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Engraving, Early works to 1800, Technique, EtchingShowing 1 featured edition. View all 1 editions?
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The art of graueing, and etching: wherein is exprest the true way of graueing in copper. Allso the manner & method of that famous Callot, & Mr. Bosse, in their seuerall ways of etching
1662, Published by Willm. Faithorne. And sold at his shop next to ye Signe of ye. Drake, without Temple Barr
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Engraved t.-p.
Signatures: Ap4s B-Dp8s.
Wing (2nd ed.) F294
In Getty copy engraved t.p. trimmed to the border and mounted on leaf.
Binding: old calfskin. Boards tooled in blind with two frames of double fillets, fleurons at corners of inner frame. Edges of boards gilt rolled. Page edges sprinkled red & brown.
Inscription on front flyleaf: Faithorne's art of Engraveing given to me John Ashby by Mr John Clark bookbinder in ye Year 1693. Monogram stamp in black ink on t.p. and back pastedown apparently consisting of B R E T H L. Theodore Besterman's calligraphic label, signed P.S. (perhaps for Percy John Smith, b. 1882).
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