Making an etching / by Levon West
1932, Reprint. London New York: The Studio; The Studio Publications. Poor copy in gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges bumped and rubbed as with age. First twenty pages loose but present. Text remains clear without blemish. Provenance: Bookplate from Robbins Library, with some minor library marks. Item #372014
Physical description: 79 pages: mounted illustrations; 26 cm.
Contents: To the student reader.--Illustrations of method.--Materials needed to make an etching.--Cleaning the plate.--Applying the ground.--Smoking the 'grounded' plate.--Drawing of the 'grounded' plate.--Protecting the back of the plate.--Biting the plate.--Re-biting the plate.--Inking the plate.--Wiping the plate.--Paper for printing.--Applying the paper to the plate.--Printing the etching.--Pulling a print.--'Trial proofs' and 'states'.--Copper plate inked and wiped.--Impression from copper plate. Subjects: Etching Technique. Prints.
Price: €48.00