Plate of insects from J. G. Wood's "The common objects of the country" [manuscript], 1859.

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Plate of insects from J. G. Wood's "The common objects of the country" [manuscript], 1859.

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The plate is inscribed on verso "Original plate from The Common Objects of the Country, 1859 printed by Evans. Illus. by W.S. Coleman To Helen & Frank from Ruari Nov. 1967."

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McLean, Ruari

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Evans, Edmund, 1826-1905

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Evans was born Feb. 23, 1826 in Southwark, London, England; at 13 years old, he became reading boy at Samuel Bentley's, printers in Shoe Lane; in 1840 he was apprenticed to wood-engraver Ebenezer Landells; started business as wood-engraver, first on Fleet St. and later on Racquet Court; became known as color engraver, printing The poems of Oliver Goldsmith (1858) and A chronicle of England (1864); color-printed children's books by Walter Crane, Randolph Caldecott, and Kate Greenaway; retired in ...