Fine Prints: Collecting, Buying, and Selling

Shapiro, Cecile; Mason, Lauris; Ludman, Joan

ISBN 10: 006013853X / ISBN 13: 9780060138530

Published by Haper & Row, 1976

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First edition. Light general wear to jacket. 1976 Hard Cover. 256 pp. With glossaries of French and German terms by Joan Ludman. .the collector learns where to see prints and where to buy them; how to judge condition and value; how to store; how to restore prints; how to locate the many books and catalogs that are needed to back up a collection; and how to sell prints for the best price when planning to dispose of any. The authors explain what goes on at print auctions, how to catalog a private collection and how to keep records of prices, which prints are available and where to find them. Each chapter opens with an illustration of a fine print, and other illustrations demonstrate the techniques of lithographs, woodcuts, silkscreens, and etchings. Here also are diagrams showing how to store, mat, and preserve prints. In addition to a complete glossary of print terms, and French-English and German-English glossaries of print terms, there are many valuable lists including United States and foreign museums with print collections, print dealers in North America, auctions of the world, brief descriptions of books about prints, and may more.--jacket. Seller Inventory # 2317610

Bibliographic Details

Title: Fine Prints: Collecting, Buying, and Selling

Publisher: Haper & Row

Publication Date: 1976

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine

Edition: First Edition.

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Synopsis:

A DEFINITIVE STUDY ON COLLECTING PRINTS.