A Treatise on Wood Engraving, Historical and Practical
by Chatto, William Andres and John Jackson
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good (Boards are very heavily worn; leather of the spine strip is very heavily deteriorated and chipping off; boards are edgewor
- Seller
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Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
London: Charles Knight and Co. Ludgate Sreet, 1839. Hardcover. Good (Boards are very heavily worn; leather of the spine strip is very heavily deteriorated and chipping off; boards are edgeworn/scuffed/smudged; hinges are cracked; textblock edges are toned/scuffed/smudged; interior is lightly toned with occasional smudging/scuffing, but in extraordinary shape for the age of this book; textblock appears solid.). Half-bound red leather and cloth boards with gilt lettering; xvi, 749 pp.; 7 unnumbered leaves of plates; illustrations. This book is in incredible condition at the interior, considering the age of this book. "With upwards of three hundred illustrations, engraved on wood, by John Jackson." -- WorldCat.
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- Bookseller
- Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 198700
- Title
- A Treatise on Wood Engraving, Historical and Practical
- Author
- Chatto, William Andres and John Jackson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good (Boards are very heavily worn; leather of the spine strip is very heavily deteriorated and chipping off; boards are edgewor
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Charles Knight and Co. Ludgate Sreet
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1839
- Keywords
- History, Wood Engraving ; Wood Engraving ; ;
- Bookseller catalogs
- History;
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About the Seller
Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
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Columbia, Pennsylvania
About Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
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- Spine Strip
- The material covering the spine, or the rear portion of the outside of a book.
- Edges
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- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Worldcat
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- Leaves
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- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...