Esher, Surrey, England: The Penmiel Press, 1986. 4to. self paper wrappers. (4) pages. Prospectus announcing Proverbs and Paper-Cuts from China. With a tipped-in specimen. Order form laid in. READ MORE about Prospectus for PROVERBS AND PAPER-CUTS FROM CHINA
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 132523
Reading: University of Reading, 1993. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 64 pages. Ninth Annual Seminar devoted to the British Book Trade Index. Includes papers by Twyman, Hunnisett, Foot, Isaac and others. With the pencil signature of Gavin Bridson. READ MORE about ILLUSTRATION PROCESSES AND BINDING IN THE PROVINCES: ASPECTS OF THE PROVINCIAL BOOK TRADE IN...
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 98183
Santa Cruz, CA: Peter and Donna Thomas, 1993. 4to. self paper wrappers. (4) pages. Prospectus for A Collection of Paper Samples from Hand Papermills in the United States of America. Black and white illustration. Folded. READ MORE about Prospectus for A COLLECTION OF PAPER SAMPLES FROM HAND PAPERMILLS IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 129660
Philadelphia, PA: Pickering Press, 1956. oblong 16mo. self paper wrappers. (4) pages. Reprint from Specimens, designed and printed by John Anderson. With listing of paper manufacturers. READ MORE about PRIVATELY PRINTED BOOKS AS GIFTS FOR CHRISTMAS A SUGGESTION FOR 1956
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 125502
Loughborough, Leicestershire, United Kingdom: Plough Press, The, 1971. 8vo. marbled stiff paper wrappers, paper spine label. (16) pages. Limited edition of 60 copies printed with 14-point handset Bembo on Charles I handmade paper, this is copy No. 24. The Plough Press was founded in 1967 by English printer and author Geoffrey Wakeman (d. 1987) he was taught letterpress printing by Philip Gaskell at the College Press, Glasgow. Wakeman was a scholar of printing history, one..... READ MORE about THE PAPER MAKER: REPRINTED FROM THE BOOK OF TRADES
Price: $250.00 Order nr. 134039
Kidlington, England and New Castle, DE: The Plough Press, (1991). tall 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. (8) pages. Limited to 125 numbered copies. Printed by Paul Wakeman at his press in New Castle - the first Plough Press imprint with the dual location. This keepsake, originally intended for the Printing in Oxford and Leiden Exchange, describes the papermills of the Oxford area including proprietors, machinery used and kind of paper made. READ MORE about NOTES TOWARDS AN ACCOUNT OF PAPER MILLS IN OXFORDSHIRE
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 32124
N.P. Powers Private Press, 1959. 12mo. self paper wrappers. 8 pages. Commentary on early printing, use of letters and paper. READ MORE about SELECTIONS FROM GESTA TYPOGRAPHICA, A MEDLEY FOR PRINTERS AND OTHERS, COLLECTED AND PUBLISHED IN...
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 35266
Stockholm: Lindfors Bokforlag, (1937). thick small 4to. cloth with leather spine labels. xi, 571 pages. Massive study of modern aspects of book production written by a series of authors including chapters by Hugo Lagerstrom and Bror Zachrisson. Many illustrations throughout text. Includes a section of paper specimens. Labels faded. READ MORE about BOKTRYCKARKONST, HANTVERKETS BOK
Price: $95.00 Order nr. 32944
London: Spicers Ltd., (1957). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 28 pages. A book printed to show the uses of paper and type in book production. Illustrations reproduced from LES FILIGRAINES by Bricquet, THE UNIVERSAL PENMAN by Bickham and THE FLORICULTURAL CABINET. READ MORE about THE PEN AND THE ROSE
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 4729
(New York): International Paper Co., (1978). 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. 204 pages. Twelfth edition. Illustrated. Spot along fore-edge of title page. READ MORE about POCKET PAL, A GRAPHIC ARTS DIGEST FOR PRINTERS AND ADVERTISING PRODUCT
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 30282
(New York): International Paper Co., (1974). 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. 191 pages. Eleventh edition. Illustrated. Name in ink on first page. READ MORE about POCKET PAL, A GRAPHIC ARTS DIGEST FOR PRINTERS AND ADVERTISING PRODUCT
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 30283
(New York): International Paper Co., (1983). 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. 218 pages. Thirteenth edition; the 50th Anniversary Edition. Illustrated. READ MORE about POCKET PAL, A GRAPHIC ARTS DIGEST FOR PRINTERS AND ADVERTISING PRODUCT
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 37694
(New York): International Paper Co., (1992). 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. 233+(1) pages. Fifteenth edition. Illustrated. Foreword by Michael H. Bruno. READ MORE about POCKET PAL, A GRAPHIC ARTS DIGEST FOR PRINTERS AND ADVERTISING PRODUCT
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 105219
(New York): International Paper Co., (1989). 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. 220, (2) pages. Fourteenth edition. Illustrated. Cracked book block half way through text. READ MORE about POCKET PAL, A GRAPHIC ARTS DIGEST FOR PRINTERS AND ADVERTISING PRODUCT
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 128611
Dayton: Printing House Craftsmen's Club of Dayton and Vicinity, 1940. 12mo. paper wrappers. 16 pages. Pencil writing on back cover. READ MORE about PRINTING, THE STORY OF ITS INVENTION AND ITS SERVICE TO MANKIND
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 54649
(Nappanee, IN: Private Press of the Indiana Kid, 1970). 16mo. self paper wrappers, printed French fold. (4) pages. A keepsake produced fro the APA by this private press. A description of the life of a papermaker and the process of producing paper. Printed on "all -cotton rag IK LAID made by the printer at his Weygand Tightwad Mill." READ MORE about ONE DAY IN THE LIFE OF A PAPERMAKER
Price: $75.00 Order nr. 122081
Philadelphia, PA: Running Press, (2002). square 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 160 pages. Table of contents, introduction, glossary, bibliography, index, credits. Color illustrations throughout. READ MORE about THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PAPERMAKING & BOOKBINDING
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 126425
Zurich: Graphis, 1952. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (12) pages. Offprint of an article that had appeared in Graphis, Heft 39. Text in English, French and German. Illustrated. Faded along top of cover. READ MORE about KUNST IM WASSERZEICHEN. (ART OF THE WATERMARK
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 107459
N.P. n.p., n.d. (circa 1961). large 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, cord-tied, original mailing envelope. 6 pages. A speech in memory of the papermaking authority Armin Renker. Tipped-in photo of Renker. Envelope is addressed to Olga Hirsch. READ MORE about ZUM GEDENKEN AN ARMIN RENKER 22. 7. 1891 - 14. 8. 1961
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 49524
North Staffordshire: North Staffordshire Polytechnic, 1975. small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. xii, 108 pages, 68 pages of specimens, 56 pages of plates, pages 109 to 136 with (10) leaves of plates inserted. A project for the students on the one-year full time integrated course in printing during the session 1973-74. It shows many examples of work produced by printers in North Staffordshire between 1783 and 1913. Includes bibliography. With the bookplate and pencil signature of..... READ MORE about A HISTORY OF PRINTING IN NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 97926
Hilversum: The Paper Publications Society, 1959. 4to. quarter leatherette, patterned paper. 66 pages followed by reproductions of 800 watermarks. First edition in English, limited to 600 copies. An extra publication of the Society. READ MORE about ANIMALS IN WATERMARKS
Price: $95.00 Order nr. 70703
Zeipzig: Oscar Brandstetter, 1939. tall 8vo. cloth. 184 pages. Later edition. A discussion of all facets of the printing business. Of added interest is the pocket in the back containing paper samples and actual samples of type and a slug of linotype. Spot on front cover and first few pages at top of spine. READ MORE about BUCHGEWERBLICHES HILFSBUCH, DARSTELLUNG DER BUCHGEWERBLICH -TECHNISCHEN VERFAHREN FÜR DEN...
Price: $16.00 Order nr. 4831
Leipzig: Oscar Brandstetter, 1927. 8vo. cloth. 164 pages. Later edition. A discussion of all facets of the printing business. Of added interest is the pocket in the back containing paper samples and actual samples of type and a slug of linotype. READ MORE about BUCHGEWERBLICHES HILFSBUCH, DARSTELLUNG DER BUCHGEWERBLICH -TECHNISCHEN VERFAHREN FÜR DEN...
Price: $18.00 Order nr. 12411
Kristiania, Sweden: Fabritius & Sønner, 1924. small 8vo. half leather with paper-covered boards. ix, (v), 174 pages. First edition. A guide to books and bookmaking. All the major components of the books are dealt with here--typography, book illustration, paper, binding, etc. Scheibler also provides a short history of the early printed book. Finely printed with large decorative initial letters printed in red and black. Many illustrations, printed in black-and-white with red accents. Index at rear..... READ MORE about EN BOK OM BOKEN
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 61787
Leipzig: L. Staackmann, (1939). small 8vo. boards. 96, (6) pages. Illustrated history of the making and selling of the book. Color illustrations show printing, binding, bookselling, etc. Paper cracked along hinges. Spine separating. READ MORE about SCHRIFT UND BUCH, EINE FIBEL Bilder von Peter Thienhaus
Price: $7.00 Order nr. 19683
