Etching & Etchers
by Philip Gilbert Hamerton
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Macmillan and Co., 1876 . Cloth. Very Good. 9" by 6". Philip Gilbert Hamerton. An attractive edition of this guide to etching by printmaking advocate Philip Gilbert Hamerton Written by artist Philip Gilbert Hamerton, this attractive edition of Etching and Etchers provides practical guidance, as well as a survey of the art form and its key proponents. Includes twelve plates by the author, collated and complete. Hamerton was an advocate of contemporary printmaking, and he established and edited a monthly periodical called The Portfolio which championed etching in particular. In this New Edition of Etching and Etchers, Hamerton reviews the Dutch, French, and English schools of etching, discusses the specific qualities of the form, and offers some practical advice to amateur etchers. With a few pencil markings to the front endpapers. Small sticker to the rear pastedown reading 'Bound by Burn & Co'. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, generally smart. Rubbed to the front board, less to rear and spine. A little bumped to the head of the spine, with a little fraying of the cloth at the tail. Marginal wear to the extremities. Front and rear hinges starting but firm. Internally, generally firmly bound. Some light foxing to the endpapers but pages otherwise bright and clean. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 843N6
- Title
- Etching & Etchers
- Author
- Philip Gilbert Hamerton
- Illustrator
- Philip Gilbert Hamerton
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Macmillan and Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1876
- Size
- 9" by 6"
- Keywords
- Etching and etchers Philip Gilbert Hamerton Illustrated art Philip Gilbert Hamerton
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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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