Engravings and their Value; a Complete Guide to the Collection and Prices of all Classes of Prints

A sixth edition of J. Herbert Slater's interesting guide to engravings, complete with twenty-four colour plates. This work explores the history of engraving, from wood engraving through line engraving, etching, mezzotint, colour prints, forgeries and collector's marks. A thorough exploration of the artistic form, examining all manner of means and examples.Written by H. Herbert Slater (1854-1921), author of 'How to Collect Books' and 'The Romance of Book Collecting'.Enlarged by F. W. Maxwell-Barbour.The sixth edition.Illustrated with twenty-four plates, as well as three hundred facsimile reproductions of engraver's marks.From the public library of Weston-super-Mare; cleanly preserved. Rebound in a full cloth institutional binding. Externally generally smart, with some minor general shelf wear. Library bookplate to the front pastedown and stamps to the front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with occasional small library stamps. Very Good Indeed.