Japanese Coins

Tomasko, Mark D. FEEL OF STEEL.|THE, Newtown, PA Bird & Bull 2009
First edition, limited to only 150 numbered copies. Those interested in printing and finely-printed books are familiar with and knowledgeable regarding the history and practice of letterpress printing. But we are much less familiar with the process of intaglio, which produces printed images from engraved metal plates. The "feel of steel" is that tactile experience one gets from a well-printed intaglio plate. The collector of antiquarian books knows the engraved portraits and illlustrations which commonly appear in many 19th and early 20th century books. Such work was often done by artists who may also have been skilled designers and engravers of bank notes and even the coins of the U.S. Mint. The creation of high quality intaglio work is a far more demanding discipline than letterpress printing. As described in this book, the training of engravers required a long period of work and study. Intaglio was a much slower and more costly process but it produced magnificent images that could be achieved in no other way. This book is a companion to the previous The Private Typecasters, in that it also deals with an almost-vanished graphic procedure. The intaglio process remains an essential and attractive part of the history of the printed image. The pictures on bank notes and securities, termed "vignettes", were the work of the highest class of engravers in the profession, and have long been prized by collectors. A nine-page insert of original engraved prints includes fourteen such vignettes. These have been printed from old engraved plates especially for this book by Michael Bean, a retired Bureau of Engraving and Printing plate printer, who also printed the frontispiece, Atlantic and Pacific United 1865. This portrays an allegorical female representing the transcontinental railroad. This handsome engraving is one of the largest vignettes used in security documents in the nineteenth century. There are 32 pages of color illustrations and four engraved samples tipped or bound in. Caught up in the wave of intaglio, the book printer tried his hand at "printing intaglio by letterpress" and his two prints form a very modest addition to the work. We are delighted to be able to sell this informative and engaging work by an author as knowledgeable as Mark Tomasko. For years Mark has been engaged in collecting, writing, and research, documenting the people (engravers, designers, vignette artists, and others), the process, and the bank note companies. Mark has written numerous articles on the subject of bank note engraving, given talks, and done a number of museum exhibits, ending up as one of the primary historians of this art. The Feel of Steel is a 177-page small folio printed by letterpress on Zerkall moldmade paper and quarter bound in morocco with Japanese cloth sides.

4to, leather spine, leather spine label, cloth covered boards, loosely inserted bookmark in the form of a 2 dollar bill, slipcase. 177 pages.

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Carey, Frances (ed): Collecting the 20th Century, London British Museum Press 1991
ISBN: 0714116505 Fine

64pp, many ills. Includes coins and medals, ethnography, oriental and japanese antiquities, prints and drawings. First Edition Soft Cover Small 4to

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W. Elliot Woodward: Catalogue of a Collection of Coins and Medals, Ancient Stone Objects, Japanese Netsukes and Hindoo Paintings. to Be Sold by Auction, by Messrs, Cambridge Scholars Publishing 01/08/2010 ISBN: 1152736671

Brandneue, Perfekte Bedingungen für Überseesendungen Innerhalb 30 Liefertagen. Brand New, Perfect Condition. May Ship From Overseas, Allow 30 Days Delivery Time. Format: Paperback Condition: New

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Tait, Hugh (Ed.): The Art of the Jeweller. A Catalogue of the Hull Grundy Gift to the British Museum: Jewellery, Engraved Gems and Goldsmiths' Work. By Charlotte Gere, Judy Rudoe, Hugh Tait, Timothy Wilson. London: British Museum Publications, 1984. ISBN: 0714105228
Tadellos. Nahezu ohne Gebrauchsspuren. Über 1000 Einzelabbildungen detailreicher Schmuckstücke mit Einzeleinträgen/-anmerkungen zu jedem Stück, die an Exaktheit nichts zu wünschen übrig lassen! - Inhalt: Gem-set and Paste-set Jewellery, late I7th-19th centuries -- Iron, Steel and Marcasite, late 18th-2Oth centuries -- Carved Ivory and Coral, 18th-2Oth centuries -- Enamelling and Painted Miniatures -- Badges, Commemorative Jewellery and the use of Coins and Medals -- The Art of the Goldsmith -- Tokens of Sentiment and Mourning, 18th-19th centuries -- The 'Naturalistic Style' in 19th-century Jewellery -- 'Novelties' and Jewellery with Sporting and Wildlife Themes -- Intaglios and Cameos -- The 'Archaeological Style' in 19th-century Jewellery -- The Neo-Gothic and Neo-Renaissance Styles in 19th-century Jewellery -- Jewellery in the 'Japanese Taste' -- From Art Nouveau to the mid-20th century -- Bibliography -- A Select Glossary of Terms -- Index of Signatures and Makers' Marks in Metal, including Manufacturers' and Retailers' Marks -- Index of Signatures (excluding those in metal) and of non-medallic Inscriptions -- General Index. ISBN 0714105228, ISBN-13: 9780714105222

In zwei Bänden. Bd. 1: Text; Bd. 2: Plates [Bildtafeln] Bd. 1: 271 S.; Bd. 2: 319 S. Mit zahlr. großformatigen und farb. Abb. Originalleinen mit Schutzumschlag.

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