Block Prints from India for Textiles

Published by Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, IL, U.S.A., 1924

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Minor edge and corner wear, gently scuffed and scratched, lightly toned pages, overall a very crisp and clean first edition! Wonderfully well-preserved! Very rare and hard-to-find! Gift Quality! 2 unmarked and uncreased pages of historical text and 24 pages of black and white plates. Anthropology Design Series No. I "The use of wooden blocks to print or stamp designs on cloth, especially cotton, is still quite common in India, though by no means so general as in former years. The designs used vary considerably from place to place, but method is much the same everywhere. The designs are first drawn on paper, which is pasted on blocks of wood. The wood is then cut with a crude engraving tool to the depth of about one-third of an inch. Holes are often cut through the block to allow the air to escape from the cavaties former by cutting out the design. This allows the dye to penetrate all the parts without danger of air bubbles." Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

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Title
Block Prints from India for Textiles
Author
Lewis, Albert Buell
Publisher
Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
Publication year
1924
Condition
Very Good+
Binding
Stapled Soft Cover
Edition
First Edition.
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