1881 The Etcher's Handbook

Description

Illustrated, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding

The third revised and augmented edition of P.G. Hamerton's The Etcher's Handbook, published by Charles Roberson and Co. in 1881. First published in 1871.

In the publisher's original cloth, with original pictorial advertisements, including Hamerton's particular printing press he invented, as well as five of his own beautiful etched illustrations. Collated complete.

Hamerton, an English artist who was a leading figure of the etching revival between 1850 and 1930, delves into the new processes of printmaking. He advocates the importance of good-quality etching often missed in mass producing factories.