UNTITLED.
(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
History of
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. 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
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 Order nr. 65777
REMINISCENCES OF WILMINGTON, IN FAMILIAR VILLAGE TALES, ANCIENT AND NEW.
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
REMINISCENCES OF WILMINGTON, IN FAMILIAR VILLAGE TALES, ANCIENT AND NEW.
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
REMINISCENCES OF WILMINGTON, IN FAMILIAR VILLAGE TALES, ANCIENT AND NEW.
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
REMINISCENCES OF WILMINGTON, IN FAMILIAR VILLAGE TALES, ANCIENT AND NEW.
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
BUCHERN UND BIBLIOTHEKEN.
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
RN. A FRESH APPROACH.
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
THE PRESS OF NORTH CAROLINA IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY.
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: $95.00 Order nr. 96632
NORTH WEST BOOK ARTS, A BIMONTHLY JOURNAL OF THE BOOK ARTS IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST.
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
BOOK TRADE IN THE NORTH WEST PROJECT. OCCASIONAL PUBLICATIONS NO. 3. THE BOOK TRADE IN CHESIRE TO 1850: A DIRECTORY.
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
COVER & TEXT.
N.P. (Cover & Text Paper Manufacturers, 1984). 4to. self paper wrappers, metal spiral binding. unpaginated. A guide to selection, specification and printing of fine papers. Information about the family, distinctive qualities and creative potential on cover and text papers. Also includes historical information about paper making, as well as technical information. Glossary of paper terms and production notes. READ MORE about COVER & TEXT
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 114394
ENFIELD BOOK PAPERS.
New York & Boston: The Seymour Co., 1921. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated. A fine copy. Scarce. This paper specimen catalogue features multiple printing samples on both 17x23" 30lb and 17x23" 50lb paper specimens. Engraved frontispiece of a painting by John-Didrik Frisch printed by Charles E. O'Hara, N.Y. READ MORE about ENFIELD BOOK PAPERS
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 138658
HANDMADE PAPERS OF JAPAN, INCLUDING AN ABRIDGED REPRODUCTION OF ONE OF THE OLDEST CLASSICS OF JAPANESE LITERATURE ABOUT PAPER-MAKING BY HAND, KAMISUKI CHOHOKI, THE HANDBOOK OF PAPER MAKING, ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED AT OSAKA IN 1798.
Tokyo: Iis Crafts, (1963). small 4to. Japanese paper cover boards, cord-tied. 128 pages. With 108 tipped-in specimens of Japanese handmade paper, each 3.5x3.5 inches (8.75x8.75 cm) and tipped-in on its own page, ranging from paper for printing to the most exotic of papers. A fine copy. With 10 pages reprinting an abridgement of a Japanese early illustrated classic by Kamisuki Chohoki on Paper-Making by Hand. READ MORE about HANDMADE PAPERS OF JAPAN, INCLUDING AN ABRIDGED REPRODUCTION OF ONE OF THE OLDEST CLASSICS OF...
Price: $300.00 Order nr. 22499
No. 1038 1/2 Sample Folder Hudson Valley Paper Co. Ephemera Specimen.
Albany, NY: Hudson Valley Paper Co., n.d. (circa 1920s). broadside, (3.25 in. x 4.5 in.). Printed in blue on a paper sample from this lesser-known paper company. A fine copy. A beautifully printed advertisement focusing on advertising a sample folder for printers use. Hudson Valley Paper Company specialized in providing paper for both industrial and smaller presses. READ MORE about No. 1038 1/2 Sample Folder Hudson Valley Paper Co. Ephemera Specimen
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 138652
THE TWELVE BY EIGHT PAPERS OF JOHN MASON.
Leicester, England: (Distributed through Basilisk Press), n.d. (c1978). 4to. loose specimens enclosed in folding case. single typed letter on Mason's letterhead, with 50 paper specimens. There are 50 sheets of paper, each 12 x 8 inches, in the box with a single typed letter on John Mason's letterhead. A fine copy. They were made by John Mason at the 'mill' in the basement of his home on Ratcliffe Road, Leicester. The papers were made on..... READ MORE about THE TWELVE BY EIGHT PAPERS OF JOHN MASON
Price: $1,350.00 Order nr. 138919
BALZAC ON PAPERMAKING.
Los Angeles: Anchor & Acorn Press, 1994. large oblong 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. 11+(1) pages. Printed in an edition limited to two hundred copies by Anchor & Acorn Press, composed in Baskerville and Granjon types, in celebration of the Twenty-First Biennial Meeting of the Zamorano Club of Los Angeles and the Roxburghe Club of San Francisco, 1994, as a keepsake for their members and friends. Near fine. Translated by Joanne Sonnichsen, with original French text..... READ MORE about BALZAC ON PAPERMAKING
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 63502
THE MANUFACTURE AND TESTING OF DURABLE BOOK PAPERS.
Edited by Randolph W. Church.
Richmond: Virginia State Library, 1960. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 64 pages. Edited by Randolph W. Church. First edition. With many tables and charts. A fine copy. READ MORE about THE MANUFACTURE AND TESTING OF DURABLE BOOK PAPERS
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 639
THE BARROW METHOD OF RESTORING DETERIORATED DOCUMENTS.
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
THE BARROW METHOD OF RESTORING DETERIORATED DOCUMENTS.
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
DETERIORATION OF BOOK STOCK, CAUSES AND REMEDIES TWO STUDIES ON THE PERMANENCE OF BOOK PAPER.
Richmond: Virginia State Library, 1959. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 72 pages. First edition. A fine copy. READ MORE about DETERIORATION OF BOOK STOCK, CAUSES AND REMEDIES TWO STUDIES ON THE PERMANENCE OF BOOK PAPER
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 17263
PERMANENCE - DURABILITY OF THE BOOK, A TWO-YEAR RESEARCH PROGRAM.
Richmond: W.J. Barrow Research Laboratory, 1963. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 46 pages. Publication Number One. READ MORE about PERMANENCE - DURABILITY OF THE BOOK, A TWO-YEAR RESEARCH PROGRAM
Price: $7.00 Order nr. 17266
CHAPTERS ON PAPERMAKING. VOL. II COMPRISING ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS ON PAPERMAKING SET BY THE EXAMINERS TO THE CITY & GUILDS OF LONDON INSTITUTE.
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
THE BEAUTY AND LONGEVITY OF AN ORIGINAL PRINT DEPENDS GREATY ON THE PAPER THAT SUPPORTS IT.
Los Angeles: Tamarind Lithography Workshop, 1970. 4to. self paper wrappers. (8) pages. Pricelist of paper specimens, with specimens stapled in. Near fine condition. READ MORE about THE BEAUTY AND LONGEVITY OF AN ORIGINAL PRINT DEPENDS GREATY ON THE PAPER THAT SUPPORTS IT
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 138829