Decorative Painting: A practical Handbook on Painting and Etching Upon Various Objects and Materials for the Decoration of our Homes
London: L. Upcott Gill, 1883. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo. (8) x, 214 (2)pp. Original gray blind-stamped, embossed illustration and lettering on cover, blind-stamped vignette on back cover and gilt lettering on spine. protected by modern mylar. Decorative endpapers. Illustrated salmon half-titles and decorative head and endpieces for each chapter. . Block printed on gray coated paper with decorative frame on title page. "The aim of the book is, firstly, to give to the amateur (who already knows the rudiments of Painting) a clear an concise account of many different processes, and the nature of the one especially undertaken; secondly, to point out the materials required: and thirdly, to show how to apply and work up those materials so as to give the desired effect." (Preface). Publisher's advertisements of last two pages. Binding with light wear along edges and lightly rubbed. Slightly starting at inside front cover. Binding and interior in overall very good-condition. vg-. Item #44702
Price: $150.00