Levon West, Making an Etching, The Studio Ltd., 1932, Very Good hardcover

West, Levon. London: The Studio Ltd., 1932. 

English, Very Good, HC, 8vo, 10 1/8" x 7 5/8", 79 pp. 

Hardcover in silver pictorial paper with brown cloth spine. Slight bowing to front panel and first 12 pages, minor toning, some wear to exterior and interior back hinge, light interior soiling, else, tightly bound and clean. Bookplate and original etching by previous owner (Justin Ward) affixed to front endpaper. 79 pp. Includes black-and-white tipped-in photographs, reproductions of original etchings, and 1 color image of a copper plate. Book 1 of 3, in the "How To Do It" Series, describes the various processes and methods when working with etchings, and analysis of well-known etchings from artists such as the Dutch artist, Rembrandt van Rijn.