SIMPLE ART APPLIED TO HANDWORK [Volume II]

Volume II only. 8vo. xiii[1]15-208p. Color frontispiece plus 107 black and white plates throughout. Appendix: A Few Helpful Hints Regarding Various processes and Tools. Tan cloth with gilt and red letters on the front cover and red letters on the spine and with an elaborate design blocked in red on the front cover of several pieces of handiwork. Covers lightly soiled, corners very lightly bumped, spine somewhat darkened, handwritten numbers at base of spine but no other library markings or pocket, gilt bright, frontispiece and all plates in fine condition, else very good to near fine with no internal markings. No dust jacket. "The present manual is an attempt to outline for teachers the lines on which the decoration of m any of the articles now made in the handwork lesson may be carried out. Geometry.is used as the starting point. The first volume [of the two] included the decoration of handwork by means of the following processes--(1) Geometrical work and interlacing patterns. (2) Brushwork Design. (3) Stencilling. (4) Needlework. (5) Lettering with pen and brush. The more technical processes suitable for older children, such as--(6) Woodstaining. (7) Pyrography. (8) Gesso on Woodwork. (9) Leather Work. (10) Metal Work. (11) Bookbinding, etc., are include in this, the second volume." [from the Preface] Herbert A. Rankin was the author of several books on color, handwork, pencil work, and the like. F.H. Brown worked with Rankin on other books and was the author of several books on clay modeling. Just an amazing teaching volume with illustrations and full text descriptions of each piece of handwork. One in the series of of the Pitman Art Manuals. …