Search Results: a treatise on wood engraving historical by jackson john

London: Chatto And Windus, 1861. Second edition 4to with 664 pages including index. Four hundred illustrations engraved on wood by John Jackson. The book is in fair condition with cracking to top, bottom and side of spine. Damp stains and foxing. Notes and writing (in pencil.). Second Edition. Half-Leather. Fair/No DJ. Illus. by John Jackson . 4to. Hardcover.

Detroit, MI: Gale Research Company, 1969. Book. Near Fine. Decorative Cloth. Facsimile Reprint Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Brown decorated cloth, lettered in gold foil. Corners slightly bumped (not exposed), slight spotting to text block edges, virtually as issued. Facsimile reprint of second (1861) edition issued by Henry G. Bohn. xvi,664 pp., illus. w/ 300+ and an additional 145 wood engravings..

London: Charles Knight & Co., 1839. Hardcover. 4to (10.25 x 8 x 2.75"), half black morocco over marbled boards, gilt raised bands, spine in 5 compartments, t.e.g., edges uncut. 749 pp., numerous b&w illus., early bookseller's description affixed to front paste-down, envelope with 1887 news clipping in it affixed to front pastedown. CONDITION: Good +, rubbing with loss at extremities, 1 detached plate, but an appealing copy. First edition. Includes the sometimes missing "Parsonage at Ovingham" plate tipped onto p. 713.

London : Henry G. Bohn, 1861. Cloth. Good. 10.5" by 7". Various. An extensive volume on this history and practice of wood engraving, richly illustrated. A second edition copy of A Treatise on Wood Engraving Historical and Practical, with a new chapter on the artists of the day by Henry G. Bohn and 145 additional wood engravings. This volume is an extensive exploration of the history and practice of wood engraving by John Jackson. The work explores the antiquity of engraving, progress of wood engraving, the invention of typography and artists. With a frontispiece and many illustrations within the text. Bound by Burn. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, smart with bumping to the head of the spine and lighter bumping to the tail of the spine. Some light marks to the boards. Previous owner bookplate to the front pastedown. Watermark to the bottom corner of the frontispiece. Internally, generally firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Good

London: Charles Knight and Co. Ludgate Sreet, 1839. Hardcover. Good (Boards are very heavily worn; leather of the spine strip is very heavily deteriorated and chipping off; boards are edgeworn/scuffed/smudged; hinges are cracked; textblock edges are toned/scuffed/smudged; interior is lightly toned with occasional smudging/scuffing, but in extraordinary shape for the age of this book; textblock appears solid.). Half-bound red leather and cloth boards with gilt lettering; xvi, 749 pp.; 7 unnumbered leaves of plates; illustrations. This book is in incredible condition at the interior, considering the age of this book. "With upwards of three hundred illustrations, engraved on wood, by John Jackson." -- WorldCat.

Hansebooks. paperback. New. 5x1x8. Brand New Book in Publishers original Sealing

London: Henry G. Bohn, 1861. xvi, 664pp. With an engraved frontispiece and nearly 450 fine wood engravings in the text. Original publisher's blind-stamped brown cloth, lettered in gilt. Rubbed, corners bumped. Naively deleted inked ownership inscription to recto of FFEP, very occasional spotting. The revised edition of John Jackson's (1801-1848) monumental history of the art of wood-engraving. First printed in 1839, the work is a valuable source of information on contemporary engravers and their technique, and is generous in its praise of Thomas Bewick, under whom Jackson had apprenticed. This second edition includes an additional 145 illustrations and a new chapter on the 'artists of the present day' by Henry G. Bohn. . Second edition. Large 8vo.

Henry G. Bohn, 1861-01-01. Second Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 9x6x1. Henry G. Bohn; London, 1861. Hardcover. Second Edition. Previous owner book plate on front pastedown. This book belonged to Mr. Beecher (Henry Ward Beecher was an American Congregationalist clergyman, social reformer, and speaker, known for his support of the abolition of slavery). Signed by Henry Ward Beecher on verso front free endpaper, pencil notes on 2nd front free endpaper state that book was bought from son of Henry Ward Beecher. Very Good, 5 raised bands, 6 compartments, title in gilt on 2nd to top compartment, decorative design all other compartments, moderate wear/rub marks along board edges, some loss to spine tips/tops, marbled endpapers/pastedowns, front free endpaper half way separated from binding but still attached, lightly sunned pages, binding sturdy, deckle fore-edge, TEG with few blemishes, small soiled spot with small abrasion to front board, moderate rub marks to rear board, some loss to leather board… Read More

London: Charles Knight & Co. Ltd., 1839. 749 pages in good, clean condition. Some stains on the fore-edge. Top edge gilt. With approximately 300 illustrations. Includes the double page plan of ancient Jerusalem and a colour print pattern. Missing the Parsonage at Ovingham. Marbled endpapers. Previous owner's bookplate on the fep. Half bound with black leather over marbled boards. Four raised bands and gilt titles on the spine. Spine is scuffed and rubbed; one inch tear at the head. Corners bumped and a little frayed. Boards scuffed and scratched. Binding good. GOOD. First Edition. Half Bound. Good. 7 x 10 1/2.

London: Charles Knight, 1839. First Edition. Near fine. John Jackson. With upwards of three hundred illustrations, engraved on wood, by John Jackson. An important and influential work on wood engraving conceived, written, and illustrated by a master artist of the medium, John Jackson (1801 - 1848). Early chapters catalogue the history of the medium at length, from antiquity to the creation of block books in the fifteenth century. Chatto and Jackson examine the emergence of typography and conduct a detailed analysis of the period in which Albert Durer flourished, from about 1498 to 1528. There is a chapter on the principal wood cuts by Holbein, exploring improvements to the art throughout the sixteenth century. After further investigation into the history of the process leading from the eighteenth century until the date of publication, a highly technical series of instructions delineate the basic process of wood engraving, the best mode for printing wood cuts, superior tools and materials, good… Read More

London: Charles Knight, 1839. 1st. Hardcover. Very good. John Jackson.. Bound in dark green half leather and marbled boards with four raised bands on the spine, stamped and decorated in gilt. Rules stamped in gilt on the covers. Top edge gilt. Rubbing to the edges and extremities. Marbled endpapers. Front hinge has started but is holding. Silk placement ribbon bound in at the head. With upwards of 300 illustrations throughout from wood engravings by John Jackson.

London: Charles Knight and Co., 1839.. 4to. xvi, 749, [1] pp., with around 300 illustrations. Green half-morocco with marbled boards, rubbed extremities. Includes the often-missing "Parsonage at Ovingham" on hinges on p. 713 by George Baxter, Courtney Lewis (C.L.) no. 70. Very good. bookpltae with coat of arms of Arthur William English.

London : Charles Knight & Co., 1839. First edition. A monumental and attractive treatise on the whole history and practice of wood-engraving, with much on the antiquity of the process, the age of Durer, the revival under Thomas Bewick, the precise techniques and tools employed, etc. Jackson had served part of his apprenticeship under Bewick himself and was one of the finest practitioners of his time. His collaborator, William Andrew Chatto (father of the publisher), also wrote on the history of playing-cards, etc. Elephant 8vo (161 x 174mm). xvi,(750),[ii]pp. Seven plates, some coloured, including a Baxter print of Ovingham and a double-page "patent illuminated map" of Jerusalem by William Hughes. Numerous wood engravings in text, some coloured. Bound in a smart later (late twentieth-century) half calf; marbled sides and endpapers; text a little shaken, but firm in binding; a few slight marks, but overall a very good copy. Occasional interesting pencilled annotation from a widely-read and… Read More

London: Charles Knight & Company Ltd.. Very Good. 1839. First Edition. Hardcover. Half leather with gilt, marbled boards, TEG, marbled endpages. Edges rubbed, corners bumped. Bookplate. Front hinge starting but holding, moderate foxing. Highlights include "Parsonage at Ovingham" p. 713, "The Descent from the Cross," p. 711, and "Facsimile of a Pattern, " p. 715, and double page map of Jerusalem. With errata at last page. ; quarto; 749 pages .