(Bird & Bull Press).

PROCEEDINGS AT A MEETING OF THE VAT PAPER MAKERS HELD AT THE BELL HOTEL, MAIDSTONE ON TUESDAY 8TH, MARCH 1853.

North Hills: Bird & Bull Press, 1970. 4to. hand-sewn paper wrappers in a stiff blue paper box. 54 pages. Taylor A10. Printed in an edition limited to 300 copies. Copied from a hand-written manuscript, this account of a meeting of workers in a hand-made paper mill accurately depicts the working conditions of the day. Social problems brought along by mechanical paper making and allowing women to do certain jobs are discussed. Outer folder is foxed..... READ MORE about PROCEEDINGS AT A MEETING OF THE VAT PAPER MAKERS HELD AT THE BELL HOTEL, MAIDSTONE ON TUESDAY...

Price: $30.00  other currencies  Order nr. 120205

(Eragny Press). Nerval, Gérard de.

HISTOIRE DE LA REINE DU MATIN ET DE SOLIMAN, PRINCE DE GENIES.

The Brook, Hammersmith, United Kingdom: Eragny Press pour la Société des Cent Bibliophiles. 1909. 8vo. (222 x 144 mm). supple gray calfskin, repeated golden floral ornaments on the sides, smooth spine, leather lining of the same skin, later marbled paper covered boards slipcase with leather fore-edge. [87 leaves (including blanks); pp. 159, (i). The beautiful Eragny Press edition limited to 130 numbered copies printed on Arches with watermark 'Les Cent Bibliophiles', of which this copy..... READ MORE about HISTOIRE DE LA REINE DU MATIN ET DE SOLIMAN, PRINCE DE GENIES

Price: $9,500.00  other currencies  Order nr. 136849

(Paper Specimens). Fairbanks.

A SERIES OF HAND MADE PAPERS FROM ENGLAND AND ITALY.

New York, NY: Thomas N. Fairbanks Company, Import Division, (1930). 8vo. paper-covered boards, paper front cover label. unpaginated. A collection of imported paper specimens offered by Fairbanks. Arranged by weight, the lightest first in the text. Includes the name of the product with information on its origin, colors, and sizes available. Portions of text unopened. Covers soiled. Some portions of text lightly tanned. READ MORE about A SERIES OF HAND MADE PAPERS FROM ENGLAND AND ITALY

Price: $100.00  other currencies  Order nr. 131134

(Paper Specimens). Mason, John.

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  other currencies  Order nr. 138919

(Papermaking). Bower, Peter (editor).

OXFORD PAPERS. STUDIES IN BRITISH PAPER HISTORY: VOLUME I.

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  other currencies  Order nr. 46562

(Papermaking). Bower, Peter.

TURNER'S PAPERS, A STUDY OF THE MANUFACTURE, SELECTION AND USE OF HIS DRAWING PAPERS 1787-1820.

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  other currencies  Order nr. 55155

(Papermaking). Bowers, Peter (editor).

WEST COUNTRY PAPER MILLS.

N.P. n.p., 1994. 4to. self paper wrappers. 12 pages. Special Supplement to The Quarterly, The Review of the British Association of Paper Historians. Editor Peter Bowers. September 1994. A study of the six West Country paper makers all making paper by hand. The study includes a history and illustrations. Also included are 16 actual tipped-in paper specimens showing their work. READ MORE about WEST COUNTRY PAPER MILLS

Price: $16.50  other currencies  Order nr. 40907

(Papermaking).

PAPER AT WORK.

London, England: Spicers, n.d. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 16 pages. A volume in the company's "Thoughts on Paper" series. This is Number 1, "House Style." Color and black and white illustrations. READ MORE about PAPER AT WORK

Price: $15.00  other currencies  Order nr. 134491

(Papermaking).

THE PAPER CONSERVATOR.

(London): Paper Group, United Kingdom Group, International Institute for the Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works, 1979. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 83+(1) pages. Volume 4 of the IIC's journal. Articles mainly on conservation of paper documents, books, artworks and bindings. Includes a table of contents and book reviews. Black and white illustrations. Markings on front wrapper. READ MORE about THE PAPER CONSERVATOR

Price: $35.00  other currencies  Order nr. 115195

(Papermaking). Sweetman, John.

MAKING PAPER BY HAND.

Somerset: Wookey Hole Mill, 1977. small 8vo. self paper wrappers. 16 pages. First separate edition, reprinted from the magazine "Appropriate Technology." Very light soiling to covers, else fine. Printed on hand-made paper produced by Wookey Hole Mill. READ MORE about MAKING PAPER BY HAND

Price: $20.00  other currencies  Order nr. 14103

(Penny Magazine). Knight, Charles (editor).

MONTHLY SUPPLEMENT OF THE PENNY MAGAZINE OF THE SOCIETY FOR THE DIFFUSION OF USEFUL KNOWLEDGE. COMMERCIAL HISTORY OF A PENNY MAGAZINE. NO. I-IV.

London: Penny Magazine, printed by William Clowes, 1833. tall 8vo. paper wrappers. variously paginated. Contains the four monthly supplements of the Penny Magazine describing the Commerical History of the Penny Magazine. Light foxing throughout, else a fine collection of the four parts concerning printing history. The issues these were taken from were No. 96 (August 31-September 30, 1833), No. 101 (September 30-October 31, 1833), No. 107 (October 31-November 30, 1833), and No. 112 (November 30-December..... READ MORE about MONTHLY SUPPLEMENT OF THE PENNY MAGAZINE OF THE SOCIETY FOR THE DIFFUSION OF USEFUL KNOWLEDGE....

Price: $300.00  other currencies  Order nr. 34339

Rolt, Richard.

BOOK TRADE, ENTRIES EXTRACTED FROM RICHARD ROLT'S DICTIONARY OF TRADE & COMMERCE (LONDON 1756).

New York: School of Library Service Columbia University, 1983. 12mo. cord-tied stiff paper wrappers. 22 pages. Two page preface by Terry Belanger. Printed by hand. A fine copy of this very scarce pamphlet. READ MORE about BOOK TRADE, ENTRIES EXTRACTED FROM RICHARD ROLT'S DICTIONARY OF TRADE & COMMERCE (LONDON 1756

Price: $30.00  other currencies  Order nr. 44489