A Treatise on Wood Engraving Historical and Practical
by John Jackson
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
London : Henry G. Bohn, 1861. Cloth. Good. 10.5" by 7". Various. An extensive volume on this history and practice of wood engraving, richly illustrated. A second edition copy of A Treatise on Wood Engraving Historical and Practical, with a new chapter on the artists of the day by Henry G. Bohn and 145 additional wood engravings. This volume is an extensive exploration of the history and practice of wood engraving by John Jackson. The work explores the antiquity of engraving, progress of wood engraving, the invention of typography and artists. With a frontispiece and many illustrations within the text. Bound by Burn. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, smart with bumping to the head of the spine and lighter bumping to the tail of the spine. Some light marks to the boards. Previous owner bookplate to the front pastedown. Watermark to the bottom corner of the frontispiece. Internally, generally firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Good
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 847B50
- Title
- A Treatise on Wood Engraving Historical and Practical
- Author
- John Jackson
- Illustrator
- Various
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Henry G. Bohn
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1861
- Size
- 10.5" by 7"
- Keywords
- A Treatise on Wood Engraving Historical and Practical art wood engraving design art
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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