"Figure Piping: Its Methods and Its Uses" by F. Russell, published in 1903 in Great Britain in hardback, no dustjacket, 68pp, no ISBN
Condition Notes: Wholly intact & readable copy, but vintage - published in 1903. The edges of the blue cloth covered hardcover exterior are slightly rubbed with some moderate staining and some marks (liquid, food spots and minor drink marks). There is an address of a previous owner of the book just inside the front cover with some smudgy grey marks on the title and contents pages. There is a very slight pull to the binding between pages 40 and 41; and there are some small smudgy marks on pages 42, 63 and 64. There is some foxing (tanning, browning or age spots) to the FFEP (front free endpaper) and RFEP (rear free endpaper)- the normally blank pages just inside of the front and back covers
Synopsis:
In the early part of the 20th Century, F. Russell was known in the UK as a skillful and artistic piper, with specimens of his work being exhibited at The Food and Cookery Exhibition. Reproductions of those exhibits are included in the book in black & white. In the book, Mr. Russell gives clear, detailed instructions as to how to reproduce them
Contents: Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Outline - birds; 3. Outline - animals; 4. Bas Relief; 5. Menus; 6. Miscellaneous. Plates include: Birds: p.17, Robins; p.21, Robins (2 with nest); p.24, Pheasants; p.26, Group of Pheasants; p.28, Wood-Pigeon and Nest; Animals: p.30, Ducks and Swans; p.34, Piped Stag; p.36, Three Horse in Outline; p.39, Outline of Lady Feeding Pigeons; Bas Relief: p.42, Spaniel Dog and Pheasant; p.43, A Doubtful Starter; p.44, "Won by a Length"; p.46, Dogs and Cat - "Waiting for Thee" (cat up a tree with two dogs looking up at the cat from the ground); p.47, Man in the Snow; p.49, "A Stormy Day in the Fens"; Menus: p.52, Design for Piped Menu, Etc. Pheasant Shooting; p.54, Aquatic Menu; p.57, Military Menu; p.59, Patriotic Menu (Flags and Figures with scenes and "God Save Our King" at the top); p.62, A Reminiscence of the Boer War; Miscellaneous: p.64, Episodes in the Life of a Fox; p.65, Design in Butter Piping for Boar's Head, etc.; p.66, "Full Cry" (see page 65); p.67, Boar's Head Piped with Butter. Followed by 3 pages of adverts for piping equipment; and a final page of Books for Bakers, available in 1903 (when this was published)
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