Creative Lithography and How To Do It

Creative Lithography and How To Do It by Grant Arnold. Published by Harper & Brothers, New York, NY, 1941. 1st Stated Edition. Hardbound, no DJ. Size 8vo (up to 9-1/2'' tall). Condition: VG. Slight edge wear to boards, overall content excellent w/ some age spots, back end paper chipped. DJ synopsis loose inside front. 214 Pgs. This book shows the elements of lithography step by step and demonstrates the underlying principles of this process in a manner suited to the needs of the artist. It assumes the reader has yet to make his first lithograph and tells him how to prepare the stone, what materials to get, where to get them, how to transfer the drawings to the stone, apply the ink, print, correct faults, make multi-color prints, work on zinc, aluminum, etc., and how to do all the other operations that determine the beauty of the finished work. Illustrated with 16 lithographs and 9 working drawings. Description text copyright 2007 www.BooksForComfort.net. Item ID 14810.