Albert Garrett's A History of Wood Engraving (1986) - Near Fine Hardcover with Very Good+ Dust Jacket | Rare Book Collecting, Art History Reference & Antique Printmaking Guide

Garrett, Albert, London, England: Bloomsbury Books, 1986, Near Fine 4to, 8 ¾” x 11 ¼”, 408 pp.

ISBN:  0-906223-29-6

Near Fine quarto with green leatherette over boards with silver gilt, slight bumping, brown pictorial paper dust jacket with black title to cover and spine, three images of engravings on both the front and back cover, edgewear, slight discoloration to tops of flaps, now protected in Mylar, 408 pp. Over 400 black-and-white illustrations, some being full-page. A study of wood engraving in its development in Britain, and its outside influences.