Buy this book on-line THE SOUVENIR: A TOKEN OF REMEMBRANCET. Nelson and Sons, London, 1859
8vo., publisher's patterned purple cloth, faded, with elaborate gilt and blind decoration; a.e.g. The book consists of 280 pages of short prose and poetry, illustrated by eight full-page color plates, printed by the innovative firm, Thomas Nelson and Sons, in Edinburgh, who, according to Joan Friedman (Color Printing in England 1486-1870): "began producing color work in the 1850's." Nelson's innovative color printing is a major subject of Bamber Gascoigne's recently published, Milestones in Color Printing 1457-1859, where he devotes nearly 50 pages to its publications (oddly, the book being offered here is omitted). The color effect is achieved in this case by printing a steel engraving in purple ink, followed by additional tints applied lithographically. See: Friedman. 171. Gascoigne. pp. 75-119. Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of THE SOUVENIR: A TOKEN OF REMEMBRANCE. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including libri antichi, libri rari, incunabula, livres illustrées and used books. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |