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Hardback. Fair. Sampson Low, Marston, London, 1911; 4to, pp xxvi, 363; printed on thick paper and the volume consequently bulky; blue cloth boards gilt and with an inlaid colour oval print of of a rural herding scene; covers dull and with the front board detached and the half title consequently loose and the binding worn; occasional very light foxing but generally clean throughout; ownership inscription and some pencil scribbling on the front end paper, one folding notice repaired with tape; profusely illustrated with 47 monochrome and 21 colour illustrations of Baxter's work or of bills and notices giving relevant information in some cases. Baxter, a wood engraver and printer like his father, is generally credited with developing a commercially viable method of colour printing, his first known print appearing in 1829. Although he didn't particularly benefit from his inventions or his work - he went bankrupt in 1865 - his prints are generally very fine and far superior to those of other… Read More

GB: Sampson Low, 1911. A clean tight book but outer hinges splitting. LACKS ONE PLATE. SPECIAL POSTAGE RATES APPLY.. 1st Edition. Hardback. VG-/No DW.

Sampson Low, Marston & Company, 1011. Hardcover. Good/N/a. Large book with decorated cover and spine. Deckle edges to pages. A bit of foxing in early pages. Weight is nearly 2kg so extra shipping at cost.

London: Sampson Low, Marston, 1911. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Very good in original dark green cloth-covered boards with attractive gilt decorations to front board and spine plus oval color vignette on the front board. Gilt to top of pages. Foxing throughout, previous name, binding somewhat shaken. Heavily illustrated. Frontispiece missing. Color and black-and-white plates. Four fold-out facsimiles of advertisements are present. Extra postage.

London: Sampson Low, Marsten & Company, 1911. Hardcover. Good condition. Large 8vo, 363pp, color frontis, color and b&w illus throughout, 4 folding ads, teg, uncut. Pictorial green cloth cover with title in gilt on cover and gilt title on spine. Spine has darkened, o/w good.

London: Sampson Low, Marston & Company , 1911. Hardback, gilt titles to spine and front board. Colour illustration to front board. Complete. xxvi, 363pp. Colour frontis. Several colour illustrations. 1st edition 1911. Top edge gilt. Slight wear to extremities, top corner of front board bumped. A little occasional foxing. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Good +.

London:: Sampson Low, Marston & Company,, 1911.. First edition.. publisher's green cloth with applied oval illustration in color.. Bookplate; cracked and shaken at joints; cloth rubbed and bumped at extremities.. Thick 4to,. Profusely illustrated in color and black and white..

London : S. Low, Marston & Company, 1911. First Edition. Hardcover. Good to very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat bumped and rubbed as with age. Slightly damaged hinges. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: xxvi, 363, [1] pages, color frontispiece, plates (some color), portraits (some color), facsimiles (some folded), 25 cm. Subjects: Baxter, George 1804-1867. Pictures - Printing - History - 19th century.

London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co., 1913. First Edition. Hardcover. Good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat bumped and rubbed as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 133 pages : illustrations, plates, frontispiece ; 17 cm. Subjects: Baxter, George 1804-1867

Sampson Low, Marston, and Co., 1911. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Sampson Low, Marston, and Co., 1911. First Edition. Octavo. Green cloth over boards with elaborate gilt and light green titles and decoration. Paste-down illustration on front. 21 color illustrations on 16 plates, 49 black/white illustrations on 32 plates, 1 fold-out , Three double-page Baxter advertisements in appendix, All labeled tissues are intact. Cover has very slight shelfwear, lightly rubbed/softened spine ends, a few small light spots on rear board. Rough cut pages, top edge gilt. First/last few pages are a bit foxed, otherwise pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is tight. Hinges are perfect. Beautiful condition.

London: Sampson Low, Marston & Company, 1911. First edition, thick 8vo, pp. xxvi, 363; frontispiece, numerous plates in color and black & white, t.e.g., dampstaining on endpapers, occasional light foxing, hinges cracked with preliminary leaves separating (complete), extremities rubbed and shaken, otherwise good in original green publisher's cloth with applied oval illustration in color and gilt-decorated upper cover and gilt-lettered spine.

1911. LEWIS, C. T. Courtney. The Picture Printer of the Nineteenth Century: George Baxter, 1804-1867. Original gilt-decorated cloth, pictorial pastedown, T.e.g. Phila.: J.B. Lippincott Company, [1911].Thick 4to. First American edition. Upper free corner of front free endpaper clipped, else very good.

London : Sampson, Low, Marston & Co, 1911. First Edition. Hardcover. Poor copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Text remains in fine condition. Physical description; xxvi, 363, [1] p., [80] leaves of plates : ill. (part col.) ports. (part col.) facsims. (part fold.) ; 25 cm. Subjects; Baxter, George 1804-1867. Pictures � Printing � History � 19th century. Prints, British � 19th century. Colour prints, British � 19th century.

London : Sampson Low, Marston & Company , 1911. First edition. Cloth. Good Only. 10" by 7". George Baxter. A first edition copy of the history of George Baxter, the colour picture printer, with illustrations. A first edition copy. This volume details the history of George Baxter, the picture printer of the Nineteenth Century. George Baxter was an English artist and printer based in London who is credited with the invention of commercially viable colour printing. The colour frontispiece first plate, plate to face pages 168, 240, 243, 244 and 289 are loose but present. Black and white plates facing pages 153 and 259 are loose but present. All plates are present. With fifteen colour plates and thirty one black and white plates.Collated, complete. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, worn with marks to the boards and spine and some bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Some pages are loose. The colour frontispiece first plate, plate to face pages 168, 240, 243, 244 and 289 are… Read More

London: Sampson Low, Marston & Company, 1911. First Edition. 8vo. pp. xxvi, 363. 4 folding Baxter ads. 21 colour illus. on 16 plates & numerous b/w plates (some colour). index. gilt-stamped cloth with colour illus. mounted on upper cover, t.e.g. (extremities slightly frayed, outer edge of frontis. bit ragged)

London: Sampson Low, Marston & company, 1911. Original blue cloth decorated in green, colored cameo, top edge gilt. Head and heel of spine rubbed and creased, spine slightly dulled, very minor spotting to rear board, otherwise a very good copy with owner's name in a neat hand to title page.. xxvi, 363 pp., [1] + Plates [46]. Index. Appendices. 21 color and 47 b/w illustrations, some folding. Sm. 4to. Complete catalogue and descriptions of the work of George Baxter (1804-1867), English printmaker, who produced and patented the first inexpensive and commercially viable alternative to hand-coloured prints. Though first involved mainly in illustrations for books, Baxter moved on to plates and large prints, but after a quarter of a century of success his methods were eclipse by photography and chromolithography.

London: Sampson Low, Marston & Company, Limited, 1911. Pp. xxvi+364(last colophon), 16 coloured plates with lettered tissue guards (including frontispiece), plus 30 black & white plates, 4 facsimiles (3 double page, 1 folding), appendix, indices; thick cr. 4to; dark green cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt & light green, with coloured oval pictorial onlay at centre of upper board, the cloth slightly flecked and rubbed, edges lightly worn, bottom fore-corners of boards bruised, small surface graze near centre of spine; t.e.g., others uncut; bookseller's sticker on upper pastedown, hinges starting at a few points, a few leaves carelessly opened, some foxing throughout (heavy at times); Sampson Low, Marston, London, 1911. First edition. *From the library of David Levine, Sydney, with his book label on the upper pastedown and the earlier armorial bookplate of J. P. Mitchell on the upper free endpaper.