Lot 289
Whittock (Nathaniel) The Decorative Painters' and Glaziers' Guide, third edition, 1832.
Hammer Price: £800
Description
Whittock (Nathaniel) The Decorative Painters' and Glaziers' Guide, third edition, 102 lithographed plates, 46 hand-coloured, some heightened with gum arabic, one or two with slight adhesions from old tissue guards, some foxing and soiling, mostly to text, title creased and frayed at fore-edge, broken, contemporary cloth, rubbed and stained, new morocco label, spine split, [cf.Abbey Life 81, first edition], 4to, 1832.
⁂ Influential work on the practices of interior decoration, expanded from the first edition of 1827, and including instructions on artificial wood and marble paint finishes, mural painting, stained and painted glass etc. At the end are 16 supplementary plates of different marbles.
Description
Whittock (Nathaniel) The Decorative Painters' and Glaziers' Guide, third edition, 102 lithographed plates, 46 hand-coloured, some heightened with gum arabic, one or two with slight adhesions from old tissue guards, some foxing and soiling, mostly to text, title creased and frayed at fore-edge, broken, contemporary cloth, rubbed and stained, new morocco label, spine split, [cf.Abbey Life 81, first edition], 4to, 1832.
⁂ Influential work on the practices of interior decoration, expanded from the first edition of 1827, and including instructions on artificial wood and marble paint finishes, mural painting, stained and painted glass etc. At the end are 16 supplementary plates of different marbles.
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