Ravensburg: Otto Maiser Verlag, (1982). tall 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. 143+(1) pages. Practical manual. A fine copy. READ MORE about BUCHBINDEN UND PAPPARBEITEN, LEICHTEGMACHT
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 38633
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 Order nr. 129240
Oberlin, OH: The Intermuseum Laboratory, Allen Art Building, 1978. tall 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, stapled. viii, 135 pages. Third revised edition. Errata page loosely inserted. A fine copy. Written for the museum curator in his task of caring for works of art on paper. Techniques of restoration are not considered. Acknowledgements listed include T. Alfred Howells, Institute of Paper Chemistry and Richard D. Buck, Intermuseum Conservation Association. READ MORE about CURATORIAL CARE OF WORKS OF ART ON PAPER
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 24420
Littleton: Libraries Unlimited, 1986. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. vii, 225 pages. Second edition. Spine slightly faded, else a fine copy. Illustrated. READ MORE about CONSERVATION TREATMENT PROCEDURES, A MANUAL OF STEP-BY-STEP PROCEDURES FOR THE MAINTENANCE AND...
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 33487
Edited by Richard J. Wolfe
New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, 2010. 5 x 7.25 inches. hardcover. 242 pages. Edited by Richard J. Wolfe. New and Complete Manual on the Making of Fancy Papers was originally written in French by M. Fichtenberg in 1852. Richard Wolfe has translated the book into English and added a new preface. The craft of marbling paper was introduced into Europe and the Middle East from Turkey and Germany during the last two decades of..... READ MORE about NEW AND COMPLETE MANUAL ON THE MAKING OF FANCY PAPERS BY M. FICHTENBERG
Price: $85.00 Order nr. 106047
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 Order nr. 4223
New York: Sterling Publishing Co., (1991). small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 128 pages. First edition. Explains the basic techniques of marbling and then provides instructions for 40 different projects using marbled fabric or paper. Illustrated in color throughout. READ MORE about MARBLING PAPER & FABRIC
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 32772
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 Order nr. 74506
Berlin: Papier-Zeitung, (1912). 8vo. publisher's cloth. x, 195+(1), (8) pages. Third enlarged edition. Minor wear to spine ends. Preliminary pages foxed, else a near fine copy. Very well-preserved. With 300 tipped-in colored specimens of paper each carefully described with formulas for their preparation. With major sections on the "behavior of the paper fibers during the process of dyeing," "Colour Fixing Mediums," the influence of water quality, inorganic dyes, organic dyes, coal tar colors, pulp mixture..... READ MORE about FARBEN DES PAPIERSTOFFS
Price: $125.00 Order nr. 44668
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 Order nr. 74547
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. READ MORE about PAPERMAKING
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 41082
Washington: International Cooperation Administration, 1958. 4to. stiff paper wrappers with fabric spine as issued. (xii), 258 pages followed by 26 leaves of paper specimens. A manual for initiating a small-scale papermaking industry, aimed at encouraging third-world and emerging nations to produce their own paper and paper products. With chapters on types of paper, techniques, equipment, procedures and more. Index, five appendices. READ MORE about PAPERMAKING AND MANUFACTURE OF PAPER PRODUCTS
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 48237
With Jennifer Philippoff. Photography by Michael Grand.
(New York): BDD Illustrated Books, (1993). small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 120 pages. With Jennifer Philippoff. Photography by Michael Grand. First edition. A manual showing how to make many diferent uses for decorative paper. Illustrated in color. Signed by the author on the half-title page. A fine copy. READ MORE about DECORATIVE PAPER
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 95564
Pownal, Vermont: Storey Communication, Inc., (1993). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 94 pages. Reprint of the 1992 first edition. A fine copy. The basic information about the processes involved in making handmade paper, and simplified versions of both traditional modern methods. Illustrated and indexed. READ MORE about MAKING YOUR OWN PAPER, AN INTRODUCTION TO CREATIVE PAPERMAKING
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 95445
San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books, (1994). small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 168 pages. First U.S. edition. Filled with color plates. Minor soiling of covers. Name in ink at top of half-title. Good condition. READ MORE about THE ART AND CRAFT OF PAPER
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 108415
(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 Order nr. 134100
Biberach an der Riss: Güntter-Staib, n.d. (after 1906). large 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 123 pages. Offprint from Wochenblatt für PapierfabrikattonJahrgang 1904, 1905, and 1906. Second edition. Technical manual for papermaking, many diagrams and formulas. Indices. Name in ink on first free endpaper. Some pages torn and repaired with scotch tape.(Legible). READ MORE about DIE GRUNDLEHREN DER MECHANIK UND IHRE ANWENDUNG IM PAPIERFABRIKSBETRIEBE
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 74053
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 Order nr. 30905
New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., (1977). 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 112 pages. Illustrated. Near fine. READ MORE about THE ART & CRAFT OF HANDMADE PAPER
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 5609
Special Photography by Jacqui Hurst.
New York: Watson-Guptill Publications, (1998). square small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 160 pages. Special Photography by Jacqui Hurst. First edition. More than 20 step-by-step techniques for making and designing with paper. Filled with color illustrations. READ MORE about PAPER, MAKING, DECORATING, DESIGNING
Price: $24.95 Order nr. 61715
Weimar, Germany: Bernh. Friedr. Voigt, 1844. small 8vo. quarter cloth over marbled paper-covered boards. xxviii, 371, (2) pages, followed by four folding plates. Fifth edition. (Wolfe p.116-117). Volume 2 only. Minor shelf-wear. Minor discoloration and foxing throughout. Four folding plates at rear. A lovely copy of this scarce book on bookbinding. Thon first issued his Die Kunst Bucher zum Bindenin 1820, a book which contained a short chapter on making colored papers (including marbled papers)..... READ MORE about DER FABRICANT BUNTER PAPIERE, ODER: VOLLSTÖNDIGE ANWEISUNG ALLE BEKANNTEN ARTEN FARBIGER UND...
Price: $1,250.00 Order nr. 138617
(Rozelle, NSW, Australia: Sally Milner Publishing, 1992). 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (iv). Reprint. Introduction, historical background, discussion of material and equipment, the papermaking process, credits. Color and black and white illustrations throughout. Good condition. READ MORE about TONIA TODMAN'S PAPER-MAKING BOOK
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 134099
Hull, Canada: The E.B. Eddy Co., (1947). 8vo. paper wrappers. unpaginated. A very scarce pamphlet. A fine copy. With many illustrations in color. READ MORE about DESIGN FOR PRINTING
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 138849
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 Order nr. 99499
Paris: Payot, 1928. tall 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 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. Covers worn and chipped. READ MORE about MANUEL D'EDITION ET DE LIBRAIRIE
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 32380
