Woolnough (C. W.). The Art of Marbling, as applied to Book Edges and Paper, containing full instructions for executing British, French, Spanish, Italian, Nonpareil, etc., etc. Illustrated with Specimens. With a brief notice of its recent application to textile fabrics, and particularly to the cloths so extensively used by bookbinders, 1st edition, Alexander Heylin, 1853, half-title present, 29 specimens of marbled paper (each numbered on verso in early manuscript) and 4 specimens of marbled cloth bound in (complete), front hinge split, all edges gilt, original marbled wavy-grain cloth covers, spine darkened and slightly frayed at ends, covers blind panelled, upper cover gilt lettered within decorative frame, 8vo (Qty: 1) Rare first edition, in the original publisher's binding, of perhaps the most important book on British marbling, providing a detailed account of the materials and methods of the craft.
Woolnough (C. W.). The Art of Marbling, as applied to Book Edges and Paper, containing full instructions for executing British, French, Spanish, Italian, Nonpareil, etc., etc. Illustrated with Specimens. With a brief notice of its recent application to textile fabrics, and particularly to the cloths so extensively used by bookbinders, 1st edition, Alexander Heylin, 1853, half-title present, 29 specimens of marbled paper (each numbered on verso in early manuscript) and 4 specimens of marbled cloth bound in (complete), front hinge split, all edges gilt, original marbled wavy-grain cloth covers, spine darkened and slightly frayed at ends, covers blind panelled, upper cover gilt lettered within decorative frame, 8vo (Qty: 1) Rare first edition, in the original publisher's binding, of perhaps the most important book on British marbling, providing a detailed account of the materials and methods of the craft.
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