Printing Relief Illustrations : Kirkall to the Line Block

4o, hardback, 29pp with tipped in original plates (mostly rescued from imperfect or damaged books). Good+ condition. Orange boards, green panel affixed to spine, gilt lettering on spine. General light wear, orange cloth lightly shaded along both spine edges and a little faded at upper right front. Owner's name sticker at lower front pastedown. Beautifully produced, with original samples tipped in, including a page from Croxall's Aesop, 1798. 4 illustrations in the text. Contents: Elisha Kirkall, Wood Engraving, Thomas Bewick, The Forties, Stereotyping, The Sixties, Colour Printing, Electrotype, The Line Block & Notes.