An early twentieth-century monograph devoted to the history and technique of aquatint engraving. Written by S. T. Prideaux, a noted authority on bookbinding and the graphic arts, the work traces the development of the process and its principal practitioners. A concise and informed study, valued by collectors and students of printmaking and illustrated books.
Good Condition. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Binding is firm and pages are moderately tanned and foxed but plates are clean. Boards are clean with light fraying to spine ends. Minor markings.
An early twentieth-century monograph devoted to the history and technique of aquatint engraving. Written by S. T. Prideaux, a noted authority on bookbinding and the graphic arts, the work traces the development of the process and its principal practitioners. A concise and informed study, valued by collectors and students of printmaking and illustrated books.
Good Condition. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Binding is firm and pages are moderately tanned and foxed but plates are clean. Boards are clean with light fraying to spine ends. Minor markings.
Aquatint Engraving
S.T. Prideaux
1909
Duckworth & Co
First Edition
8vo
