Engravings and their Value A Complete Guide to the Collection and Prices of all Classes of Prints
by J. Herbert Slater
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: The Bazaar, Exchange and Mart, Limited, 1929. Cloth. Good. 12" by 9". None. An uncommon copy of Slater's guide for collectors of engravings. Sixth Edition, revised and enlarged by F. W. Maxwell-Barbour. With a colour frontispiece, numerous plates throughout, and a number of facsimile reproductions of engravers' marks. Collated, complete. A fascinating study of engraving, detailing the history and development of the discipline. In a red cloth binding with gilt title and design detailing to the front board and spine. Externally, sound with light rubbing in places, bumping to the extremities and some marks to boards. With a little fraying and very slight loss to the extremities. The hinges are tender. Internally, generally firmly bound, although strained in places. The pages are generally bright and clean with scattered spotting and minor age toning, and handling marks to the endpapers. Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- MYS-12
- Title
- Engravings and their Value A Complete Guide to the Collection and Prices of all Classes of Prints
- Author
- J. Herbert Slater
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Bazaar, Exchange and Mart, Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1929
- Size
- 12" by 9"
- Keywords
- F. W. Maxwell-Barbour Engraving Art Engraving
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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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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- 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....
- Facsimile
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...