Author: William Andrew Chatto
Title: A Treatise on Wood Engraving: Historical and Practical
Description: London, Chatto and Windus, [1861]. Leather. The second edition of this study of wood engraving by William Andrew Chatto. The second edition, dated from Jisc and identified through its preface. An uncommon volume in all editions. A new edition with an additional chapter by Henry G. Bohn, British publisher.  A charming overview of the history and progress of wood engraving from its antiquity to the nineteenth century. By William Andrew Chatto. Illustrated with a frontispiece and numerous engravings in text throughout by John Jackson. In the original publisher's quarter morocco binding over cloth covered boards. Externally rather worn with some shelf wear and bumping to the head and tail of the spine, some chipping to the extremities of the boards. With some rubbing to the spine and faint damp markings, which cause the cloth to cockle only slightly. Previous ownership inscription to the front blank page, dated 1920. Internally, firmly bound. With a minor faint spotting scattered throughout, generally the leaves appear very clean. Illustrated with a frontispiece and numerous engravings in text. Good . Ill.: John Jackson. Good .

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