In Crown 8vo. extra. With Numerous
Illustrations and Plates (some in Colours), including Original Designs.
12s. 6d.
~Painting and Decorating:~
_A Complete Practical Manual for House Painters and Decorators._
BY WALTER JOHN PEARCE,
LECTURER AT THE MANCHESTER TECHNICAL SCHOOL FOR HOUSE-PAINTING AND
DECORATING.
GENERAL CONTENTS.
Introduction--Workshop and Stores--Plant and Appliances--Brushes and
Tools--Materials: Pigments, Driers, Painters' Oils--Wall Hangings--Paper
Hanging--Colour Mixing--Distempering--Plain Painting--Staining--Varnish
and Varnishing--Imitative
Painting--Graining--Marbling--Gilding--Sign-Writing and
Lettering--Decoration: General Principles--Decoration in
Distemper--Painted Decoration--Relievo Decoration--Colour--Measuring and
Estimating--Coach-Painting--Ship-Painting.
"A THOROUGHLY USEFUL BOOK ... GOOD, SOUND, PRACTICAL INFORMATION in a
CLEAR and CONCISE FORM."--_Plumber and Decorator_.
"A THOROUGHLY GOOD AND RELIABLE TEXT-BOOK.... So FULL and COMPLETE that
it would be difficult to imagine how anything further could be added
about the Painter's craft."--_Builders' Journal_.
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In Large 8vo. Handsome Cloth. With 4 Plates and Several Illustrations.
16s. net.
~THE CHEMISTRY OF INDIA RUBBER.~
A Treatise on the Nature of India Rubber, its Chemical and Physical
Examination, and the Determination and Valuation of India Rubber
Substitutes.
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