Richard G Hatton — A Text-Book of Elementary Design
London, Chapman & Hall, 1894. First edition. Cloth. Scarce first edition of this book on decorative art by Richard G Hatton. The first edition of this work. Written by Richard G Hatton. A study of decorative art and design, with chapters descriptive of the various techniques, patterns, &c. Illustrated in text. With eight leaves of publisher's advertisements to rear.Bookplate to front pastedown from the Durham College of Science: art department, prize awarded to Helen M Gowan in 1893. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally sound with some shelf wear, bumped to head and tail of spine. Internally, binding slightly tender, generally holding firm. Pages generally bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .