Anchorage, AK: Karen Stahlecker, 1993. oblong miniature book (5.0 x 7.6 cm). paper-covered boards, Japanese bound. unpaginated. Limited to 10 copies (Bradbury, Karen Stahlecker 1). "Gathered from the land to celebrate and preserve a bit of the brief, fertile Alaska summer for the long dormant season to come." A collection of handmade papers with list of papers included. READ MORE about ALASKAN FLOWER PAPERS
Price: $350.00 Order nr. 118354
(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 Order nr. 117884
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 Order nr. 116597
Tübingen: Jäckle-Sönmez, 1991. miniature (7.5 x 5.5 cm). marbled paper-covered boards, leather spine label. 75+(1) pages, 10 plates. Limited to 150 copies. A history of marbled flowers by Sönmez in both English and German, with ten samples of marbled flowers in the back. READ MORE about THE HISTORY OF MARBLED FLOWERS/DIE GESCHICHTE DER MARMORIERTEN BLUMEN
Price: $475.00 Order nr. 97761
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 Order nr. 86842
(Santa Cruz, CA: The Good Book Press, n.d. miniature book (8.0 by 5.5 cm.). self paper wrappers, in envelope. (4) pages. Untitled work with a quotation about papermaking. READ MORE about UNTITLED
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 133368
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. Illustrated. This copy has been recased with original spine laid down on new cloth; new enedpapers. Old ink inscription on first blank leaf followed by..... READ MORE about REMINISCENCES OF WILMINGTON, IN FAMILIAR VILLAGE TALES, ANCIENT AND NE W
Price: $85.00 Order nr. 39629
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 Order nr. 65777
Philadelphia: T.K. Collins, Jr., 1851. 8vo. original brown cloth stamped in blind. 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. Illustrated. Pencil presentation from former owner to his brother dated 1851 in pencil on first blank page. Top of spine worn..... READ MORE about REMINISCENCES OF WILMINGTON, IN FAMILIAR VILLAGE TALES, ANCIENT AND NEW
Price: $135.00 Order nr. 28368
B1-488.
Wilmington: Johnston & Bogia, 1872. 8vo. original cloth. Frontispiece portrait of Israel Acrelius; xvi, 17-310, (2) pages. B1-488. B1-488. Second edition, actually a second printing with a two page preface by the new publishers. History of the settlement of Wilmington, De., 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. Contains a full-page advertisement for Johnston & Bogia as..... READ MORE about REMINISCENCES OF WILMINGTON, IN FAMILIAR VILLAGE TALES, ANCIENT AND NEW
Price: $125.00 Order nr. 28663
B1-488.
Wilmington: Johnston & Bogia, 1872. 8vo. original cloth. Frontispiece portrait of Israel Acrelius; xvi, 17-310 pages. B1-488. B1-488. Second edition, actually a second printing with a two page preface by the new publishers. History of the settlement of Wilmington, De., 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 the bookplate of the Bradford family. Also contains the..... READ MORE about REMINISCENCES OF WILMINGTON, IN FAMILIAR VILLAGE TALES, ANCIENT AND NEW
Price: $100.00 Order nr. 39630
Philadelphia: T.K. Collins, Jr., 1851. 8vo. original brown 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. Covers worn with parts of hinge covering cracked partially detached. Old ink inscription at top of title page. READ MORE about REMINISCENCES OF WILMINGTON, IN FAMILIAR VILLAGE TALES, ANCIENT AND NEW
Price: $115.00 Order nr. 68103
B1-488.
Wilmington: Johnston & Bogia, 1872. 8vo. original green cloth. Frontispiece portrait of Israel Acrelius; xvi, 17-310, (2) pages. B1-488. B1-488. Second edition, actually a second printing with a two page preface by the new publishers. History of the settlement of Wilmington, De., 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. Contains a full-page advertisement for Johnston & Bogia..... READ MORE about REMINISCENCES OF WILMINGTON, IN FAMILIAR VILLAGE TALES, ANCIENT AND NEW
Price: $135.00 Order nr. 126879
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Amsterdam: The Paper Publications Society, 1973. 4to. cloth. xxxvi, 135 pages followed by reproductions of 2847 watermarks. XII. First edition, limited to 500 copies. XIII in the Series issued by the Society. Edited and translated by J.S.G. Simmons and B.J. van Ginneken-van de Kasteele. Indices of the watermarks and facts on their producers when known coupled with 367 plates showing 2847 specimens make this a valuable tool in the dating of manuscripts. READ MORE about ANCHOR WATERMARKS
Price: $145.00 Order nr. 70706
Bonn: Buchgemeinde Bonn, (1950). tall 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 348 pages. Over 150 illustrations in the text. Jacket tape repaired. Some offset of frontispiece onto title page. READ MORE about BUCHERN UND BIBLIOTHEKEN
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 34166
Mittineague: Strathmore Paper Company, 1921. tall 4to. cloth-backed boards. 28, (4) pages. With text illustrating the application of the system by T.M. Cleland who also designed the book and provided the decorations. Rudolph Ruzicka provided the decorative designs on the color sheets. Covers rubbed with stain on front. READ MORE about GRAMMAR OF COLOR, ARRANGEMENTS OF STRATHMORE PAPERS IN A VARIETY OF PRINTED COLOR COMBINATION...
Price: $100.00 Order nr. 61554
2 volumes.
Mittineague: Strathmore Paper Company, 1921. tall 4to. cloth-backed boards, later cardboard slipcase. 28, (4) pages followed by the 19 paper samples and folded specimen sheets. Accompanied by additional sample sheets numbered 20 to 46 which are loosely inserted. 2 volumes. Includes text illustrating the application of the system by T.M. Cleland, who also designed the book and provided the decorations on the color sheets along with Rudolph Ruzicka. Includes a separately-issued portfolio of sheets of..... READ MORE about GRAMMAR OF COLOR, ARRANGEMENTS OF STRATHMORE PAPERS IN A VARIETY OF PRINTED COLOR COMBINATION...
Price: $750.00 Order nr. 121620
New York: n.p., 1955. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers - hand bound. no pagination. This title was dedicated to Ray Nash by his students on his birthday in 1955. Each page is hand printed by individual students. The book has a variety of wood cuts and prose in crisp black ink. Some wear exists at the heel of the cover and at both ends of the spine. READ MORE about RN. A FRESH APPROACH
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 91537
Three volumes in one as issued.
Amsterdam: P.N. van Kampen & Zoon, 1969. folio. cloth. (ii),(iv),8, 27 plates; (ii),10, 27 plates; (iv),6, 48 plates. Three volumes in one as issued. Facsimile reprint of the 1734 Dutch edition printed in Amsterdam by Johannes Covens and Cornelis Mortier. A study of mechanical equipment, especially windmills, with over 100 plates of illustrations. Includes a section on mechanical power for the operation of paper-making equipment. Light rubbing of covers. READ MORE about GROOT VOLKOMEN MOOLENBOEK; OF NAAUWKEURIG ONTWERP, VAN ALLERHANDE TOT NOG TOE BEKENDE EN VERSCHEY...
Price: $200.00 Order nr. 20148
San Francisco: World Print Council, (1982). 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (ii), 48 pages. Catalogue of an exhibition organized by Jane M. Farmer for the Council. Foreword by Trisha Garlock, founding director of the Council. Essay by the organizer. Exhibition checklist. Color illustrations. Glossary and selected bibliography. READ MORE about NEW AMERICAN PAPERWORKS
Price: $17.50 Order nr. 108603
A Trilogy of Books Based on the Library of Mary Hambridge
Atlanta, GA: Nexus Press, (1993). 8vo. stiff paper wrapper with printed stiff paper dust jacket. unpaginated. A Trilogy of Books Based on the Library of Mary Hambridge. A "trilogy of books" of superimposed images and excerpted quotes from the library of Mary Hambidge, a clothing designer, avid book collector and Georgia native. You Are What You See is a project funded by the Georgia Council for the Arts that reflects on the life, interests and..... READ MORE about YOU ARE WHAT YOU SEE
Price: $75.00 Order nr. 105886
With Biographical Sketches of Printers, an Account of the Manufacture of Paper, and a Bibliography of the issues
Brooklyn, NY: Historical Printing Club, 1891. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 80 pages. With Biographical Sketches of Printers, an Account of the Manufacture of Paper, and a Bibliography of the issues. Limited to 250 copies, of which this is number 17. A historical account of the introduction and development of printing in North Carolina in the eighteenth-century. Some pages unopened. Paper wrappers torn and creased near edges, with three small holes on the back cover and..... READ MORE about THE PRESS OF NORTH CAROLINA IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY
Price: $200.00 Order nr. 96632
Volume I, no. 1 to Volume II, no. 3. The first 9 issues.
Seattle, WA: TR Publishers, 1980-1982. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. Volume I, no. 1 to Volume II, no. 3. The first 9 issues. The first number is present in photocopy. Illustrated. READ MORE about NORTH WEST BOOK ARTS, A BIMONTHLY JOURNAL OF THE BOOK ARTS IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 38379
Seattle, WA: TR Publishers, 1980-1982. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. The first number is present in photocopy. Illustrated. Volume 1, no.1, 4-6; Volume 2, No. 1, 2. Lacking Volume I, no.2 and no.3 and Volume II, no.3. READ MORE about NORTH WEST BOOK ARTS, A BIMONTHLY JOURNAL OF THE BOOK ARTS IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 103891
Liverpool: Liverpool Bibliographical Society, 1992. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers, plastic spiral binding. xv, 85 pages. Historical introduction followed by the directory. With the pencil signature of Gavin Bridson on the front inside cover. READ MORE about BOOK TRADE IN THE NORTH WEST PROJECT. OCCASIONAL PUBLICATIONS NO. 3. THE BOOK TRADE IN CHESIRE TO...
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 99217
