Field's Chromatography. A Treatise On Colours And Pigments For Use Of Artists Modernized By J. Scott Taylor
London: Winsor And Newton, 1885. Third edition. Hardcover. (viii) 207 (ii) pages. 19 x 14 cm. Four chromolithograph plates. The author George Field (1777?--1854) was a manufacturer of pigments and author of works on chromatic science; he was the subject of an exhibition and catalogue at the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge. The preface notes, “This book is, to some extent, a condensed and revised issue of Field’s Chromatography, and is based on the last edition by Mr. T. W. Salter.” Book label of R. Miller, Glasgow. Interior contents clean, nicks to front cover upper joint, fade mark front cover. Orig. brown cloth decorated and letter in gilt: spine, front and back covers.All edges red. Very good. Item #23740
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