The Acme Guide to Coloring Photographic Portraits of all Draperies, Backgrounds, &c. in Transparent Water Colors
- Used
- very good
- Condition
- Very good
- Seller
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Chehalis, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Chicago: Mrs. T.M. Starr, 1896. Softcover. Very good. Fourth edition. 48 pp. 6.5 x 5 inches, in original stapled wrappers. A very good copy, with some chipping to the spine, ownership signature on front cover. Title continues: Including Concise Instructions for Coloring with Transparent Oil Colors and for Enameling Over Colors, Mounting on Glass, Coloring Lantern Slides, Fabric Painting, etc., etc. Mrs. Starr, the publisher, was manager of the Acme Water Color Co. As promised, the book offers tips on how to select and apply color to diffrerent parts of an image (e.g., hair, flesh, backgrounds) and to photographs of different types. Just one copy (of any edition) located in OCLC.
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- Bookseller
- Walkabout Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21706
- Title
- The Acme Guide to Coloring Photographic Portraits of all Draperies, Backgrounds, &c. in Transparent Water Colors
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Mrs. T.M. Starr
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1896
- Bookseller catalogs
- Photography;
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About the Seller
Walkabout Books
Biblio member since 2011
Chehalis, Washington
About Walkabout Books
Walkabout Books is an antiquarian bookstore located in southwest Washington State. We specialize in Americana and the literature of travel and adventure, including travel narratives, travel and tourism ephemera (travel diaries, vintage brochures, guidebooks, etc), exploration, mountaineering, and other outdoor pursuits. We also carry interesting and unusual books in many other fields.
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- Chipping
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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....