The graphic arts : a treatise on the varieties of drawing, painting, and engraving in comparison with each other and with nature / by Philip Gilbert Hamerton
by Hamerton, Philip Gilbert (1834-1894)
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About This Item
London : Seeley, Jackson, and Halliday, 1882. 1st edition. Hardcover. Contemporary fine-ribbed cloth professionally re-backed in modern, matching gilt-blocked cloth. Corners sharp with an overall tight, bright and clean impression. Physical description; xvi, 384 pages, 54 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 32 cm. Includes index. Subjects; Art Technique. Composition (Art). Art Technique. Composition (Art). Graphic arts. Drawing. Painting. Engraving. Art Technique. Composition (Art)Graphic arts. Engraving - Technique. Drawing - Technique. Painting - Technique.
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- Title
- The graphic arts : a treatise on the varieties of drawing, painting, and engraving in comparison with each other and with nature / by Philip Gilbert Hamerton
- Author
- Hamerton, Philip Gilbert (1834-1894)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st edition
- Publisher
- London : Seeley, Jackson, and Halliday
- Date Published
- 1882
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