(Bookbinding). Nicholson, James B.

A MANUAL OF THE ART OF BOOKBINDING, CONTAINING FULL INSTRUCTIONS IN THE DIFFERENT BRANCHES OF FORWARDING, GILDING AND FINISHING.

Philadelphia, PA: Henry Carey Baird, 1856. 12mo. original blind-stamped brown cloth; author, title, and publisher gilt-stamped on spine. 318, (2), 18 pages. First edition of the first American bookbinding manual (Mejer 1950; Appleton 83; Brenni no. 39-for the first edition) in the original binding in near-fine condition. Preface, table of contents, introduction, glossary of technical terms, index. Advertisements of other works by the publisher follow text. Frontispiece. Contains 12 plates of bindings and 7 samples..... READ MORE about A MANUAL OF THE ART OF BOOKBINDING, CONTAINING FULL INSTRUCTIONS IN THE DIFFERENT BRANCHES OF...

Price: $1,500.00  other currencies  Order nr. 129240

Greer, Carl Richard.

BUCKEYE BOOK OF DIRECT ADVERTISING.

Hamilton: The Beckett Paper Co., (1926). 8vo. cloth-backed boards, paper spine label. (xviii), 244 pages. Second printing. Manual on how to advertise with emphasis on proper use of paper and illustrations. A standard text. With examples of color work. Covers rubbed and soiled. Half of first blank page is missing. READ MORE about BUCKEYE BOOK OF DIRECT ADVERTISING

Price: $6.00  other currencies  Order nr. 4223

(Marbling). Fox, Polly.

MARBLING ON FABRIC.

Taos: Fresh Ink Press, (1990). oblong 8vo. paper wrappers, spiral binding. 40 pages. First edition. Illustrated by Michael Newhall. A practical manual. Fine condition. READ MORE about MARBLING ON FABRIC

Price: $20.00  other currencies  Order nr. 30915

(Papermaking). Blechschmidt, Jürgen.

ALTPAPIER, FASERSTOFF FÜR DIE PAPIERERZEUGUNG.

Leipzig: Fachbuchverlag, (1979). 8vo. paper-covered pictorial boards. 232 pages. Frst edition. A technical manual demonstrating how to make recycled paper. Includes numerous diagrams, charts, graphs, and bibliographical references. Corners bumbed, stamp on half-title. READ MORE about ALTPAPIER, FASERSTOFF FÜR DIE PAPIERERZEUGUNG

Price: $25.00  other currencies  Order nr. 74506

(Papermaking). Frantzen, Adolf, Gustave Hippe & Karl Wahle.

KAUFMÄNNISCHES FÜR PAPIERMACHER.

Berlin: Verlag der Papier-Zeitung (Carl Hofmann), 1911-12. 8vo. cloth. 92, (4) pages. Second edition. German manual on commercial papermaking. Divided into three sections: calculations, technical details, and papermaking statistics & organization. Includes several tables. Previous owner's stamp on title page. READ MORE about KAUFMÄNNISCHES FÜR PAPIERMACHER

Price: $25.00  other currencies  Order nr. 74547

(Papermaking). Heller, Jules.

PAPERMAKING.

New York: Watson Guptill Publications, (1979). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 216 pages. First edition, second printing. A good practical manual on the theory and practice of making hand made paper. Well-illustrated. Jacket chipped around edges and at spine ends. READ MORE about PAPERMAKING

Price: $15.00  other currencies  Order nr. 117099

(Papermaking). Silver, Lynette.

PAPERCRAFT: PAPER-MAKING & PAPIER-MACHE.

(Rozelle, NSW, Australia): Sally Milner Publishing, (1995). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (vi), 58 pages. A volume in the Milner Start-a-Craft series. Table of contents, introduction. A manual for making pulp, paper, and papier-maché. Color illustrations throughout. "Handmade by" stamp attached to front cover. READ MORE about PAPERCRAFT: PAPER-MAKING & PAPIER-MACHE

Price: $10.00  other currencies  Order nr. 134100

(Papermaking). Studley, Vance.

ART & CRAFT OF HANDMADE PAPER.

New York: Dover Publications, (1990). 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 112 pages. Corrected republication of the first edition which was published in 1977. A step-by-step guide to making paper which includes 160 black and white detailed illustrations to introduce the various techniques of making paper and the necessary materials, tools and equipment used. Includes a bibliography and index. Name in ink. READ MORE about ART & CRAFT OF HANDMADE PAPER

Price: $7.95  other currencies  Order nr. 30905

(Papermaking). Takahashi, Mina (editor).

CALLIGRAPHY AND HANDMADE PAPER.

(Beltsville, MD): Hand Papermaking Inc., 2007. 4to. stiff paper wrappers, enclosed in a cloth clamshell box with paper spine label. 45, (3) pages. followed by 15 separate portfolios each of which contain a tipped-in example executed by different artists. Limited to 150 numbered sets. The text contains a short introduction and is followed by biographical sketches of the papermakers, details on the technical production of their specimen and artists' statements. Each portfolio contains an example..... READ MORE about CALLIGRAPHY AND HANDMADE PAPER

Price: $495.00  other currencies  Order nr. 100296

Wolfe, Richard J. (translator).

DER VOLLKOMMNE PAPIERFÄRBER: THE ACCOMPLISHED PAPER COLORER.

A facsimile reproduction and translation into English of the earliest extant German treatise on paper marbling and decoration, together with an introductory discussion of the earliest specialized literature in Germany on the marbling and decoration of paper (by Richard J. Wolfe).
New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, 2008. 5.25 x 7.5. cloth bound with a cover-paper reproduction of an early German decorated paper. 180 pages. A facsimile reproduction and translation into English of the earliest extant German treatise on paper marbling and decoration, together with an introductory discussion of the earliest specialized literature in Germany on the marbling and decoration of paper (by Richard J. Wolfe). This new work, limited to 300 copies of which 275..... READ MORE about DER VOLLKOMMNE PAPIERFÄRBER: THE ACCOMPLISHED PAPER COLORER

Price: $60.00  other currencies  Order nr. 99499

Zelger, Gaston.

MANUEL D'EDITION ET DE LIBRAIRIE.

Paris: Payot, 1928. tall 8vo. later cloth. 391 pages. First edition. A glossary of terms and guide to the practice of selling antiquarian books. Discusses the sale of books, commissions, production of books, book-keeping for the bookseller, paper, etc. READ MORE about MANUEL D'EDITION ET DE LIBRAIRIE

Price: $30.00  other currencies  Order nr. 45692