(Marbling). Sönmez, Nedim.

SPIRALS IN MARBLING WITH 15 ORIGINAL SAMPLES OF NEW MARBLED PATTERNS WITH SPIRAL FORMS CREATED.

Izmir: n.p., 2008. oblong 4to. leather. not paginated ( but 19 leaves). Limited edition of 39 numbered copies. 15 original samples of marbled motives with spiral forms - each 6.1 x 8.7 inches. All original samples and books are signed and numbered by the artist. Marbled endpapers are also by N. Sönmez, but are not signed. READ MORE about SPIRALS IN MARBLING WITH 15 ORIGINAL SAMPLES OF NEW MARBLED PATTERNS WITH SPIRAL FORMS CREATED

Price: $375.00  other currencies  Order nr. 98210

(Marbling). Taylor, Carol.

MARBLING PAPER & FABRIC.

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

(Marbling). Weimann, Ingrid and Nedim Sonmez.

CHRISTOPHER WEIMANN (1946-1988), A TRIBUTE.

Tübingen: Jäckle-Sönmez, (1991). small 4to. cloth, slipcase. 107 pages. First edition, limited to 400 numbered copies of which this is one of 100 copies composing the deluxe edition. This deluxe edition contains four special pieces: a silkscreen-resist calligraphy "ebru," book cover from Weimann's Marbling in Miniature, flower in miniature and marbled and printed "applying color to the size" in miniature. Contains over 90 illustrations with 38 in color and 8 actual specimens of marbled paper... READ MORE about CHRISTOPHER WEIMANN (1946-1988), A TRIBUTE

Price: $350.00  other currencies  Order nr. 37107

(Marbling). Wolfe, Richard J.

MARBLED PAPER, ITS HISTORY, TECHNIQUES, AND PATTERNS.

Baltimore: University of Pennsylvania Press, (1990). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. xvi, 245 pages. First edition. Traces the rise and fall of this craft. Contains over 350 color and 80 black-and-white illustrations. A valuable reference work that should be in the library of everyone interested in the subject. Near fine. READ MORE about MARBLED PAPER, ITS HISTORY, TECHNIQUES, AND PATTERNS

Price: $200.00  other currencies  Order nr. 27636

(Marbling). Wolfe, Richard J.

THE ROLE OF THE MANN FAMILY OF DEDHAM, MASSACHUSETTS IN THE MARBLING OF PAPER IN NINETEENTH-CENTURY AMERICA AND IN THE PRINTING OF MUSIC, THE MAKING OF CARDS, AND OTHER BOOKTRADE ACTIVITIES.

(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. Signed by the author on colophon page. READ MORE about THE ROLE OF THE MANN FAMILY OF DEDHAM, MASSACHUSETTS IN THE MARBLING OF PAPER IN...

Price: $80.00  other currencies  Order nr. 13403

(Marbling). Yagi, Tokutaro.

SUMINAGASHI-ZOME.

Woodside: The Heyeck Press, 1991. small 4to. cloth, leather spine label, slipcase. 55, (3) pages. Limited to 200 numbered copies. Designed, handset, printed and marbled by Robin Heyeck. Printed on Twinrocker handmade paper created especially for this book. With a preface by Tokuju Kaneko followed by Yagi's text on the practice of this method of marbling paper including information on colors, chemicals, tools, designs and methods. Each copy of this book contains 11 samples made by Robin Heyeck. READ MORE about SUMINAGASHI-ZOME

Price: $1,250.00  other currencies  Order nr. 37637

McMurtrie, Douglas C.

THE GOLDEN BOOK, THE STORY OF FINE BOOKS AND BOOKMAKING - PAST AND PRESENT.

Chicago: Pascal Covici, 1928. 8vo. cloth. xv, 410 pages. Third edition. (S-K 1830 for binding references). Wear along hinges. Lacking dust jacket. READ MORE about THE GOLDEN BOOK, THE STORY OF FINE BOOKS AND BOOKMAKING - PAST AND PRESENT

Price: $10.00  other currencies  Order nr. 72739

McMurtrie, Douglas C.

PORTFOLIO OF INFORMATIONAL ARTICLES ON THE INVENTION OF PRINTING AND THE BEGINNINGS OF PAPERMAKING IN THE UNITED STATES.

Chicago: International Assoc. of Printing House Craftsmen, 1940. 4to. paper wrappers. 16 pages. First edition. READ MORE about PORTFOLIO OF INFORMATIONAL ARTICLES ON THE INVENTION OF PRINTING AND THE BEGINNINGS OF...

Price: $25.00  other currencies  Order nr. 5302

(Miniature Books). Anton, Karen.

THE MAGICAL LAND OF DAFFAND, AN ORIGINAL POEM.

(St. Louis, MO: The Hobbyhorse Press, 1999). oblong miniature book (7.5 x 11.5 cm.). thick handmade paper covers, string bound in Japanese fashion. 8 leaves. Limited to 20 numbered copies and signed by the author. Printed on handmade paper with handpainted covers. Ornaments and illustrations. READ MORE about THE MAGICAL LAND OF DAFFAND, AN ORIGINAL POEM

Price: $45.00  other currencies  Order nr. 117884

(Miniature Books).

THE PRIVATE PRESS OF DON HILDRETH: THE STORY: CATALOGUE NO. 1.

San Diego: Ash Ranch Press, 1987. miniature book (5.5 x 8.1 cm). stiff paper wrappers. (ii), 12, (2) pages. (Bradbury, Ash Ranch Press 5). Published for the Miniature Book Society Grand Conclave V, 1987. Contains a brief history of the press with a descriiptive catalogue of its offerings at that time. Illustrations. Don Hildreth's business card and specimen of handmade paper laid in. READ MORE about THE PRIVATE PRESS OF DON HILDRETH: THE STORY: CATALOGUE NO. 1

Price: $45.00  other currencies  Order nr. 116597

(Miniature Books). Sönmez, Nedim.

TURCKISCH PAPIR. A SHORT HISTORY OF MARBLING IN THE ORIENT AND IN GERMANY.

Tubingen: Jäckle-Sönmez, 1995. miniature (7.5 x 5.5 cm). Leather strip on spine, marbled paper boards. (viii),75+(1) pages. Limited to an edition of 210, of which this is one of the 140 bound in marbled paper boards. Signed by the marbler on the colophon. Hand-bound with 10 marbled specimens following the text which is in English and German. The appreciation of Turkish marbled papers in Europe dates back to the late 1500s when Istanbul became a.... READ MORE about TURCKISCH PAPIR. A SHORT HISTORY OF MARBLING IN THE ORIENT AND IN GERMANY

Price: $400.00  other currencies  Order nr. 86842

(Miniature Books). Weiman, Christopher.

MARBLING IN MINIATURE.

Los Angeles: Dawson's Bookshop, 1980. miniature book (7.5 x 5.7 cm). marbled paper-covered boards, paper cover label. (12) pages of text followed by 11 specimens of marbled paper; also has a frontispiece specimen of marbled paper. First edition, one of 350 signed copies. This book is a result of experimentation by Weiman in creating marbled paper for miniature books. The patterns are necessarily smaller for miniature books requiring new techniques that are outlined in this... READ MORE about MARBLING IN MINIATURE

Price: $200.00  other currencies  Order nr. 6739

Montgomery, Elizabeth.

REMINISCENCES OF WILMINGTON, IN FAMILIAR VILLAGE TALES, ANCIENT AND NE W.

Philadelphia: T.K. Collins, Jr., 1851. 8vo. original cloth. Frontispiece portrait of Israel Acrelius; xii, 7-367 pages. B1-488. First edition. History of the settlement of Wilmington followed by the author's recollections of the town. With a lengthy section on the Gilpins and their papermill and some notes on printers and booksellers. With a bookseller's ticket mounted on front pastedown "J.T. Heald, Bookseller, Stationer & Binder, 127 Market St., Wilmington, Del." Covers faded along spine. Foxed. READ MORE about REMINISCENCES OF WILMINGTON, IN FAMILIAR VILLAGE TALES, ANCIENT AND NE W

Price: $95.00  other currencies  Order nr. 65777