Practical Illustration. A Guide for Artists.
by WHITING, John D
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- Hardcover
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- Seller
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Tamworth, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
New York: Harper and Brothers Publishers, (1920). Large octavo, tan boards printed in green with a small circular pictorial label on upper cover, backed in black cloth, pp. [vii], [156]; illustrated with some plates in colour. Includes examples of published work by major illustrators such as Howard Pyle, E.A. Abbey and Clinton Balmer, as well as notes on cover designs, pictorial wrappers, spot wrappers, poster wrappers, mechanical reproduction and processes in colour. Previous owner's name neatly written upon endpaper, corners of covers are a little bumped, else very good in a price-clipped dust jacket, slightly chipped at the spine ends and the fore-edge of the rear panel..
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- Robert Wright Books, ABAC / ILAB (CA)
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- 11355
- Title
- Practical Illustration. A Guide for Artists.
- Author
- WHITING, John D
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- New York: Harper and Brothers Publishers, (1920).
- Keywords
- HOWARD PYLE, E.A. ABBEY AND CLINTON BALMER, COVER DESIGNS, PICTORIAL WRAPPERS, SPOT POSTER MECHANICAL REPRODUCTION; PROCESSES IN COLOUR; BOOK ILLUSTRATION; ILLUSTRATIONS
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Robert Wright Books, ABAC / ILAB
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Tamworth, Ontario
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