SCULPTURA 1755 John Evelyn 1ST ENGLISH BOOK ON HISTORY OF ENGRAVING CHALCOGRAPHY
Title: Sculptura; or, the History and Art of Chalcography, and Engraving in Copper: with an Ample Enumeration of the most renowned Masters and their Works
Author: John Evelyn
Date: 1755
Publisher: J. Payne, at Pope’s Head on Pater-Noster Row, London
Size: 4 1/2’’ x 7''
Condition: VERY GOOD. Hardcover marbled covers with leather spine. Binding fully intact. Spine taut and unbroken. Gilt lettering on spine. Bumped corners and edgewear, consistent with age. Light browning of pages with little to no staining. Pages in great condition.
Notes: First history of engraving published in England. Engraved frontispiece
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