THE PAINTER AND VARNISHER'S GUIDE; OR, A TREATISE, BOTH IN THEORY AND PRACTICE, ON THE ART OF MAKING AND APPLYING VARNISHES; ON THE DIFFERENT KINDS OF PAINTING, AND ON THE METHOD OF PREPARING COLOURS BOTH SIMPLE AND COMPOUND; WITH NEW OBSERVATIONS AND EXPERIMENTS ON COPAL; ON THE NATURE OF THE SUBSTANCES EMPLOYED IN THE COMPOSITION OF VARNISHES AND OF COLOURS; AND ON VARIOUS PROCESSES USED IN THE ART. DEDICATED TO THE SOCIETY OF GENEVA FOR THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE ARTS, AGRICULTURE, AND COMMERCE.

P. F. Tingry.

Publication Date: 1816

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1816, London, printed for Sherwood, Neely, and Jones, second edition, corrected and improved, by a practical Chemist, ppxxxii + 412 + (iv), two plates and folding table as called for, modern half calf over marbled boards. Folding table a little worn on the crease, otherwise a very good copy. Seller Inventory # 06912

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Title: THE PAINTER AND VARNISHER'S GUIDE; OR, A ...

Publication Date: 1816