Wood-block printing.

FLETCHER, F. Morley

Published by Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd. [1926], London, 1926

About this Item

xxiii, 131pp, [3]. With a 23 half-tone reproductions of various examples of printing, an original print designed and cut by the author printed on Japanese paper, and a final leaf of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's cloth-backed green paper boards, lettered in black. A trifle rubbed and bumped. A near fine copy. The first edition of a description of the craft of woodcutting and colour printing based on the Japanese practice. 'This little book gives an account of one of the primitive crafts, in the practice of which only the simplest tools and materials are used. Their method of use may serve as a means of expression for artist-craftsmen, or may be studied in preparation for, or as a guide towards, more elaborate work in printing, of which the main principles may be seen most clearly in their application in the primitive craft' [author's preface]. Size: 12mo. Seller Inventory # AQ23750

Bibliographic Details

Title: Wood-block printing.

Publisher: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd. [1926], London

Publication Date: 1926

Binding: Hardcover

Edition: First edition.