Beltsville, MD: Hand Papermaking, 2012. broadside (15 1/2 by 9 3/4 inches). Specimen, limited to 100 numbered copies, with a 10 by 16 broadside produced by Tom Leech with a poem by Chinese-American poet Arthur Sze on cotton and abaca pulp, printed at the Press of the Palace of Governors in Santa Fe, New Mexico. With an A.L.s., and a short note, from Tom Bannister. READ MORE about Prospectus from Hand Papermaking magazine
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 132830
Greensboro, NC: The Walter Clinton Jackson Library, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 1989-90. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (ii), 14 pages. Features an article commemorating the 300th anniversary of papermaking in the United States with a catalogue of a concurrent exhibition at the library. Post-it note on inside front wrapper noting that this issue of the report of this kind. Includes a list of donors and financial statement. Black and white illustrations. READ MORE about REPORT OF THE SECRETARY FOR THE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 122715
(Dalton, Mass. Crane & Co.), n.d. 8vo. self-paper wrappers. unpaginated. A small booklet on some of the history of papermaking, as well as the history of Crane & Co. With seven black-and-white illustrations. The last chapter is an invitation to come to the Old Stone Mill where Crane & Co. was founded, which is now the Crane Museum. Corners slightly bumped. READ MORE about THE ROMANCE OF PAPER
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 100620
(Seoul, Korea): n.p., n.d. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated. Catalogue of illustrations and specimens from the Seoul (Korea) International Art Exhibition, undated. Illustrations loosely inserted in wrappers. Wrappers worn along spine. READ MORE about SEOUL INTERNATIONAL MAIL ART EXHIBITION
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 134620
N.P. n.p., n.d. large 8vo. stapled. (i), 11 pages. A brief overview of the history and process of papermaking. Typescript. READ MORE about A STORY OF PAPERMAKING
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 51034
New York: Walden, Sons & Mott, Inc, 1937. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (vi), 111 pages. Foreword by Ormond Freile, Chairman. Faded along spine with age darkening along edges. READ MORE about STUDY COURSE FOR PAPER SALESMEN, BEING LECTURES FROM THE PAPER SALEMEN'S STUDY COURSE, "THE...
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 79451
Amsterdam: J. Brandt & Zoon, 1942. thick 4to. cloth-backed boards. xv, 288 pages. First trade edition. A history of binding and papermaking by this firm issued on its 200th anniversary. Filled with illustrations showing important documents relating to the history of the firm. Beautifully done book. Designed by Jan van Krimpen. Spine soiled. Inside hinge partially cracked. READ MORE about TWEE EEUWEN BRANDT EN PROOST EEN BIJDRAGE TOT DE GESCHIEDENIS VAN DE BOEKBINDERIJ DE UITGEVERIJ...
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 59610
Zaandam: Heemkunde - Gemeente, 1961. square 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 38, (2) pages. Second printing. Divided into different sections covering history, the paper machine, Adriaan Rogge, and modern papermaking. READ MORE about VAN LOMPEN EN HOUT TOT PAPIER
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 22897
'S- Gravenhage, Netherlands: Konnklijke Bibliotheek, 1986. 8vo. decorated and coated paper wrappers loosely inserted in handmade protective covers. 99 pages. A bibliography of Henk Voorn's 190 publications on the history of paper. With a summary of the introduction in English. Includes biographical notes by many of Voorn's compatriots such as Richard L. Hills, President of the International Association of Paper Historians. READ MORE about VOORNAMELIJK PAPIER
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 20037
'S- Gravenhage, Netherlands: Konnklijke Bibliotheek, 1986. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 99 pages. A bibliography of Henk Voorn's 190 publications on the history of paper. With a summary of the introduction in English. Includes biographical notes by many of Voorn's compatriots such as Richard L. Hills, President of the International Association of Paper Historians. Signed limited edition bookplate of Fred Siegenthaler. READ MORE about VOORNAMELIJK PAPIER
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 134243
Boston: S. D. Warren Company, 1919. 4to. quarter cloth, paper covered boards, stamping on cover. 103, (5) pages. Catalogue of standard printing papers offered by S. D. Warren Company. Color, black and white illustrations throughout with samples of stocks and finishes, and their suitability for different print types. Some tanning. READ MORE about WARREN'S PAPER BUYERS GUIDE: PRACTICAL DEMONSTRATIONS ON WARREN'S STANDARD PRINTING PAPERS FOR...
Price: $250.00 Order nr. 106500
(Washington D.C.): Hand Papermaking, 2001. 4to. booklet handsewn in stiff paper wrapper, loose sheet each in a protective folder, all housed in a custom-made clamshell box which is in the original cardboard box. (iv), 42+(2) pages. Limited to an edition of 150 copies. This is the fifth portfolio in the ongoing series of portfolios of handmade papers. The juried collection features seventeen watermarked sheets of handmade paper using many techniques. Five were formed on historic..... READ MORE about WATERMARKS IN HANDMADE PAPER: MODERN AND HISTORIC
Price: $495.00 Order nr. 93004
(Athens, Greece): Aiora, (2010). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 219, (3) pages. Text in Greek. Table of contents, endnotes, bibliography, index. Two maps, black and white illustratioins. A study of the history of papermaking and its spread from China into the Middle East and Europe. READ MORE about ISTORIA TOU CHARTIOU
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 134631
Richmond: n.p., 1966. 8vo. paper wrappers. 20 pages. Includes a 67 item bibliography. Excellent essay on paper conservation. READ MORE about THE BARROW METHOD OF RESTORING DETERIORATED DOCUMENTS
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 638
Richmond: n.p., 1973. 8vo. paper wrappers. 20 pages. Includes a 67 item bibliography. Excellent essay on paper conservation. Name in ink in corner of front cover. READ MORE about THE BARROW METHOD OF RESTORING DETERIORATED DOCUMENTS
Price: $14.00 Order nr. 114974
London: H.H.G. Grattan, 1906. small 8vo. cloth. ii, vii, 184, iii-v pages. Volume II Each volume of this six volume set stands on its own. Spine age darkened. Bookplate. READ MORE about CHAPTERS ON PAPERMAKING. VOL. II COMPRISING ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS ON PAPERMAKING SET BY THE...
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 76957
New York, NY: Academic Press, (1953). 8vo. cloth. x, 195+(1) pages. First editin, second printing. Foreword by the author, Raymond LeStrange, and Gunter Zweig. Table of contents, introduction, bibliography, author index, subject index. A detailed manual on the subject of paper chromatography. READ MORE about PAPER CHROMATOGRAPHY: A LABORATORY MANUAL
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 122011
London: Tate Gallery, (1990). small 4to. paper wrappers. 135 pages. First edition. Catalogue of an exhibition. This study of the manufacture, selection and use of the papers that Turner worked on during the first half of his career is an introduction to the depths of that knowledge and experience. It charts the constantly developing relationship between his often very imaginative techniques and the grounds he worked on. It documents his complex responses to the rapid..... READ MORE about TURNER'S PAPERS, A STUDY OF THE MANUFACTURE, SELECTION AND USE OF HIS DRAWING PAPERS, 1787-1820
Price: $19.95 Order nr. 54994
London: Tate Gallery, (1990). small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 135 pages. First edition. Catalogue of an exhibition. This study of the manufacture, selection and use of the papers that Turner worked on during the first half of his career is an introduction to the depths of that knowledge and experience. It charts the constantly developing relationship between his often very imaginative techniques and the grounds he worked on. It documents his complex responses to the..... READ MORE about TURNER'S PAPERS, A STUDY OF THE MANUFACTURE, SELECTION AND USE OF HIS DRAWING PAPERS 1787-1820
Price: $39.95 Order nr. 55155
London: Tate Gallery, (1990). small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 135 pages. First edition. Catalogue of an exhibition. This study of the manufacture, selection and use of the papers that Turner worked on during the first half of his career is an introduction to the depths of that knowledge and experience. It charts the constantly developing relationship between his often very imaginative techniques and the grounds he worked on. It documents his complex responses to the..... READ MORE about TURNER'S PAPERS, A STUDY OF THE MANUFACTURE, SELECTION AND USE OF HIS DRAWING PAPERS 1787-1820
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 108162
London: The British Association of Paper Historians, 1996. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 108 pages. This is the first volume in a series of the papers about papermaking and papermaking history published from the fourth Studies in British Paper History conference held by the British Association of Paper Historians. The essays include, "The Use of Straw in Papermaking" , "Papermaking in the Oxford Area" , "The Wolvercote Myth" , "Observations from an art conservator about the..... READ MORE about OXFORD PAPERS. STUDIES IN BRITISH PAPER HISTORY: VOLUME I
Price: $29.95 Order nr. 46562
Appleton, WI: n.p., 1965. 4to. later paper wrappers with original paper wrapper laid-down. (iv), 279+(1) pages. Not in Toomey. No. 214 in the Institute of Paper Chemistry's bibliographic series. Preface and listing of abbreviations. 1108 entries. Index of authors. Ex library with markings. Wrappers sunned and dented. Edges soiled. READ MORE about THE DYEING OF CELLULOSE AND CELLULOSE PRODUCTS
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 107885
Kew, England: Kew Publishing, (2013). square 4to. stiff foldout paper wrappers. 64 pages. This book is a colorful, accessible study of washi, or handmade Japanese paper, and its role in the domestic, spiritual, and cultural life of Japan. The history and diversity of this 1400-year-old craft are illustrated with over 100 color photographs of various types of washi and three-dimensional objects made from washi. The papers pictured come from the nineteenth century Parkes Collection (held..... READ MORE about WASHI: THE ART OF JAPANESE PAPER
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 121188
Wilmington: The Cedar Tree Press, (1991). 8vo. cloth. xvi, 64 pages. Limited to 1,100 numbered copies. Curtis has a history of producing the finest text papers made, often to the specifications of their customers. When Thomas Meeteer established his paper mill near the banks of White Clay Creek outside Newark, Delaware in 1789, he probably never imagined that it would continue to operate over 200 years later. Over time, the mill has had several owners;..... READ MORE about THE CURTIS PAPER COMPANY: FROM THOMAS MEETEER TO THE JAMES RIVER CORPORATION
Price: $23.95 Order nr. 50415
(Paris, France): Adam Biro, (2002). 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 255+(1) pages. Text in French. New edition. Table of contents, bibliography, index. Color illustrations. Color illustrations throughout. An overview of the history of papermaking from its origins in the China and the Middle East. READ MORE about LA SAGA DU PAPIER
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 134587
