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Hard cover, Folio (9 3/4 x 14 3/4 inches) in quarter red cloth over marble paper covered boards, viii, [104] pp., in a limited edition of 500 copies. Printed at the Cambridge University Press, with the color plates at the Curwen Press, London. Typographical Design by John Dreyfus. ** CONDITION: Fine, but lacking prospectus material. **This illustrated history of aquatint color printmaking to Britain during the fifty year period between about 1775 and 1825 forms a useful introduction to this intaglio tonal etching process. New depths of tonal variation and texture were possible with the 12 or so steps of "biting" and "stopping" the plate with acid, providing improvements over the less nuanced mezzotint engraving. Pages were then commonly hand watercolored, (sometimes by child labor). The results reflect the best of British watercolor technique, and, being labor-intensive, were used in a variety of expensive books, including issues of topographical or architectural views, sporting prints, books of satire and military history. Classic examples are given in illustration by Rowlandson, Ackermann and Danielle, among others. The Book Club of California was established in 1912 to promote books on Californian topics, fine art publishing and the book arts. O. Lewis (1987) p. 53. Book Club of California Publication No. 160. O. Lewis (1987) p. 53. AUTHOR Colin Franklin (d. 2020) had a lengthy career as an antiquarian bookseller, and the text reminisces on a variety of topics, including an explanation of the bibliophilia collecting mania of limited editions begun in nineteenth century France, and its influence in later British and American publishing. A beautiful, collectible volume about the book arts.
Ref: FINE 9337
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