The modern woodcut : a study of the evolution of the craft by Herbert Furst ('Tis') / with a chapter on the practice of xylography by W. Thomas Smith. With over two hundred illustrations in black and white, and sixteen plates in colour
Language: English
Published by JOHN LANE, london, 1924
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: VANESSA PARKER RARE BOOKS, Westport, Mayo, IrelandVANESSA PARKER RARE BOOKS
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Condition: Used - Very good
£ 194.22
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Furst, Herbert; Smith, W. Thomas THE MODERN WOODCUT John Lane The Bodley Head Limited, London, 1924. First edition of this study of the development of the modern woodcut, by the prolific art critic and editor. Heavily illustrated discussion of the woodcut, its technical development and aesthetic evolution in modern art. Plates cover a wide historical span, from block books of the 16th century through the work of Max Weber, Henry Fitch Taylor, Rockwell Kent, and Edvard Munch. The book includes a final technical chapter by Smith, demonstrator at the Slade School of Fine Arts, titled "Hints on the Practice of Xylography. FUll of fabulous woodcuts in black and white and colour, bound in publishers tan leather six raised bands with gilt rulings and title fake vellum boards slightly marked and a little grubby. A very good almost fine copy. book is heavy and may incur extra postage.
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- The modern woodcut : a study of the evolution of the craft by Herbert Furst ('Tis') / with a chapter on the practice of xylography by W. Thomas Smith. With over two hundred illustrations in black and white, and sixteen plates in colour
- Author
- Herbert Furst,
- Publisher
- JOHN LANE, london
- Publication year
- 1924
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Half-Leather
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- ILLUSTRATED
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Printing
- 1st Printing
- Item weight
- 3 kilograms
- Dimensions
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall
- Seller catalogs
- Art & Artists, First Editions, Illustrated Books
VANESSA PARKER RARE BOOKS
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