horatio mintorn (4 Ergebnisse)

Decorated Cloth. 5th Edition. 5th ed., 12mo, original cloth boards with gilt crest upper board and blindstamped decoration both boards, gilt decorated title spine, all edges gilt, index, pp. 96 (pp. 92-96 'Opinions of the Press'). Pencilled notes rear endpaper. Corners bumped, head and foot of spine lightly rubbed. Very good condition. Mintorn & Sons of 106 New Bond Street were a family company specialising in glass shades and vases, as well as manufacturing kits for modelling wax flowers.The book presents the art of modelling wax flowers, a fashionable hobby enjoyed by the middle and upper-classes. With a dedication to the Duchess of Northumberland.

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. None (illustrator). An uncommon, early edition of this charming work on the creation of wax flowers, by John and Horatio Mintorn. Fourth edition. First published in 1844. Bound in the publisher's original red cloth with gilt coat of arms to the front cover. Written by John and Horatio Minton, of Mintorn & Sons, a family company specialising in glass shades and vases, as well as manufacturing kits for modelling wax flowers. This delightful work presents the art of modelling wax flowers, a fashionable hobby enjoyed by the middle and upper-classes. With a dedication to the Duchess of Northumberland. With 'Opinions of the Press' to the rear of the work. With a blind stamp of Wilkinson Chemist, Halifax to the front endpaper. In the publisher's original red cloth binding. Externally, generally smart, with light bumping to the extremities. Slight soiling to the cloth, with darkening to the spine. Blind stamp to the front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Very Good. book.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Small 8vo. xi + (1) + 84pp. Original embossed cloth, with gilt arms of the Northumberland family on cover, edges gilt. The Mintorns offer a service of preserving exotic and unique blooms in their first glory by recreating them in wax from life. Plants brought from countries such as South America might just survive the journey, if only to succumb in the conservatory; thus the Mintorns claim to unique creations. The present handbook gives instructions as to the method, describing 17 species. The firm has also cast alabaster vases from 'Italian and Etrurian originals' which it recommends for displaying these flowers to advantage. Wilfrid Blunt, The Art of Botanical Illustration, 1950, p246, also colourplate 44 'Roses. Model in wax by Mintorn. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew'.

Hardcover. Zustand: Gut. Leinenbändchen, 84 Seiten, 2.A.,