The Colophon, A Book Collector's Quarterly, Part 5 Hardcover (printed boards) - 1931

Pynson Printers, New York, 1931. First Edition. Hardcover (Printed Boards). Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: David B. Milne. The Colophon, A Book Collector's Quarterly, Part 5, New York: Pynson Printers, 1931. Quarto, unpaginated, printed boards. Includes the David B. Milne aquatint Hilltop, signed by Milne in pencil. The artist, a Canadian painter, print maker and writer, achieved early recognition at the Armory Show of 1913, where he had 5 paintings exhibited. The idea of using color in a drypoint, as in the print available here, was an original idea of Milne's, as the tradition practice was black and white only. Wikipedia: "He developed a method of making colour drypoints, printing one colour over another with different plates for each. Milne had first tried etching and drypoint while he was a student at the Art Students’ League and his idea of colour drypoint was unprecedented, as the tradition was to only use black and the white of the paper. He had thought of creating colour drypoints years before, but lacked the equipment to carry through his experiments, as the printmaking technique requires metal plates which are scratched or etched into, then inked, wiped and finally run through a printing press. It took many months for Milne to achieve the sparsely layered look that he envisioned with his prints, but the results were very compelling."Condition of this book:Fine, tears in the parchment wrapper. Size: Quarto. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Illustrator: David B. Milne. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Books on Books; United States; 1930s; Art & Design. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 55452. .