GUN ENGRAVING. By Christopher Austyn.
1998 1st UK edition. 4to (213 x 277mm). Pp127. Colour and b/w photographs, illustrations. Black boards, spine titled in gilt.
This is an interesting survey of modern gun engravers and their work, with much original material on their immediate antecedents and mentors, uncovered by Christopher Austyn's extensive research work. Chapters include: The methods and tradition of embellishment; British guns and their styles of engraving; Harry Kell's engraving archive - the great connector; Jack Sumner and the Bateman Street archive; The Birmingham archive; Contemporary engravers; A comparison of standard and specially-engraved guns and their values.
This is an interesting survey of modern gun engravers and their work, with much original material on their immediate antecedents and mentors, uncovered by Christopher Austyn's extensive research work. Chapters include: The methods and tradition of embellishment; British guns and their styles of engraving; Harry Kell's engraving archive - the great connector; Jack Sumner and the Bateman Street archive; The Birmingham archive; Contemporary engravers; A comparison of standard and specially-engraved guns and their values.
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54046
| Author | Austyn (Christopher). |
|---|---|
| Book Code | 54046 |
| ISBN | 0948253800 / 0948253800. |
| Book Description | Very good in slightly used dust-wrapper. |
| Book Cover | Hardcover |
| Published Date | 1998 |
| Publisher | The Sportsman's Press. |
| Place | London. |