The laws of contrast of colour
Subtitle: and their application to the arts of painting, decoration of buildings, mosaic work, tapestry and carpet weaving, calico printing, dress, paper staining, printing, illumination, landscape, and flower gardening, &c.
By: by M. E. Chevreul ... ; translated from the French by John Spanton.
Contributors: Spanton, John; Evans, Edmund, 1826-1905; Savill and Edwards; Burn & Co.
Edition: New edition, with illustrations printed in colours.
Publisher: Routledge, Warne, and Routledge
Published: 1860
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 237
Subjects: Color.
Other titles: Laws of harmony and contrast of colours; Harmony and contrast of colours; Chevreul on colours :
Notes: Includes "List of Illustrations. Engraved and printed in colours by Edmund Evans.": p. [ix].

Includes "Translator's preface.": p. [xi]-xiii and "Extracts from the author's preface.": p. [xiv]-xvi.

Wood-engraved plates are unsigned.

Includes "Index.": p. [229]-237.

Plates I, VII and XVIII are with the same imagery as plates [2-4] in an 1857 edition and in a "Second edition"  of this title issued in 1858, both published by G. Routledge & Co.  See McLean D 0187 and McLean D 0188.

With the same wood-engraved plates (with some slight differences in colours and letterpress captions) as used in a "New edition" of this title published in 1861 by Routledge, Warne, and Routledge.  See McLean D 0190.

MASS copy 1: Bound in bright blue bead-grain cloth blocked in gold and blind.  Upper cover with red paper onlay.  With ownership inscription dated 1861: "H. N. Foley.".  With binder's ticket: "Bound by  Burn  37 & 38  Kirby St.".

MASS copy 2: Bound in navy blue bead-grain cloth blocked in gold and blind in the same design and with the same red paper onlay as copy 1.  Spine re-backed.