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On the Making of Etchings
by Frank Short
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good +
- Seller
-
Waccabuc, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: Robert Dunthorne at the Sign of the Rembrandt Head, 1888. Vellum. Very Good +. Frank Short, Wilfrid Ball. The 1888 1st edition, #69 of only 150 copies issued. Bright and VG to VG+ in its full vellum, with crisp gilt-titling. Light soiling at the panels, lovely marbled endsheets and pastedowns. 4 original full-page etchings (3 by Frank Short, 1 by Wilfrid Ball -- 2 of Frank Short's signed in pencil, Wilfrid Ball's signed in pencil as well). Octavo, all edges gilt.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Appledore Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21417
- Title
- On the Making of Etchings
- Author
- Frank Short
- Illustrator
- Frank Short, Wilfrid Ball
- Format/Binding
- Vellum
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Robert Dunthorne at the Sign of the Rembrandt Head
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1888
- Keywords
- rare art technique, rare art instruction, rare etching books
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Appledore Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2005
Waccabuc, New York
About Appledore Books, ABAA
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Glossary
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- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- 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...
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