BEWICK, Thomas (1753-1828, illustrator). The Fables of Aesop, and Others. Newcastle: Printed by E. Walker, for T. Bewick and Son, 1818. Large 8vo (230 x 150mm). Wood-engraved vignette on title, illustrations and vignettes by Thomas Bewick (some light spotting and staining). Contemporary half calf gilt (rubbed, joints splitting). Provenance: "The Spital" (armorial ornithological bookplate with initials "J.K."). FIRST EDITION, with the philosopher woodcut at p.xvi and the "thumbprint" receipt leaf SIGNED by Thomas Bewick before the title. Roscoe 45b. With 4 other works in 5 vols. by the same artist, namely History of British Birds (Newcastle, 1797-1804, 2 vols., illustrations by Thomas Bewick, attractively-bound in contemporary polished calf gilt), the same artist's A General History of Quadrupeds (Newcastle, 1800, illustrations by Thomas Bewick, attractively-bound in contemporary polished calf gilt), Robert John Thornton's A New Family Herbal (London, 1810, 8vo, illustrations by Thomas Bewick, contemporary half calf) and Thomas Bewick's A Memoir (Newcastle, 1862, 8vo, attractively-bound in contemporary black calf). Provenance: The Property of the late Frank Graham (1913-2006, modern label), and thence by descent. (6)
