Description
Original 1911 edition of Color and Its Application to Printing by E.C.B. Andrews, published by The Inland Printer Company. This rare and historically significant volume explores the fundamentals of early 20th-century color theory and its practical use in halftone and offset printing. Intended for trade professionals, the work was originally issued in serial form and later collected into this bound edition.
This copy is in original cloth-backed boards with expected signs of use. There is wear to the corners, sporadic foxing on some pages, and a partially removed spine label, suggesting it was once part of a professional or institutional library. A small address label inside the front board bears the name William J. Herley of New York, and handwritten inscriptions on the front and back boards read “M. Herley,” likely indicating a previous owner connected to the printing trade.
Valuable for collectors, historians, and typographic scholars, this book includes detailed diagrams and discussions on color solids, ink mixing, value scales, and the principles of color reproduction in commercial printing. It represents a crucial moment in the development of color print technology before the digital era, offering a window into the craftsmanship and science behind early 20th-century color printing.
A true technical relic of the golden age of print.
