(Maps). McCorkle, Barbara Backus.

NEW ENGLAND IN EARLY PRINTED MAPS 1513 TO 1800, AN ILLUSTRATED CARTO-BIBLIOGRAPHY.

Providence: The John Carter Brown Library, (2001). 12 x 11.5 inches. cloth, embossed medallion on front cover, dust jacket. xvii, (iii), 354, (2) pages. Limited to 1000 copies. Foreword by Edward H. Dahl. As the first comprehensive, fully descriptive list of the printed maps of New England prior to 1800, this volume documents every effort to depict the area cartographically, including maps printed in the Netherlands, France, Germany, and Italy, as well as English and..... READ MORE about NEW ENGLAND IN EARLY PRINTED MAPS 1513 TO 1800, AN ILLUSTRATED CARTO-BIBLIOGRAPHY

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(Paper Specimens).

AMERICAN HANDCRAFT.

Holyoke, MA: American Writing Paper Company, n.d. folio. cloth. (i), 9 specimens. Large format catalogue of nine Eagle-A Deckle Edged paper specimens. Contrains an introduction, as well as a watermark specimen on the title/introduction page. Chipping, with some loss, to the spine ends. Bumped corners. Lightly soiled. READ MORE about AMERICAN HANDCRAFT

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(Papermaking).

GESCHÄFTS-ERINNERUNGS-BUCH DER FIRMA C.F. ZELLER, 1806-1906.

München: (C.F. Zeller), 1906. square 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 26, (6) pages. With portraits of Cranach, Senefelder, watermarks, etc. Presentation from Friedrich Braun on front cover. Covers detached and sewing loose. READ MORE about GESCHÄFTS-ERINNERUNGS-BUCH DER FIRMA C.F. ZELLER, 1806-1906

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(Papermaking). Mosser, Daniel, Michael Saffle & Ernest W. Sullivan, II (editors).

PUZZLES IN PAPER: CONCEPTS IN HISTORICAL WATERMARKS.

New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, 2000. large 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 288 pages. Illustrated. First edition. This scholarly work examines the past, present, and future of watermark study, ranging through the disciplines of art history and conservation, bibliography, musicology, and philately. This book is a collection of scholarly essays that were presented at the Roanoke International Conference on Watermarks in 1996. Co-published with The British Library. READ MORE about PUZZLES IN PAPER: CONCEPTS IN HISTORICAL WATERMARKS

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(Papermaking).

NEGATIVE SPACE IN HANDMADE PAPER: PICTURING THE VOID.

With Prospectus
(Washington D.C.): Hand Papermaking, 2014. 4to. booklet handsewn in stiff paper wrapper, loose prints each in a protective folder, all housed in a custom-made clamshell box which is in the original cardboard box. (iv), 55+(1) pages. With Prospectus. Limited to an edition of 150 copies. Prospectus loosely inserted. A fine copy. This is the seventh portfolio in an ongoing series of handmade papers. A collection of 19 compelling artworks by 22 artists, this portfolio investigates..... READ MORE about NEGATIVE SPACE IN HANDMADE PAPER: PICTURING THE VOID

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Pon, Lisa and Craig Kallendorf (editors).

THE BOOKS OF VENICE (IL LIBRO VENEZIANO).

New Castle, Delaware, and Venice, Italy: Oak Knoll Press, Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, and La Musa Talìa, 2009. 6.75 x 9.5 inches. paperback, dust jacket. 632 pages. The Books of Venice (Il libro veneziano) contains a series of essays (in English and Italian) exploring Venetian book history from the Quattrocento through current production, books printed "in the shadow of Aldus Manutius." Venice's books, like her art and architecture, have long been considered one of her greatest..... READ MORE about THE BOOKS OF VENICE (IL LIBRO VENEZIANO

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(Rembrandt).

140 RADIERUNGEN VON REMBRANDT DER JAHRE 1629 BIS 1665.

Bern, Switzerland: Gallerie Kornfeld, 1979. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 38 pages, plates. Text in German. Table of contents, biographical sketch of Rembrandt's life. Essays about Rembrandt's life, the paper he used, his watermarks, and other subjects, with black and white illustrations. Frontispiece; 140 black and white plates. READ MORE about 140 RADIERUNGEN VON REMBRANDT DER JAHRE 1629 BIS 1665

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Ring, Richard (editor).

THE JOHN RUSSELL BARTLETT SOCIETY AT TWENTY-FIVE.

Providence: The John Russell Bartlett Society, 2010. 5 x 10 inches. paperback pamphlet. 40 pages. This volume continues the history of the John Russell Bartlett Society published in its 10th Anniversary volume. An organization dedicated to the book in all its aspects, the John Russell Bartlett Society strives to further the understanding and appreciation of the book by sponsoring lectures, exhibitions, and discussions. The John Russell Bartlett Society at Twenty-five begins with an introduction written..... READ MORE about THE JOHN RUSSELL BARTLETT SOCIETY AT TWENTY-FIVE

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(Saenredam, Pieter). Helmus, Liesbeth (editor).

PIETER SAENREDAM: HET UTRECHTSE WERK SCHILDERIJEN VAN DE 17DE-EEUWSE GROOTMEESTER VAN HET PERSPECTIEF.

(Utrecht: Centraal Museum, 2000). 4to. paper-covered boards. 304 pages. Text in Dutch. Exhibition at the Central Museum, Utrecht, of the work of church architectural paintings and drawings of 17th century "master of perspective" Pieter Saenredam. Foreword by Sjarel Ex. Essays by four scholars. Color illustrations throughout. Bibliography, annex illustrates Saenredam's watermarks, index and photographic credits. Museum brochure in Dutch and English laid in. READ MORE about PIETER SAENREDAM: HET UTRECHTSE WERK SCHILDERIJEN VAN DE 17DE-EEUWSE GROOTMEESTER VAN HET...

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Sans, Don Francisco De Bofarull Y.

ANIMALS IN WATERMARKS.

Hilversum: The Paper Publications Society, 1959. 4to. quarter leatherette, patterned paper. 66 pages followed by reproductions of 800 watermarks. First edition in English, limited to 600 copies. An extra publication of the Society. READ MORE about ANIMALS IN WATERMARKS

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Shefrin, Jill.

THE DARTONS: PUBLISHERS OF EDUCATIONAL AIDS, PASTIMES & JUVENILE EPHEMERA, 1787-1876. A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL CHECKLIST.

Los Angeles: Cotsen Occasional Press, 2009. 9.5 x 12.5 inches. cloth, dust jacket. 522 pages. Winner of the Justin G. Schiller Prize (Bibliographical Society of America) and the F.J. Harvey Darton Award (Children's Books History Society). Nominated for the International Bibliographical Prize (International League of Antiquarian Booksellers). Catalogue of alphabets tiles, battledores, block puzzles, cards, jigsaw puzzles, educational aids, board games, maps, map samplers, pictures sheets, scrolls and writing sheets published by the Darton firms..... READ MORE about THE DARTONS: PUBLISHERS OF EDUCATIONAL AIDS, PASTIMES & JUVENILE EPHEMERA, 1787-1876. A...

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Shefrin, Jill.

NEATLY DISSECTED FOR THE INSTRUCTION OF YOUNG LADIES AND GENTLEMEN IN THE KNOWLEDGE OF GEOGRAPHY: JOHN SPILSBURY AND EARLY DISSECTED PUZZLES.

Los Angeles: Cotsen Occasional Press, 1999. 9 x 7.5 (landscape). paperback. 40 pages. John Spilsbury, who styled himself an "Engraver and Map Dissector in Wood, in Order to Facilitate the Teaching of Geography," is credited with the invention of "dissected maps", hand-colored maps, printed from copper plates, which were mounted on thin sheets of mahogany and cut into pieces according to the political borders of the region mapped. The discovery of an extraordinary set of..... READ MORE about NEATLY DISSECTED FOR THE INSTRUCTION OF YOUNG LADIES AND GENTLEMEN IN THE KNOWLEDGE OF GEOGRAPHY:...

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Shefrin, Jill.

SUCH CONSTANT AFFECTIONATE CARE: LADY CHARLOTTE FINCH - ROYAL GOVERNESS & THE CHILDREN OF GEORGE III.

Los Angeles: Cotsen Occasional Press, 2003. 8.5 x 10.5 inches. cloth, dust jacket. 168 pages. Color photographs, illustrations, and reproductions. Taking as its starting point the set of sixteen dissected maps belonging to the children of George III and acquired by the Cotsen Children's Library, Princeton University, this work examines the new trends in education exemplified by the practices of the royal nursery and its governess, Lady Charlotte Finch. The author establishes a relationship between..... READ MORE about SUCH CONSTANT AFFECTIONATE CARE: LADY CHARLOTTE FINCH - ROYAL GOVERNESS & THE CHILDREN OF...

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