CHATTO, William Andrew. A Treatise on Wood Engraving, historical and practical. With upwards of 400 illustrations, engraved on wood by John Jackson. , Chatto & Windus, 1881.

Half-Leather. Very Good. A new edition, with an additional chapter by Henry G. Bohn. xvi + 664pp., frontispiece after Blake, and wood engraved illustrations throughout. Original quarter red morocco, gilt decorated spine, red pebble grain cloth boards. Covers rubbed and marked, and some foxing, but a sound copy. 4to. Chatto and Windus. [1881]. "The former edition of this History of Wood Engraving having become extremely scarce and commercially valuable, the publisher was glad to obtain the copyright and wood-blocks from Mr Mason Jackson son of the late Mr Jackson, the original proprietor of the work, with the view of reprinting it. It will be seen by the two distinct prefaces which accompanied the former edition, and are here reprinted, that there was some existing schism between the joint producers at the first time of publication. Mr Jackson, the engraver, paymaster, and proprietor, conceived that he had the right to do what he liked with his own; while Mr Chatto, his literary coadjutor; very naturally felt that he was entitled to some recognition on the title-page of what he had so successfully performed." (Book ref. 105487)  £60.00

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