Amsterdam: The Paper Publications Society, 1982. 4to. cloth. xvii, 83 pages. First edition, limited to 500 copies. Covers the development of the paper mould, the handling of the mould, the mouldmaker, the deckle, the wire profile, variants of the European mould and deckle and with sections on studying paper and watermarks. With various appendices. Illustrated. READ MORE about PAPER MOULD AND MOULDMAKER
Price: $100.00 Order nr. 70709
3 volumes.
London, England: Sherwood, Neely, and Jones; and W. Newton, 1821-2. 8vo. original paper-covered boards, labels on spine, top edge cut, other edges uncut. (viii), 20 plates, 472, (6), 14; (vi) 16 plates, 332, (12); (vi), 16 plates, 332, (12), 16 pages. 3 volumes. Volumes II-IV only. Union List 4, 3061. A journal which chronicled new inventions and discoveries, commenced publication in 1820. Volume II includes a note to the public. Each volume includes a list..... READ MORE about THE LONDON JOURNAL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES; CONTAINING REPORTS OF ALL NEW PATENTS, WITH A...
Price: $200.00 Order nr. 120231
Library Trends, Volume 30, no. 2, Fall 1981
Champaign (IL): Univ. of Illinois Graduate School of Library and Information Science, 1981. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (iv), 175-318 pages. Library Trends, Volume 30, no. 2, Fall 1981. Being an issue of Library Trends. 9 articles, including 1 by W. Rebsamen on binding and 1 on paper by J.C. Williams. Edited with introduction by G. Lundeen of the U. of Hawaii Library School. READ MORE about CONSERVATION OF LIBRARY MATERIALS
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 55145
Philadelphia: William Mann Company, 1898. 4to. original cloth. 89 pages. This company specialized in the manufacture of copy paper and blank books. Gives a history of the firm and the different facets of its operation and has drawings in blue ink illustrating the different departments throughout the text. Well-produced and printed. READ MORE about FIFTY YEARS OF PROGRESS, A SKETCH PORTRAYING WITH PEN & BRUSH THE PAST AND PRESENT OF A...
Price: $75.00 Order nr. 20073
Philadelphia: William Mann Company, 1898. 4to. original cloth. 89 pages. This company specialized in the manufacture of copy paper and blank books. Gives a history of the firm and the different facets of its operation and has drawings in blue ink illustrating the different departments throughout the text. Well-produced and printed. Covers rubbed with corners bumped. Inner hinges are fabric tape repaired. READ MORE about FIFTY YEARS OF PROGRESS, A SKETCH PORTRAYING WITH PEN & BRUSH THE PAST AND PRESENT OF A...
Price: $50.00 Order nr. 121949
Leicester: Dryad Press, 1976. oblong 12mo. paper wrappers. 16 pages. First edition. Dryad Leaflet 505. With 19 color illustrations. READ MORE about MARBLING
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 2551
N.P. Busyhaus Publications, (1983). oblong 8vo. half leather over cloth. 65, (3) pages. One of 200 numbered copies bound in half leather by the Harcourt Bindery. A study of marbling with an introduction by Don Guyot, including essays and original tipped-in specimens by ten marblers made just for this edition along with technical notes, and a bibliography of the subject. Finely printed at the Naiman Press. Includes a wood engraving by Michael McCurdy. READ MORE about AMERICAN DECORATIVE PAPERMAKERS, THE WORK & SPECIMENS OF TWELVE CRAFT ARTISTS
Price: $350.00 Order nr. 5313
New York: Thames and Hudson, 1986. cloth, dust jacket. 88 pages. First U.S. edition. Contains 82 illustrations with 54 in color. Introduction by Bernard C. Middleton. Excellent for professionals and amateurs. Shows the technique of marbling paper in the classic tradition, using ox gall and water colors on a size of carragheen moss. READ MORE about THE PRACTICAL GUIDE TO MARBLING PAPER
Price: $12.00 Order nr. 18975
(Loveland, CO): Interweave Press, (1990). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 94 pages. With the assistance of Eden Gray. Table of contents, introduction, glossary, bibliography, lists of sources and suppliers, checklist of equipment and supplies, index. Color and black and white illustrations throughout. Includes instructions for preparation and the marbling process tiself. READ MORE about MARBLING ON FABRIC
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 133818
New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., (1986). small 8vo. decorated boards. 14 pages followed by 32 color plates. First U.S. edition of this exhibition catalogue issued by the Victoria and Albert Museum. Ex-library copy. READ MORE about DECORATIVE ENDPAPERS
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 20235
Taos: Fresh Ink Press, (1990). oblong 8vo. paper wrappers, spiral binding. 40 pages. First edition. Illustrated by Michael Newhall. A practical manual. Fine condition. READ MORE about MARBLING ON FABRIC
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 30915
Issued as Volume II of the series Sample Books.
(Joppe, The Netherlands: Frits Knuf, 1993). narrow 4to. cloth with paper sample inset on cover, slipcase. (xii), 11+(3) pages. Issued as Volume II of the series Sample Books. Printed in an edition limited to 75 numbered and signed copies. Realized by Karli Frigge, this is the second in a series of Sample books. Includes a history of Edward Seymour (1898-1979) and the Fancy Paper Company, London, written by Lietje van Hovell tot Westerflier. Paper was..... READ MORE about SAMPLE BOOK OF SEYMOUR
Price: $475.00 Order nr. 73838
Issued as Volume I in Sample Book series
(Joppe, Netherlands: Frits Knuf, 1993). narrow 8vo. cloth with paper sample inset on cover, slipcase. (xx), 26+(4) pages. Issued as Volume I in Sample Book series. Limited edition of 110 signed and numbered copies. Fine condition. Original samples of 90 decorated papers on twenty-six accordion-fold pages; they cover the 150 year history of this fine paper factory in Aschaffenburg, Germany. Karli Frigge provides a history of the factory which began in 1811 and closed in..... READ MORE about SAMPLE BOOK OF THE FANCY PAPER FACTORY ASCHAFFENBURG
Price: $550.00 Order nr. 73845
New York: Dover Publications, 1984. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 16 pages. Part 1 describes the methods for classic and oil-color marbleizing, outlining basic mistakes and their solutions. Part 2 goes on to give specific instructions for creating twelve traditional patterns. READ MORE about HOW TO MARBLEIZE PAPER STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS FOR 12 TRADITIONAL PATTERNS
Price: $12.00 Order nr. 23125
New York, NY: Dover Publications, (1992). 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 32 pages. Table of contents, introduction. Black and white illustrations throughout. Color illustrations on inside endpapers. READ MORE about TECHNIQUES FOR MARBLEIZING PAPER
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 130802
Seattle: Brass Galley Press, 1988. small 4to. paper wrappers. (ii), 19 pages. First edition. Manual describing the production of Japanese marbling with drawings by Jaye Johnson. Gives a a list of suppliers and a bibliography. Specimen mounted on the title page. READ MORE about SUMINAGASHI, AN INTRODUCTION TO JAPANESE MARBLING
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 22551
Leicester: Dryad Handicrafts, n.d. small 8vo. paper wrappers. 16 pages. Illustrated manual. Dryad Leaflet No.74. READ MORE about THREE METHODS OF MARBLING
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 13336
Woodside, Ca. Heyeck Press, 1986. 4to. quarter morocco with marbled paper-covered sides, slipcase. 65, (3) pages. Limited to 150 numbered copies signed by the author. A descriptive bibliography of marbling projects by the press with samples of each of the 15 items described. Also has five chapters on the many variables which determine success in Turkish marbling with some samples and a chapter on problems and cures with seven samples, six of which demonstrate a...... READ MORE about MARBLING AT THE HEYECK PRESS
Price: $1,500.00 Order nr. 124199
(Stanford, CA): Associates of the Stanford University Libraries, 1982. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 32 pages. Table of contents. Features an article by Chris Weimann, "A Brief Introduction to Marbling." Black and white illustrations. Marbling specimen tipped in. READ MORE about THE IMPRINT OF THE STANFORD LIBRARIES ASSOCIATES
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 133784
Washington: GPO, (1947). small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (ii), 10 pages. B-1 in the Bindery Series issued by the U.S. government. READ MORE about THE PROCESS OF MARBLING PAPER
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 38841
New York: Crescent Books, (1991). small 4to. paper-covered boards, dust jacket. 119+(1) pages. First U.S. edition, of which this copy is signed by the author. A brief history followed by various chapters on how to produce different marbling patterns. Filled with illustrations in color. READ MORE about MARBLING, A COMPLETE GUIDE TO CREATING BEAUTIFUL PATTERNED PAPERS AND FABRICS
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 90299
(New York): Freidman/Fairfax Publishers, (1994). small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 119+(1) pages. Reprint of the first U.S. edition. A brief history followed by various chapters on how to produce different marbling patterns. Filled with illustrations in color. READ MORE about MARBLING, A COMPLETE GUIDE TO CREATING BEAUTIFUL PATTERNED PAPERS AND FABRICS
Price: $28.00 Order nr. 100981
Centre Hall, PA: by the authors, 1984. oblong small 4to. paper wrappers. 23 pages. First edition. Practical guide to marbling with many illustrations. Tipped-in are two large specimens of marbled paper with the first signed by the artist, Diane Mauer. READ MORE about AN INTRODUCTION TO CARRAGEENAN AND WATERCOLOR MARBLING
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 15850
New York, NY: Watson-Guptill Publications, (1999). 4to. stiff paper wrappers, marbled endpapers. 144 pages. Table of contents, preface, introduction, suggestions for further reading, source directory, index. Color illustrations throughout. Signed by author on half title. READ MORE about THE ULTIMATE MARBLING HANDBOOK: A GUIDE TO BASIC AND ADVANCED TECHNIQUES FOR MARBLING PAPER AND...
Price: $80.00 Order nr. 133786
New York, NY: Watson-Guptill Publications, (1994). 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 141, (3) pages. Table of contents, appendix, list of sources, index. Two parts: "Preparing to Marble" and "The Marbling Process". Cover design by Bib Fillie. Color illustrations throughout. READ MORE about MARBLING TECHNIQUES
Price: $40.00 Order nr. 133795
