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 BENJAMIN PARKE AVERY. 
 
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SPECIMENS 
 
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 BEING 
 
 Impreffions of Wood-cuts 
 
 IN THE 
 
 POSSESSION of" the PUBLISHER 
 
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 WILLIAM DODD, No. 5, BIGG MARKET. 
 
 1862. 
 

 Only icx) Copies printed. 
 
INTRODUCTION 
 
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 [N bringing this Collection of Impreflions from Old Wood Cuts before the 
 public, it appears defirable to fupply fome account of their hiftory, fo far as 
 may be afcertained. They were probably firft gathered together by John 
 White of Newcaftle, for many are obferved on the broadfides, ballads, and 
 other works of a fimilar kind, printed and published by him. He was a citizen of Tork, and 
 came here in 1708, where he eflablifhed himfelf as a printer. Apart from commencing 
 the Gourant newspaper in 1711, he printed and fold to chapmen and the public a large 
 variety of " fmall books, ballads and fongs " Many of the blocks, however, are of an 
 earlier date than the time when he lived, for amongft them is the original cut which appeared 
 on the title page of the first known edition of Robin Hood's Garland, published in 1670 ; a 
 fac-simile of which is given in " Douce's Illuftrations of Shakfpeare," and also in " Jackfon 
 and Chatto's Hifcory of Wood Engraving." Some of thefe he may have procured from 
 his father at Tork, who was fole printer to King William, for the five northern counties of 
 England. John White lived to the age of 8 1, dying at his houfe in Pilgrim Street, in 
 1769. He was fucceeded by Thomas Saint, who probably came into pofleffion of his col- 
 lection of wood blocks, for he alfo printed hiftories and ballads for the common people 
 in large quantities. Still, in this line of production, he would appear to have had a formid- 
 able rival, in Thomas Angus, to whom he likely difpofed of his collection of cuts ; for they 
 were extenfively ufed in printing the above fpecies of popular literature both by the latter 
 and his fon, George Angus, whofe name is fo frequently feen on nearly all the old hiftories and 
 ballads which were publifhed at Newcajtle. At the fale of the effects of George Angus, which 
 
took place a number of years ago, the whole collection was purchafed by the late Emerfon 
 Charnley. Subfequently his fon had a few copies of impreffions taken for private diftribution. 
 Many applications were afterwards received by parties wifhing to purchafe the work, and as 
 it was favourably noticed at the time by the general press, the prefent owner of the cuts has 
 been induced to have a limited number of copies drawn, and arranged for fale. 
 
 Newcaftle, therefore, has been long diftinguished for producing at a cheap rate such popular 
 tracts as " Tom Hickathrift," " Jack and the Giants" " Chevy Chafe" " Valentine and Or/on" 
 " Dr. Faustus," " Robin Hood," " Lord Bateman," " The King and the Cobbler," The Seven 
 Champions of chriftendom," and other rare, 
 
 " Antique Ballads fung to crowds of old 
 
 Now cheaply bought at thrice their weight in gold." 
 
 Thefe were ufually adorned by the following cuts, and we may fuppofe that the greater num- 
 ber pafled under the eye of Thomas Bewick, affording him important material for contemplation. 
 But that individual, in the true fpirit of genius, was not flow to obferve wherein other 
 engravers 'had been defective, and accordingly he rofe in that department to be the firft man 
 of his age. At the end of the volume will be found impreffions from a few blocks which 
 received their laft touches from that great artift's unrivalled hand. The work, therefore, 
 independent of its curiofity, may be considered valuable as a contribution to the Hiftory of 
 Wood Engraving, previous to its revival in the eighteenth century. 
 
 Newcaftle -on- Tyne. 
 30th Dec. 1862. 
 
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