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SKETCH OF THE LIFE AND WORKS OF THE LATE THOMAS BEWICK ... READ JUNE, 15, 1830. [Drop-title:]
Atkinson, George C.
Engraved plate showing bust of Bewick by Bailey. Very scarce. The earliest posthumous account of Bewick. Laid-down on the final leaf is a small broadside, with text noting the death of Bewick, his place of burial, and his descendants, set between two Bewick funereal vignettes. Removed from larger volume.
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