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PRIDEAUX, Sarah T. Aquatint Engraving A chapter in the history of book illustration. London: Turnbull and Spears for Duckworth & Co., 1909.
8° (235 x 158mm.). Aquatint frontispiece by Miss C.M.Pott, plates, INK MARGINALIA BY MAJOR ABBEY (occasional light spotting). Original blue cloth, t.e.g. Provenance: H.Harvey Frost (bookplate); Major John Roland Abbey (bookplate).
MAJOR ABBEY'S COPY OF THE FIRST EDITION of this pioneering work.The annotations, in the main, are in 'Appendix A' and record the price, date and occasionally the place of purchase of various titles.
8° (235 x 158mm.). Aquatint frontispiece by Miss C.M.Pott, plates, INK MARGINALIA BY MAJOR ABBEY (occasional light spotting). Original blue cloth, t.e.g. Provenance: H.Harvey Frost (bookplate); Major John Roland Abbey (bookplate).
MAJOR ABBEY'S COPY OF THE FIRST EDITION of this pioneering work.The annotations, in the main, are in 'Appendix A' and record the price, date and occasionally the place of purchase of various titles.