Etching & Etchers

London: Macmillan and Co., 1876 . Cloth. Very Good. 9" by 6". Philip Gilbert Hamerton. An attractive edition of this guide to etching by printmaking advocate Philip Gilbert Hamerton Written by artist Philip Gilbert Hamerton, this attractive edition of Etching and Etchers provides practical guidance, as well as a survey of the art form and its key proponents. Includes twelve plates by the author, collated and complete. Hamerton was an advocate of contemporary printmaking, and he established and edited a monthly periodical called The Portfolio which championed etching in particular. In this New Edition of Etching and Etchers, Hamerton reviews the Dutch, French, and English schools of etching, discusses the specific qualities of the form, and offers some practical advice to amateur etchers. With a few pencil markings to the front endpapers. Small sticker to the rear pastedown reading 'Bound by Burn & Co'. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, generally smart. Rubbed to the front board, less to rear and spine. A little bumped to the head of the spine, with a little fraying of the cloth at the tail. Marginal wear to the extremities. Front and rear hinges starting but firm. Internally, generally firmly bound. Some light foxing to the endpapers but pages otherwise bright and clean. Very Good