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Etching & Etchers
by Philip Gilbert Hamerton
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
-
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Half gilt ruled red morocco over marbled boards; gilt particulars and 5 raised bands to spine. All edges gilt; marbled endpapers. Finely bound, attractive copy with supple hinges. Hors texte original etchings throughout, including a Rembrandt printed from the original plate. Some other artists included are: Gautier, Haden, Daubigny, Ostade, Waterloo, Hamerton, Cope, Redgrave, Ansdell, Callot, Longueville, Weirotter, and more. Pages bright and clean without any markings. Previous owner's book plate to front paste down--C.C.W. Domvile, Bart. . xxvi, 354 pp. 7 x 10 inches.
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Details
- Bookseller
- William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6312
- Title
- Etching & Etchers
- Author
- Philip Gilbert Hamerton
- Illustrator
- Rembrandt, Gautier, Haden, Daubigny, Ostade, Waterloo, Hamerton
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- MacMillan & Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1868
- Size
- Large 8vo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art; Antiquarian; Printing;
Terms of Sale
William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 10 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed.
About the Seller
William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
Biblio member since 2008
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
About William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
We are a brick & mortar store located between I95 and the Florida Turnpike. We focus on the visual aspects of books and the book as artifact. We have large Art and Graphic Art sections including haute couture magazines but also carry Architecture, Ancient & Classical History, Performing Arts and Books on Books & Antiques. We have a large selection of Antiquarian Books, Antique maps & Antique prints. Hours by chance or appointment.
Glossary
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- 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....
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- 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...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- 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...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
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