Engravings and their value : a guide for the print collector / by J. Herbert Slater
1921, Fifth Edition. London : Bazaar, Exchange and Mart Office. Very good copy in the original decorated gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Minor scattered foxing. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Item #396386
Physical description; 732 pages : 21 cm. Notes; Biographical dictionary of engravers. Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents; The origin of engraving -- Various methods of engraving -- On forming a collection -- The examination and purchase of prints -- On the genuineness of prints -- The cleaning of prints -- The preservation of prints -- The prices of prints -- Technical terms -- Lists of books useful to collectors -- List of engravers, in alphabetical order, with some of their chief works and auction values of each print catalogued. Subjects; Engraving Collectors and collecting. Engraving Prices. Engravers ; Dictionaries. Prints Collectors and collecting. Engravers. Engravers (incisers).
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