(Bird & Bull Press). Bachaus, Theodore (but Henry Morris).

THE WORLD'S WORST MARBLED PAPERS, BEING A COLLECTION.

N.P. San Serriffe Publishing Co., 1978. tall 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 10 pages, 10 double-page marbled paper samples, 5 pages. Limited to 400 copies, all numbered "1." (Taylor A20). A near fine copy. This book provides the first view of Henry Morris's mythical world of San Serriffe. Little did he know that this one book would inspire a series of Bird & Bull Press titles. As Swift used Gulliver, Henry Morris resurrected his mythical author..... READ MORE about THE WORLD'S WORST MARBLED PAPERS, BEING A COLLECTION

Price: $125.00  other currencies  Order nr. 11227

(Bird & Bull Press). Nevins, Iris.

VARIETIES OF SPANISH MARBLING, A HANDBOOK OF PRACTICAL INSTRUCTION WITH TWELVE ORIGINAL MARBLED SAMPLES.

N.P. Bird & Bull Press and Iris Nevins, 1991. 8vo. quarter cloth, Spanish marbled sides, leather spine label. 79 pages. First edition, limited to 250 numbered copies (Berger A49). Composed in Cochin types and printed on Johannot mouldmade paper. Nevins notes that of all the marbled patterns, the Spanish is the most difficult to achieve. This book contains detailed instructions for making twelve different patterns, as well as original 5 x 8 inch specimens. Prior..... READ MORE about VARIETIES OF SPANISH MARBLING, A HANDBOOK OF PRACTICAL INSTRUCTION WITH TWELVE ORIGINAL MARBLED...

Price: $200.00  other currencies  Order nr. 31962

(Bird & Bull Press). Sumner, James.

THE MYSTERIOUS MARBLER WITH AN HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION, NOTES AND 11 ORIGINAL MARBLED SAMPLES BY RICHARD J. WOLFE.

North Hills, PA: Bird & Bull Press, 1976. 8vo. quarter blue leather over marbled paper-covered boards. 71 pages. First edition, one of about 250 numbered copies (Taylor A18). A reprint of this manual on marbling which first appeared in 1854. Marbling had been practiced as a "secret art" until the 1850s. This little manual supplemented an earlier manual by Charles Woolnough published in 1851. This particular copy displays the exlibris bookplates of E. Harold Hugo..... READ MORE about THE MYSTERIOUS MARBLER WITH AN HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION, NOTES AND 11 ORIGINAL MARBLED SAMPLES BY...

Price: $400.00  other currencies  Order nr. 120869

(Bird & Bull Press). Sumner, James.

THE MYSTERIOUS MARBLER WITH AN HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION, NOTES AND 11 ORIGINAL MARBLED SAMPLES BY RICHARD J. WOLFE.

North Hills, PA: Bird & Bull Press, 1976. 8vo. quarter blue leather over marbled paper-covered boards. 71 pages. First edition, one of about 250 numbered copies (Taylor A18). A reprint of this manual on marbling which first appeared in 1854. Marbling had been practiced as a "secret art" until the 1850s. This little manual supplemented an earlier manual by Charles Woolnough published in 1851. This particular copy displays the exlibris bookplate of George Cunha, noted..... READ MORE about THE MYSTERIOUS MARBLER WITH AN HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION, NOTES AND 11 ORIGINAL MARBLED SAMPLES BY...

Price: $400.00  other currencies  Order nr. 134718

(Bird & Bull Press). Wolfe, Richard J.

ON IMPROVEMENTS IN MARBLING THE EDGES OF BOOKS AND PAPER, A NINETEENTH CENTURY MARBLING ACCOUNT EXPLAINED AND ILLUSTRATED WITH FOURTEEN ORIGINAL MARBLED SAMPLES.

Newtown, PA: Bird & Bull Press, 1983. oblong 12mo. quarter leather over marbled paper-covered boards, leather tips. 64 pages followed by the tipped-in samples. First edition, limited to 350 numbered copies (Heaney A37). Reprints the first American Treatise on Marbling, an account which appears in the April 1829 issue of the Journal of the Franklin Institute with additional text by Wolfe. Beautifully printed on handmade paper. Prospectus loosely inserted. READ MORE about ON IMPROVEMENTS IN MARBLING THE EDGES OF BOOKS AND PAPER, A NINETEENTH CENTURY MARBLING ACCOUNT...

Price: $250.00  other currencies  Order nr. 462

(Bookbinding). Lock, Margaret.

BOOKBINDING MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES 1700-1920.

Toronto: The Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artists Guild, 2003. small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. x, 150 pages. First Edition. A history of bookbinding told through the physical aspects of the book. The text also serves as a manual of traditional techniques. Includes special sections devoted to marbling, headbands, gilding, leather bindings, binders tools, etc. Better illustrated than most surveys. Extensive endnotes and bibliography. Spine sunned, else fine. READ MORE about BOOKBINDING MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES 1700-1920

Price: $200.00  other currencies  Order nr. 75148

(Bookbinding). Wolfe, Richard J.

GEHEIMEN DER BOEKBINDERIJ, SECRETS OF BOOKBINDING, AN ANONYMOUS 19TH CENTURY DUTCH BOOKBINDING MANUAL, REPRODUCED IN FACSIMILE WITH TRANSLATION, INTRODUCTION AND NOTES.

Boston: Richard J. Wolfe, 1991. 8vo. marbled paper over cloth-backed boards. xix, 15, 23, (7) pages, one folded plate. Limited to 250 signed copies, 200 for sale. Text is a facsimile of original Dutch text with translation on facing page. Gives information on gilding of leather, paper, and silk, velvet and fore edge, marbling on edges of calf and sheepskin, and dyeing of calf and sheepskin. Four tipped in specimens of gilt stamping and four..... READ MORE about GEHEIMEN DER BOEKBINDERIJ, SECRETS OF BOOKBINDING, AN ANONYMOUS 19TH CENTURY DUTCH BOOKBINDING...

Price: $125.00  other currencies  Order nr. 34250

Brown, H. Glenn and Maude O. Brown.

DIRECTORY OF THE BOOK-ARTS AND BOOK TRADE IN PHILADELPHIA TO 1820, INCLUDING PAINTERS AND ENGRAVERS.

New York: The New York Public Library, 1950. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 129 pages. First separate edition, reprinted from the Bulletin. Excellent source document. With information on marblers. Name in ink on free endpaper. READ MORE about DIRECTORY OF THE BOOK-ARTS AND BOOK TRADE IN PHILADELPHIA TO 1820, INCLUDING PAINTERS AND ENGRAVERS

Price: $75.00  other currencies  Order nr. 20568

GUILD OF BOOK WORKERS JOURNAL. INDEX VOLUMES I - VIII. 1962-1970.

This issue is devoted to being an index for the first eight volumes.
New York, NY: Guild of Book Workers, 1972. 8vo. paper wrappers. 44 pages. This issue is devoted to being an index for the first eight volumes. A fine copy. READ MORE about GUILD OF BOOK WORKERS JOURNAL. INDEX VOLUMES I - VIII. 1962-1970

Price: $20.00  other currencies  Order nr. 138748

(Marbling).

AMERICAN DECORATIVE PAPERMAKERS, THE WORK & SPECIMENS OF TWELVE CRAFT ARTISTS.

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  other currencies  Order nr. 5313

(Marbling). Chambers, Anne.

MARBLING ON PAPER USING OIL PAINTS.

(Turnbridge Wells, Kent, England): Search Press, (1992). 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 64 pages. Table of contents, introduction, index. A guide to marbling techniques. Color and black and white illustrations. READ MORE about MARBLING ON PAPER USING OIL PAINTS

Price: $20.00  other currencies  Order nr. 130803

(Marbling). Finley, Curtis.

A SNAIL, A PEACOCK, AND A TIGER'S EYE, HISTORICAL MARBLED PAPERS IN THE COLLECTIONS OF THE ST. LOUIS MERCANTILE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION.

(St. Louis, MO): St. Louis Mercantile Library Association, 2005. 8vo. self paper wrappers. 32 pages. The new edition. A fine copy. Handlist prepared for an exhibition of the marbled and other decorated papers used in the binding of the books in the St. Louis Mercantile Llibrary. Original specimen tipped in. From the reference library of Philadelphia Rare Books & Manuscripts with their bookplate included. READ MORE about A SNAIL, A PEACOCK, AND A TIGER'S EYE, HISTORICAL MARBLED PAPERS IN THE COLLECTIONS OF THE ST....

Price: $30.00  other currencies  Order nr. 138262

(Marbling). Frigge, Karli.

THE MAGIC OF MARBLING.

Joppe, the Netherlands: Karli Frigge, 2020. 25 x 25 cm. paper covered boards in a glued and sewn binding with five leather endbands, paper cardstock slipcase with paper label on the cover and spine. (8), 9-12, followed by 59 samples of marbled paper. First edition limited to 110 numbered copies. Translated by Erik Zuurbier and edited by Sidney Berger. Typography by Willie Bosch. The book is bound by Karli Frigge herself, with assistance from Steintje..... READ MORE about THE MAGIC OF MARBLING

Price: $900.00  other currencies  Order nr. 135351