American Engravers Upon Copper And Steel; Part I: Biographical Sketches Illustrated & Part II: Check-List Of The Work Of The Earlier Engravers
by Stauffer, David McNeely
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Orig. gray cloth spine, dark gray boards, black spine labels, covers with Grolier Club escutcheon in black. Very good. 2 Vols
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ardsley, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Grolier Club, 1907. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. gray cloth spine, dark gray boards, black spine labels, covers with Grolier Club escutcheon in black. Very good. 2 Vols. [XXXi; List of Plates, American Engravers & Notes] 391 pages & [X: Preface to the Reader, Notes] 566 pages. 25 x 16 cm. Limited edition, one of 350 copies printed on mould made paper by The De Vinne Press. In his Preface the author notes that '"The great majority of early American engravers were relatively obscure men; many were gold and silver-smiths, only working upon copper to meet a limited demand....." Slight chipping to backstrip labels, interior contents clean and fresh.
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- Bookseller
- Royoung bookseller, Inc. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21835
- Title
- American Engravers Upon Copper And Steel; Part I: Biographical Sketches Illustrated & Part II: Check-List Of The Work Of The Earlier Engravers
- Author
- Stauffer, David McNeely
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Orig. gray cloth spine, dark gray boards, black spine labels, covers with Grolier Club escutcheon in black. Very good. 2 Vols
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Grolier Club
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1907
- Keywords
- Printing
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- Prints; Books-on-Books;
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