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A Treatise on Wood Engraving, Historical and Practical. With upwards of three hundred illustrations, engraved on wood, by John Jackson
by Jackson, John; Chatto, William Andrew
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About This Item
London: Charles Knight & Co., 1839. Hardcover. 4to (10.25 x 8 x 2.75"), half black morocco over marbled boards, gilt raised bands, spine in 5 compartments, t.e.g., edges uncut. 749 pp., numerous b&w illus., early bookseller's description affixed to front paste-down, envelope with 1887 news clipping in it affixed to front pastedown. CONDITION: Good +, rubbing with loss at extremities, 1 detached plate, but an appealing copy. First edition. Includes the sometimes missing "Parsonage at Ovingham" plate tipped onto p. 713.
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- Bookseller
- James Arsenault & Company
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- 6860
- Title
- A Treatise on Wood Engraving, Historical and Practical. With upwards of three hundred illustrations, engraved on wood, by John Jackson
- Author
- Jackson, John; Chatto, William Andrew
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- London: Charles Knight & Co., 1839
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James Arsenault & Company
Biblio member since 2021
Arrowsic, Maine
About James Arsenault & Company
James Arsenault & Company was established in 1988. Our stock consists of Americana, literature, fine press, early photography, plate books, trade catalogs, autographs & manuscripts, ephemera, maps, and historical prints, as well as fine and rare books and pamphlets in a variety of fields. We are members in good standing of the ABAA and ILAB, and have exhibited for many years at numerous rare book fairs in both the northeast and in California. We do not have an open shop, but welcome your inquiries regarding items in our stock possibly of interest to you.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Marbled boards
- ...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
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