The Practical Carver and Guilders Guide and Picture Frame Makers
Companion ..Gilding and Regilding Picture and Looking Glass ,Interior
and Exterior Gilding, Silvering Plate Glass , With chapters on Mitreing
Up Mouldings, Mounting Engravings ,Maps Photographs etc.

Undated but I would guess to 1880s or thereabouts.By C H Savory.Boards
worn but other wise a good solid copy.204 pages.

Ultra rare Gilder /Picture frame makers manual,extremely thorough
,masses of info on this ancient craft. As well as the subjects
mentioned above there are sections on French
polishing,staining,graining,picture and engraving restoration as well
as a large slection of relevant recipes for polishes,vatrnishes,gilt
revivers,ebonising blacks, gilders ormolu, french polish recipes etc
etc.Superb and rare book!

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