Making an etching / by Levon West

Published by London New York: The Studio; The Studio Publications, 1932

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Poor copy in gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges bumped and rubbed as with age. First twenty pages loose but present. Text remains clear without blemish. Provenance: Bookplate from Robbins Library, with some minor library marks. Physical description: 79 pages: mounted illustrations; 26 cm.Contents: To the student reader.--Illustrations of method.--Materials needed to make an etching.--Cleaning the plate.--Applying the ground.--Smoking the 'grounded' plate.--Drawing of the 'grounded' plate.--Protecting the back of the plate.--Biting the plate.--Re-biting the plate.--Inking the plate.--Wiping the plate.--Paper for printing.--Applying the paper to the plate.--Printing the etching.--Pulling a print.--'Trial proofs' and 'states'.--Copper plate inked and wiped.--Impression from copper plate. Subjects: Etching Technique. Prints. 1 Kg.

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Bibliographic details

Title
Making an etching / by Levon West
Author
West, Levon (1900-1968)
Publisher
London New York: The Studio; The Studio Publications
Publication year
1932
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
Reprint.
Item weight
1 kilogram

MW Books Ltd.

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Asia and Asian Colonial History, Travel and Exploration, Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Political Economy, Labour History and Literature, Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Social History

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