A History of French Etching from the Sixteenth Century to the Present Day

London: John Lane, 1924. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. gray cloth spine and boards. Very good. 191 pages in text. Illustrated with a frontispiece and 106 reproductions in photogravure. Bibliography. Index of Artists. It describes the principal plates of nearly every etcher and contains special essays on prominent artists as Callot, Millet, Meryon, Legros, Lepere, Forain, Steinlen and others. CHAMBERLAIN 1560. "The principal aim of this book is to serve as a guide to assist collectors in the selection and classification of plates." Two small ripples front cover. (Inventory #: 5139)