By J. Herbert Slater; F. W. Maxwell-Barbour
London   The Bazaar, Exchange and Mart Limited
11.5" by 9" ix, 707pp
A sixth edition of J. Herbert Slater's interesting guide to engravings, complete with twenty-four colour plates.
By J. Herbert Slater; F. W. Maxwell-Barbour

1929 Engravings and their Value; a Complete Guide to the Collection and Prices of all Classes of Prints

London   The Bazaar, Exchange and Mart Limited
11.5" by 9" ix, 707pp
A sixth edition of J. Herbert Slater's interesting guide to engravings, complete with twenty-four colour plates.
£35.00
: 3kgs / : 773R10

What Our Customers Say...

Description

Colour Plates, Illustrated, Rebound

This work explores the history of engraving, from wood engraving through line engraving, etching, mezzotint, colour prints, forgeries and collector's marks. A thorough exploration of the artistic form, examining all manner of means and examples.

Written by H. Herbert Slater (1854-1921), author of 'How to Collect Books' and 'The Romance of Book Collecting'.

Enlarged by F. W. Maxwell-Barbour.

The sixth edition.

Illustrated with twenty-four plates, as well as three hundred facsimile reproductions of engraver's marks.

From the public library of Weston-super-Mare; cleanly preserved.

Condition

Rebound in a full cloth institutional binding. Externally generally smart, with some minor general shelf wear. Library bookplate to the front pastedown and stamps to the front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with occasional small library stamps.

Very Good Indeed

Delivery & payment

We send all of our books via courier which is a fully tracked and insured service. In our experience we find this to be the most reliable and quickest form of delivery. Our primary courier is DHL, but we are able to accommodate special requests if required, including postal delivery for items under 2kg. See More Details