Abraham le Blond: Colour Printer 1819 - 1894.
by Lycett, Phyllis; Martin, Michael
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0952500019
- ISBN 13
- 9780952500018
- Seller
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Annandale, New South Wales, Australia
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About This Item
St Albans, Herts: Lycett Antiques / New Baxter Society, 1994. Hardback small octavo, no jacket as issued, very good plus condition, pictorial cover, colour plates, minor edgewear. 96 pp. George Baxter invented colour printing in 1834. Abraham le Blond was a licensee of Baxter's new technological innovation, and his colour prints are now considered second only to Baxter in terms of their quality. Authors Phyllis Lycett and Michael Martin provide a biography of Le Blond and his business, as well as an extensive illustrated catalogue of his prints.
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- Bookseller
- Bookhome Sydney (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 13268
- Title
- Abraham le Blond: Colour Printer 1819 - 1894.
- Author
- Lycett, Phyllis; Martin, Michael
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0952500019
- ISBN 13
- 9780952500018
- Publisher
- Lycett Antiques / New Baxter Society
- Place of Publication
- St Albans, Herts
- Date Published
- 1994
- Keywords
- biography, art, colour printers, prints, history, business, britain
- Bookseller catalogs
- ART & ARTISTS;
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Bookhome Sydney
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About the Seller
Bookhome Sydney
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Annandale, New South Wales
About Bookhome Sydney
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