A Treatise on Wood Engraving
by JACKSON, JOHN
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good +
- Seller
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London: Henry G. Bohn, 1861. Second Edition. Hardcover. Very Good +. 4to. Second Edition. Bound by Seamus McClafferty, now Miklaf, in full black cloth with olive coloured leather spine label, lettered in gilt. Light foxing to text, otherwise a near fine copy in a tight and square binding. Bookplate to front pastedown. With upwards of 300 illustrations engraved on wood.
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- Bookseller
- Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 34419
- Title
- A Treatise on Wood Engraving
- Author
- JACKSON, JOHN
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Publisher
- Henry G. Bohn
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1861
Terms of Sale
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Biblio member since 2012
Toronto, Ontario
About Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Interesting and unusual books and printed matter. Visual items, illustrated books, private press, mythology/folklore, modern first editions. Member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of Canada (ABAC) and theIndependent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA)
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