Vendeur : About Books, Henderson, NV, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : New. Etat de la jaquette : No jacket, as issued. Facsimile reprint of the 1856 original. New York & London: Garland Publishing, Inc, 1980. BRAND NEW in perfect condition. NO rubbing. NO fading. Bright, clean, square and tight. Sharp corners. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. Fresh and crisp -- obviously never read. 1980. Facsimile of the 1856 edition [Philadelphia: Henry Carey Baird] with an informative new introduction by Sidney F. Huttner that gives a history of the book's publication and its author. The DAB (Vol. XIII, p.503) describes the original as "the first practical manual of the subject by an American" and "the most nearly complete treatise yet published in America." Included are full instructions for forwarding, gilding and finishing. The marbling section, taken directly from Woolnough's THE WHOLE ART OF MARBLING tells how to reproduce 29 patterns of which 7 are illustrated on full page plates. Glossary. Index. Bound in the original gilt-stamped brown cloth. Mejer #1950. Brenni #39. Facsimile reprint of the 1856 original. Hardcover. New/No jacket, as issued. x, 318pp. + 23 pages of ads. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping. N° de réf. du vendeur 019473
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