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THE MILL AND US.
Garrett, Florence Rome

- Bridgewater, CT : The Flume Press (1978) - 8vo. - cloth, leather spine label. - 101+(1) pages. - Order Nr. 28460 - Price: $ 200.00

First edition. One of 450 copies printed by this private press of which this is one of 25 copies to be in a special binding and contains a specimen of paper made at the mill. A charming essay about the joys and pitfalls of starting a papermaking mill. The book is illustrated by Elmer Garrett. Presentation on the half-title. Loosely inserted is a prospectus to the book, a signed poem by Garrett, a large newspaper clipping giving us history of the mill and two newspaper clippings listing the sale price of the mill.

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CATALOGUE OF THE ATLASES, CHART-BOOKS, ETC., IN THE MACPH... by Stevens, Henry Catalogue covering atlases and chart-books from the years 1477-1928 in the Macpherson Collection. Organized by date. Annotations added throughout, with many blank leaves inserted, type-written index. Corners bumped. Spine faded. Covers slightly scratched.