Tübingen: Jäckle-Sönmez, (1987). small 4to. cloth, marbled paper specimen mounted on front cover. 107 pages. First edition, one of 230 numbered copies bound thus, signed on the colophon and containing an original marbled paper specimen which has been signed. With text in English, German and Turkish. Preface is followed by an article by Emin Bann on The Turkish Art of Ebru, Lipps-Kant on the marbled pictures of the two artists, and a section on techniques..... READ MORE about TURKISH PAPIER EBRU, TURKISH MARBLED PAPER

Price: $125.00  other currencies  Order nr. 62409

Izmir, Turkey: n.p., 2018. 4to. illustrated paper-covered boards. 200 pages. Text in English, German, and Turkish. Limited to 49 numbered deluxe copies, signed by Sönmez on colophon, and feature nine tipped-in specimens of Turkish marbled paper. Selected works from 1981 to 2017. Table of contents, introduction by Sönmez, essays by Annemarie Schimmel and Barbara Lipps-Kant. Comments about the work of Sönmez by scholars and booksellers. With a list of exhibitions, books, articles, and selected collections..... READ MORE about 111, SELECTED WORKS FROM THE YEARS 1981 TO 2017

Price: $595.00  other currencies  Order nr. 132181

Ravensburg: Otto Maier, (1992). small 4to. printed paper-covered boards, dust jacket. 151, (9) pages. First edition. A fine copy in fine jacket. History, technique of Marbling, tools and materials, size, practice and patterns from the simple to the more finely differentiated, use, bibliography, and index. Extensively illustrated in color. This a valuable documentation on the varied methods of paper decoration as well as a practical guide. In German. READ MORE about EBRU, MARMORPAPIERE

Price: $100.00  other currencies  Order nr. 71430

Tübingen: Jäckle-Sönmez, 1995. 4to. full leather boards with marbled paper inlays, cloth clamshell. (vii), 47 pages. Limited to an edition of 250, this is one of a few copies saved for binders. This copy has been bound in full grey goat skin with onlays of black and yellow leather and marbled paper continuing on the back cover. Gold tooled title on the front cover. Marbled end papers. Embroidered end bands. Graphite top edge. Signed and..... READ MORE about FROM EBRU TO MARBLED PAPER / VOM EBRU ZUM MARMORPAPIER

Price: $4,000.00  other currencies  Order nr. 135434

Tübingen: Jäckle-Sönmez, 1995. 4to. linen. (6), 7- 47+(1) pages. Printed in a limited edition of 250 numbered and signed copies. Finely illustrated with even tipped-in original marbled specimens beautifully marbled for each book separately by the artist. An overview of the art of paper-decorating known as ebru, or marbling. Traces its origins in China and Japan to its use by Turkish calligraphers of the 15th century up to its influence on Western artists in the..... READ MORE about FROM EBRU TO MARBLED PAPER, ON THE HISTORY OF MARBLED PAPER IN THE ORIENT AND ITS WAY TO EUROPE

Price: $300.00  other currencies  Order nr. 62154

Izmir: n.p., 2008. 4to. leather. not paginated (but 18 leaves). Limited edition of 99 copies, numbered and signed. 10 of the bookplates are created for "Nedim Sönmez" by Nedim Sönmez, numbered and signed by the artist. The 11th bookplate, mounted on the front pastedown, is marbled for the buyer of the book. It is ready for the owner's name to be written on it and is marbled only one time. This means each of the..... READ MORE about MARBLED BOOKPLATES, 11 ORIGINAL SAMPLES OF MARBLED BOOKPLATES

Price: $350.00  other currencies  Order nr. 98723

Izmir: n.p., 2006. oblong folio. leather. not paginated (but 18 leaves). Limited edition of 28 numbered copies, containing six unique pieces, marbled in two stages on Arches Aquarelle: 100% cotton, mouldmade, watermarked paper. Six original samples of marbled calligraphies based on six famous calligraphies of Turkish calligraphers from six centuries - 15th through 20th. Each is 8 x 12 inches. All calligraphies signed by hand. READ MORE about MARBLED CALLIGRAPHIES

Price: $590.00  other currencies  Order nr. 92916

Izmir: n.p., 2007. oblong folio. marbled paper boards, cloth japanese sewn binding. not paginated (but 13 leaves). Limited edition of only 19 copies. A fine copy. This copy has been bound in Nedim Sonmez's marbled paper covered boards in a japanese sewn binding. Caravan - City in the Desert - Istanbul -Alps - North Italian Landscape - A View from Lake Constance. Marbled on "de geerts" paper. Thirteen sheets with six original samples of marbled..... READ MORE about MARBLED LANDSCAPES

Price: $595.00  other currencies  Order nr. 137154

(Izmir, Turkey: s.p., 2020). 8vo. cloth covered boards, marbled label on front cover, accordion bound, housed in a handmade marbled paper covered boards box, silk cloth. unpaginated. First edition limited to 49 signed and numbered copies. This book is the first in a series of three accordion books produced by Nedim Sönmez. Contains ten signed original tipped-in samples of marbled flowers. Hand bound by the author with marbled endpapers. The flowers are: Tulip, Hyacinth, Daisy..... READ MORE about MINIATUR FLOWERS IN MARBLING. AN ACCORDION BOOK WITH TEN MINIATUR FLOWERS

Price: $575.00  other currencies  Order nr. 134766

Izmir, Turkey: Nedim Sönmez, (1987). small 4to. paper covered boards, silk placement holder. 107 pages. First edition limited to 100 numbered and signed copies. Catalogue with 57 colored reproductions of marbled pictures. With text in English and German. Preface followed by brief reviews of the artist from Dr. Barbara Lips-Kant and one by Ruth Robert, 63 color illustrations and photographs showing her work. Layout by Özlem Kururman, Istanbul, Turkey. READ MORE about YVONNE JÄCKLE, "MARBLED FLOWERS" WORKS FROM THE 80S. "MARMORIERTE BLUMEN"...

Price: $75.00  other currencies  Order nr. 134714

New York: Sterling Publishing Co., (1991). small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 128 pages. First edition. Explains the basic techniques of marbling and then provides instructions for 40 different projects using marbled fabric or paper. Illustrated in color throughout. READ MORE about MARBLING PAPER & FABRIC

Price: $10.00  other currencies  Order nr. 32772

(Chestnut Hill, MA. Privately printed, 1981). tall 8vo. quarter cloth with marbled paper-covered boards. 145 + (1) pages. First edition, limited to 500 copies. Contains tipped-in photographic illustrations of sixteen examples of marbled paper. A near fine copy. READ MORE about THE ROLE OF THE MANN FAMILY OF DEDHAM, MASSACHUSETTS IN THE MARBLING OF PAPER IN...

Price: $40.00  other currencies  Order nr. 13403

Being the entire issue of Artes de Mexico, No.131, 1970,
4to. stiff paper wrappers. (iv), 114 pages. Being the entire issue of Artes de Mexico, No.131, 1970, Text in Spanish, French and English. Illustrated history of the Mexican book. From the reference library of Philadelphia Rare Books & Manuscripts with their bookplate included. READ MORE about LIBROS MEXICANOS

Price: $20.00  other currencies  Order nr. 138337