CRANE'S BOND.
Dalton, MA: Crane & Co., n.d. (ca 1960). 8vo. paper wrappers. unpaginated. Contains 25 specimens. A fine copy. READ MORE about CRANE'S BOND
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 139813
Dalton, MA: Crane & Co., n.d. (ca 1960). 8vo. paper wrappers. unpaginated. Contains 25 specimens. A fine copy. READ MORE about CRANE'S BOND
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 139813
(Dalton: Crane, n.d.). 4to. paper folder containing eight specimens. A specimen booklet offered by Crane & Company to their many customers, employees, colleagues, and friends. A fine copy. The paper mill was founded in 1801 on the banks of the Houstatonic River and has always had a particular interest in safeguarding the natural environment. READ MORE about PAPERS FOR BANK LETTERHEADS
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 139376
(Southhampton, PA: Crown Vantage), n.d. small 8vo. stiff paper portfolio which folds out into four sections; two contains numerous paper specimens. A showing of King James Cover, Silhouette Cover, Colorworks Cover, Terracoat Cover and Folding Board. Spot along bottom edge of back cover. READ MORE about CROWN VANTAGE PRESENTS AFFORDABLE EXCELLENCE. KING JAMES CAST COAT
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 107310
(Southhampton, PA): Curtis Fine Papers, n.d. small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, foldouts out to three sections with cover stamped in black, white and blind. Many specimnes in each section. Paper specimen booklet issued by one of the premier paper companies in America. Tri-folds with each section having mulitiple paper specimens for the three types shown: text, cover, writing. In colors. READ MORE about CURTIS BRIGHTWATER ULTRA
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 107315
(Southhampton, PA): Curtis Fine Papers, n.d. small 8vo. stiff paper cover with metal tab in corner which allows the specimens to rotate out for viewing. (12) sheets. Beautifully designed paper specimen booklet issued by one of the premier paper companies in America. Cameo see through window on front cover exposes different colored papers in different designs. READ MORE about THE CURTIS COLLECTION, CURTIS LINEN, TEXT & COVER
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 107314
(Southhampton, PA): Curtis Fine Papers, n.d. small 8vo. stiff paper cover with metal tab in corner which allows the specimens to rotate out for viewing. (12) sheets. Beautifully designed paper specimen booklet issued by one of the premier paper companies in America. Cameo see through window on front cover exposes different colored papers in different designs. READ MORE about THE CURTIS COLLECTION, CURTIS TWEEDWEAVE, TEXT & COVER
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 107307
(Southhampton, PA): Curtis Fine Papers, n.d. small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, foldouts out to three sections with cover stamped in black, white and blind. Many specimnes in each section. Paper specimen booklet issued by one of the premier paper companies in America. Tri-folds with each section having mulitiple paper specimens for the three types shown: text, cover, writing. In colors. READ MORE about CURTIS FLANNEL, CURTIS GRADATIONS. TEXT, COVER, WRITING
Price: $12.50 Order nr. 107308
(Southhampton, PA: Crown Vantage), n.d. 12mo. stiff paper wrappers, attached at top. Text with parchment samples. Paper specimen booklet issued by one of the premier paper companies in America. READ MORE about CURTIS PARCHMENT, GENUINE PARCHMENT, PARCHKIN, PATAPAR, TRANSFAB
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 107320
(Southhampton, PA: Crown Vantage), n.d. 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. 16 pages. Paper specimen booklet issued by one of the premier paper companies in America. Printed in color throughout. READ MORE about ELEGANT ARITHMETIC FROM THE CURTIS COLLECTION, CURTIS TWEEDWEAVE, CURTIS LINEN, CURTIS FLANNEL
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 107321
(Southhampton, PA): Curtis Fine Papers, n.d. small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, foldout. Many specimnes mounted on foldout. Paper specimen booklet issued by one of the premier paper companies in America. Folds open to display various paper specimens in different weights and colors. READ MORE about JAMES RIVER PRESENTS THE COLORS AND TEXTURE OF CURTIS TWEEDWEAVE, TEXT, COVER
Price: $11.00 Order nr. 107311
(Paris, France): Adam Biro, (2002). 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 255+(1) pages. Text in French. New edition. Table of contents, bibliography, index. Color illustrations. Color illustrations throughout. An overview of the history of papermaking from its origins in the China and the Middle East. READ MORE about LA SAGA DU PAPIER
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 134587
Canton, MA: Diamond International Corporation, n.d. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated. A selection of pastel colors, with table of sizes and weights. READ MORE about FAIRMOUNT COLORS
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 133962
Coated and Uncoated.
Philadelphia: The Paper Mills' Company, n.d. 8vo. cloth, four ring binder. Not paginated. Coated and Uncoated. Lovely paper specimen catalogue featuring over 100 examples. A near fine copy. READ MORE about DILL & COLLINS STANDARD PAPER
Price: $100.00 Order nr. 137795
Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, (1968). 8vo. cloth. xx, 356 pages. First edition. Some illustrations. A near fine copy. READ MORE about CHESAPEAKE, PIONEER PAPERMAKER, A HISTORY OF THE COMPANY AND ITS COMMUNITY
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 19244
Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, (1973). square 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 46 pages. Reprint of the 1971 first edition. Four sections: History of Papermaking, The Enemies of Paper, Matting and Framing, and A Note on Restoration. Loosely inserted in a commorative bookplate of William Sihler. READ MORE about HOW TO CARE FOR WORKS OF ART ON PAPER
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 39333
Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, (1971). square 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 46 pages. First edition. Four sections: History of Papermaking, The Enemies of Paper, Matting and Framing, and A Note on Restoration. READ MORE about HOW TO CARE FOR WORKS OF ART ON PAPER
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 105238
Bangor (ME): Eastern Corporation, n.d. (circa 1940s). one broadside (17 x 22) folded to small 4to. accompanied by broadside. Broadside specimen sheet designed by T.M. Cleland and showing various sizes of this type face. With explanatory broadside. A fine copy. READ MORE about A SPECIMEN SHEET OF BULMER ROMAN & ITALIC TYPES
Price: $40.00 Order nr. 101984
Düren, Germany: Leopold Hoesch-Museum, 2002. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 167, (3) pages. Text in German and English. Number 8 in the museum's Paper Art series. List of sponsors and supporters, table of contents, list of participants since 1981. Color and black and white illustrations throughout. READ MORE about TURBULENZEN IN PAPIER: ANNAHERUNGEN AN DAS UNBERECHENBARE APPROACHING THE UNPREDICTABLE
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 134632
N.P. Westvaco, 1978. 8vo. hardbound. 210, (5) pages. Part of the run of these well-produced books issued at Christmas time by the Westvaco Company, one of the largest manufacturer of paper in the United States. Fine in fine slipcase. The book was designed by Bradbury Thompson. Foreword by John C. Callihan. Printed with Mergenthaler Sabon type set by Volk & Huxley. READ MORE about ESSAYS
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 138932
N.P. (Editions Rencontre and Erik Nitsche International, 1963). 8vo. paper-covered boards. (i), 105, (7) pages. A history of communication, with chapters on writing, on printing, books, and paper, and on newspapers. Some wear to corners and head and tail of spine. Stamps on front free endpaper and p.1. READ MORE about GESCHICTE DER UBERMITTLUNGSWEGE
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 50902
New York: Hawthorn Books, (1963). small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 105, (7) pages. First edition. Volume 9 in a series entitled "The New Illustrated Library of Science and Invention." Sections on writing, books, paper and printing, rise of the press, etc. Jacket chipped with tears. READ MORE about HISTORY OF COMMUNICATIONS
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 17176
New York, NY: Thomas N. Fairbanks Company, Import Division, (1930). 8vo. paper-covered boards, paper front cover label. unpaginated. A collection of imported paper specimens offered by Fairbanks. Arranged by weight, the lightest first in the text. Includes the name of the product with information on its origin, colors, and sizes available. Portions of text unopened. Covers soiled. Some portions of text lightly tanned. READ MORE about A SERIES OF HAND MADE PAPERS FROM ENGLAND AND ITALY
Price: $100.00 Order nr. 131134
Wien, Pest, Leipzig: A. Hartlebens Verlag, 1882. thick 8vo. half calf over marbled paper covered boards, five raised bands, gilt on spine, top edge gilt. viii, 806 pages with 26 plates (14 in color) and 380 text illustrations. First edition. (St. Bride Cat. p.318). Some rubbing around edges, shelf wear. Hinges lightly rubbed. Front free endpaper loose, but present. Exlibrary bookplate of the well-known early 20th century collector and publisher Crosby Gaige (New York). Standard..... READ MORE about ILLUSTRIRTE GESCHICHTE DER BUCHDRUCKERKUNST, MIT BESONDERER BERÜCKSIGHTIGUNG IHRER TECHNISCHEN...
Price: $100.00 Order nr. 5197
(Budapest): OSzK, 1957. 8vo. self paper wrappers. 20 pages. Text in Hungarian with summary in French. No. 39 in the Az Orszagos Széchényi Könyvtár Kiadványai series. A study of papermaking and watermarks produced and used at the Sarvar-Ujszigeti printing works, active from 1536 to 1541 and the only press printing Hungarian works at that time. Includes footnotes. Black and white illustrations. Wrappers tanned. READ MORE about A SÁRVÁR-ÚJSZIGETI NYOMDA PAPIROSAI
Price: $17.50 save 50% $8.75 Order nr. 108210
Leipzig: Dieterich'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung Theodor Weicher, 1910. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (iv), 51, (3) pages. This volume reports on the design and decoration of a new edition Lutheran hymnal for Alsace-Lorraine issued by the Strassburger Pastoral-Konferenz. It describes small-format and large-format editions, reproducing multicolor illustrated title and sample pages, photo-illustrations of eleven bindings, etc., and includes four (tipped-in) multicolor endpaper samples. The beautiful designs are the work of Otto Hupp and Karl Spindler. The hymnal was..... READ MORE about NEUER DRUCK UND SCHMUCK DES EVANGELISCHEN GESANGBUCHS FÜR ELSAß-LOTHRINGEN
Price: $65.00 Order nr. 91031