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The Etcher's Handbook, Giving and Account of the Old Processes and Processes Recently Discovered
by HAMERTON, Philip Gilbert
- Used
- good
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Thomaston, Maine, United States
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About This Item
London: Charles Roberson & Co, 1875. Second Edition. Cloth. Good. Second edition. 12mo; viii, 94 and 33 [1]pp; 34 pp of advertisements follow the text; gilt stamped green cloth over beveled board; 6 etched plates with tissue guard; bookseller's label to front pastedown; scuffing and some fraying to head and tail of spine, light soiling to cover, front and back hinge cracked but binding holding tight, crack at pp 80-81; good. Interesting book on the art of etching.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Sandra L Hoekstra Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 123
- Title
- The Etcher's Handbook, Giving and Account of the Old Processes and Processes Recently Discovered
- Author
- HAMERTON, Philip Gilbert
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Publisher
- Charles Roberson & Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1875
- Keywords
- Printing, Art, Etching
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Sandra L Hoekstra Bookseller
Biblio member since 2019
Thomaston, Maine
About Sandra L Hoekstra Bookseller
We sell antiquarian, collectible, out-of-print, and rare, books, maps, prints and interesting ephemera by internet and show.
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Beveled
- Beveled edges, or beveled boards, describe a technique of binding in which the edges of book boards have been cut into slanted...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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