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Book/Printed Material The art of drawing and engraving on wood

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Title

  • The art of drawing and engraving on wood

Names

  • Marx, G. W. (George Walter)
  • Levis, Howard Coppuck, former owner
  • Lessing J. Rosenwald Reference Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • [London] : Houlston & Sons : Marx & Co., [1881]

Headings

  • -  Drawing--Technique
  • -  Wood-engraving--Technique

Notes

  • -  Cover title: The art of drawing and engraving on wood, and the manufacture of boxwood blocks, "from the tree to the press," for amateurs and beginners.
  • -  Gift of Lessing J. Rosenwald, 1943-1975.Book plate of Howard C. Levis.
  • -  Impr. date penned in on cover, and on binder's spine.
  • -  LAC scc 2019-09-18 update (1 card)
  • -  Card has as Rosenwald Collection. LAC scc 2019-09-18

Medium

  • 55 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • NC730 .M295 1881

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 82101631

Online Format

  • online text
  • pdf
  • image

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IIIF Presentation Manifest

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Chicago citation style:

Marx, G. W, Howard Coppuck Levis, and Lessing J. Rosenwald Reference Collection. The Art of Drawing and Engraving on Wood. [London: Houlston & Sons: Marx & Co, 1881] Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/82101631/.

APA citation style:

Marx, G. W., Levis, H. C. & Lessing J. Rosenwald Reference Collection. (1881) The Art of Drawing and Engraving on Wood. [London: Houlston & Sons: Marx & Co] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/82101631/.

MLA citation style:

Marx, G. W, Howard Coppuck Levis, and Lessing J. Rosenwald Reference Collection. The Art of Drawing and Engraving on Wood. [London: Houlston & Sons: Marx & Co, 1881] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/82101631/>.