Born at Newcastle upon Tyne, Harvey was the son of a bath-keeper. Second edition (stated).Binding : Attractive and very good original decorated cloth binding (overall slightly worn and scuffed - as shown, spine slightly sunned) under a protective removable mylar cover.Content : Very good content (bright, tight and clean, some light foxing and staining - as shown, name of a previous owner on first endpaper).Illustrations : Complete with all the beautiful illustrations by William Harvey.The book : Rare and attractive illustrated edition the Arabian Nights.The illustrator : William Harvey (13 July 1796 – 1866) was a British wood-engraver and illustrator. 10 Abbey Court (by Cheryl Barrett) 1001 Arabian Nights and a Matinee (by.Publisher : London, G. Waitress is a musical with music and lyrics by Sara Bareilles, and a book by. Rather than enjoying a good book with a cup of tea in the afternoon, instead they are facing with some harmful virus inside their laptop.
This was probably the then most ambitious woodblock which had been cut in England. In 1821, he made a wood-engraving after Haydon in imitation of engraving, the large block of the Assassination of L. Harvey moved to London in 1817, studying drawing with Benjamin Haydon, and anatomy with Charles Bell. He engraved many woodblocks for Bewick's Aesop's Fables (1818). Bewick describes him as one "who both as an engraver & designer, stands preeminent" at his day (Memoir, p.
His masterpieces are his illustrations to Northcote's Fables s buried in Richmond Cemetery. One of his earliest works is his illustrations for Alexander Henderson's History of Ancient and Modern Wines in 1824.
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