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A. M. Hind - A Short History of Engraving & Etching

Title: A Short History of Engraving & Etching
Description: London, Archibald Constable & Co. Ltd. 1908. Cloth. A presentation copy of this history of engravings, illustrated throughout. Detailing the history of engraving from the fifteenth century, through the great masters, etching, portrait engraving, etching through the eighteenth and nineteenth century and modern etching, with a number of appendices.Written by Arthur M. Hind (1880-1957), a British curator and art historian who served as Keeper of the Department of Prints and Drawings at the British Museum for twelve years.With a blind stamp to the title page deeming it a presentation copy.A first edition.Containing a photogravure frontispiece and one hundred and ten illustrations in the text. In a full cloth binding with a leather spine label. Externally generally smart; spine is cocked, with a little general wear. Ownership inscription in pencil to the front endpaper and blind stamp to the title page. Internally, firmly bound, pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Various. Very Good Indeed .

Keywords: Engraving British Art History of Art Arthur M. Hind British Art Various

Price: GBP 65.00 = appr. US$ 92.82 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 766R30

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