewick, Thomas, 1753-1828

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English wood-engraver. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Newcastle, to Fenwick Bewick, 1786 Jan. 6. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270870325 Thomas Bewick was a noted English wood engraver, artist, and naturalist. From the description of Chillingham Bull / Thomas Bewick. 1789. (Southwestern University). WorldCat record id: 233574761 Born near Newcastle upon Tyne, England, in 1753, Thomas Bewick was a wood engraver and ornithologist whose ...