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The Wonders of engraving.
by DUPLESSIS, Georges
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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Concord, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
London: Sampson Low, Son, and Marston, 1871. First Edition. . Hardcover. See Description. First English Edition. 8vo. pp. x, 338. With 10 reproductions in autotype and 34 wood-engravings by P. Sellier. Bound in half green morocco with gilt spine (slightly faded). Upper head-cap neatly restored; some wear to the corner tips and outer extremities. All edges gilt. Interior is clean. Small 5 mm tear to margin of one plate. Georges Duplessis (1834-1899) a prolific French author on engraving and book illustration. He was a conservateur at the Bibliotheque nationale department des Estampes. His "Les merveilles de la gravure" was published in French (1871). The book appeared in English the same year. Includes chapters on the Italian, Flemish, German, and French schools as well as sections on Engraving in England and Spain.
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- Bookseller
- Robert McDowell Antiquarian Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000401
- Title
- The Wonders of engraving.
- Author
- DUPLESSIS, Georges
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - See Description
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Publisher
- Sampson Low, Son, and Marston
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1871
- Keywords
- ENGRAVING ETCHING PRINTMAKING INCUNABULA BOOKS
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Robert McDowell Antiquarian Books
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Concord, Massachusetts
About Robert McDowell Antiquarian Books
Specializing in Pre-19th century European Imprints - History, Travel & Exploration; Theology, Philosophy & Occult; Illustrated books; Science & Medicine.
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- Edges
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- Gilt
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