LEMERCIER, Alfred.   LA LITHOGRAPHIE FRANCAISE   De 1796 à 1896 et les Arts qui s'y rattachent. Manuel Pratique S'Adressant Aux Artistes Et Aux Imprimeurs.       Paris: Ch. Lorilleux, n.d. (ca   1896).          First edition. The author was the nephew of Rose-Joseph Lemercier, the most prominent and innovative French lithographer of the 19th century. Alfred joined his uncle and father as a partner in the family printing firm during the 1850s and eventually took over as its head. The present work is both a comprehensive history of the development of lithography in France during its first century and a technical manual for the varied techniques and processes described. The subjects covered include all aspects of artistic and commercial lithography, l'autographie, chromolithography, photolithography, phototypography and heliogravure, as well the various papers, inks, crayons, brushes, presses and other tools employed. The text is well illustrated, including 34 plates, some in color, which illustrate most of the techniques described.   4to (31.5 x 23 cm); xxiv + 358 pp. + 34 plates            Original leather spine and decorative lithographed paper-covered boards; minor wear at one corner of spine; a few plates and text leaves mildly foxed. $1,000.00

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