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Hardie, Martin, Introduction By James Laver

English Coloured Books

1990

25.38 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canada)

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Year of publication
1990
Place of printing
London. Fitzhouse Books
Author
Hardie, Martin, Introduction By James Laver
Edition
reprint of the 1906 first edition.
Keyword
Books about Books, Collecting Reference
Languages
English
First edition
Yes

Description

large 8vo [25 x 19 cm]; xxiv, 340 pp, frontis, 28 plates, index. original green cloth, gilt spine title lettering, dj (price clipped), fine and clean, unmarked. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. There are two detailed chapters on the origins of coloured printing and of the methods of book illustration from 1500 to 1800. These are followed by 22 detailed chapters on individuals, publishers and the development and improvement of methods and techniques to the twentieth century. There are appendices on colored books with plates by Baxter, Ackerman, Rowlandson, Alien.
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