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<dl><dd>Bound in old marbled paper-covered boards; leather spine; vellum corners; three former owners's booklabels on front pastedowns</dd>
<dd>Vol. 1: [1], xxii, 540 p., [2] leaves of plates; v. 2: xv, [1], 388 p., [5] leaves of plates; v. 3: [4], 124 p</dd>
<dd>Includes samples of the several stages of wood-block printing</dd>
<dd>Includes index</dd>
<dd>Vol. 1. Contenant toute la partie historique -- v. 2. Contenant tous les principes de cet art -- v. 3 Contenant plusieurs faits historiques de nouvelles manieres servant à perfectionner cet art, les arrêts rendus en faveur de la gravure, &amp; une table des matieres des trois volumes</dd>
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<dd>3 v. in 2 : 21 cm. (8vo)</dd>
<dd>Vol. 2 and 3 issued in 1 v</dd>
<dd>Includes samples of the several stages of wood-block printing; extensive head and tail pieces</dd>
<dd>LC copy imperfect: all before p. [iii] in v. 1 wanting; all before p. [iii] in v. 2 wanting; v. 3 wanting</dd></dl><br>Subjects: Wood-engraving; Wood-engraving -- History; Wood-engraving -- Technique; Gravure sur bois -- Histoire -- Ouvrages avant 1800; Gravure sur bois -- Technique -- Ouvrages avant 1800</div>
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Papillon, Jean-Michel, 1698-1776</div>
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