ETCHING AND ETCHERS, Philip Gilbert Hamerton
Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1878
Green cloth cover, with black and gilt decoration, spine stamped in black and gilt. Gilt tops. Cover: Designs (copied by the author) on the back of the book, above and below the Title, are from an etching by M. Braquemond. Design (copied by the author) on the front is part from Turner's plate called "The Little "Devil's Bridge". Woodcut on the title page is a copy, by Mr. Cooper, of one of Rembrandt's best portraits. Dedication. Preface. Contents: Powers and Qualities of the Art. The Dutch and other Schools. The French School. The English School. The Interpreters of Painting, and Copying in Facsimile. Appendix: Practical Notes. List of 12 Illustrations: The artist-author has copied, by etching, ten masterworks of other artists, which are beautifully done. Catalogue Index. Minor rubbing to covers and corners lightly bumped. Binding is tight. Occasional age browning, caused by plate, on the opposite page. Slight browning throughout the text.
PRICE: $110
