194 - BOSSE (Abraham). Treatise on the Methods of Intaglio Engraving on Brass, Using Etching and Hard and Soft Varnishes. A Comprehensive Guide to Printing the Plates, Constructing the Press, and Other Matters Concerning the Said Arts. Paris: Bosse, 1645. 8vo, bound in black shagreen, with double fillet framing on the covers, decorated spine, gilt edges. (19th-century binding).

BOSSE (Abraham). Treatise on the Methods of Intaglio Engraving on Brass, Using Etching and Hard and Soft Varnishes. A Comprehensive Guide to Printing the Plates, Constructing the Press, and Other Matters Concerning the Said Arts. Paris: Bosse, 1645. 8vo, bound in black shagreen, with double fillet framing on the covers, decorated spine, gilt edges. (19th-century binding). FIRST EDITION, very rare, of this important treatise, featuring an engraved title page, a frontispiece, a vignette for the dedication, and 16 lovely figures, also engraved. A fine copy. INCLUDED: STAPART. The Art of Brush Engraving. A New Method... Paris, 1773. A very rare work, the first devoted to wash engraving, a technique that Le Prince would later perfect. The following has been bound together with it: *Supplement to *Le Conservateur*, or Collection of Rare Pieces*... Paris, Lambert, 1760. Set of 2 vols.