Dickes worked as apprentice to the wood-engraver Robert Edward Branston, Allen Robert Branston's son, in about 1831. William Dickes was one of a group of London-based wood-engravers who saw in the developing market for illustration a great opportunity to profitably use their technical and artistic skills - the burgeoning book and periodical trade in London created an insatiable demand for images. Dickes specialised in illustrating books on natural history-such as works by Anne Pratt- and was a licensee of the Baxter Process of printing. Collection: Flemingsburg Presbyterian Church session book, 1873-1961 Date: 1873-1961 Format. The illustrator : William Dickes (1815-1892) was an English illustrator, engraver, printmaker and lithographer. Flemingsburg Presbyterian Church session book, 1873-1961. Wishing to divert himself, he enters a funeral where he begins to hear the voices of undead people. 'Bobok' (Russian:, Bobok) is a short story by Fyodor Dostoevsky that first appeared in 1873 in his self-published Diary of a Writer. His portrait with two phenomenally symmetrical and lively warts was to blame Unheard of human stupidity surrounds the writer. ![]() of English Botany,Publisher : London : Wesleyan Conference office, no date (circa 1873). Not the most prominent literary man was dubbed in newspapers as a madman. The book : Rare and attractive Victorian Floriography book. Search for other similar book from our bookseller friends. Illustrations : Including a color frontis and beautiful full page sepia illustrations by William Dickes. ![]() ![]() First thus.īinding : Very good and attractive decorated full cloth binding (hinges fine) under a protective removable mylar cover.Ĭontent : Very good content (bright, tight and clean, rare foxing or staining). Publisher : London : Wesleyan Conference office, no date (circa 1873). a Popular Introduction to the Study of English Botany,
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