The Painter and Varnisher's Guide or a Treatise both in Theory and Practice on the Art of Making and Applying Varnishes, on the Different Kinds of Painting and on the Method of Preparing Colours Both Simple and Compound.

Tingry, Pierre Francois.

Published by London: Sherwood, Neely and Jones., 1816

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Later cloth with leather spine label. Tall octavo. xxxii, 412pp plus publisher's ads at front and back. Second edition, corrected and improved. Illustrated with two engraved plates (one folding) and a folding table. An exhaustive and early work on the subject by the Swiss chemist and pharmacist. The first English edition was published in 1804. The text is very good with some foxing throughout. The binding is very good with light wear. Scarce. Seller Inventory # 11763

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Painter and Varnisher's Guide or a ...

Publisher: London: Sherwood, Neely and Jones.

Publication Date: 1816

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good