THE LONDON JOURNAL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES; CONTAINING REPORTS OF ALL NEW PATENTS, WITH A DESCRIPTION OF THEIR RESPECTIVE PRINCIPLES AND PROPERTIES ALSO, ORIGINIAL COMMUNICATIONS ON SUBJECTS CONNECTED WITH SCIENCE AND PHILOSOPHY; PARTICULARLY SUCH AS EMBRACE THE MOST RECENT INVENTIONS AND DISCOVERIES IN PRACTICAL MECHANICS.

3 volumes.
London, England: Sherwood, Neely, and Jones; and W. Newton, 1821-2. 8vo. original paper-covered boards, labels on spine, top edge cut, other edges uncut. (viii), 20 plates, 472, (6), 14; (vi) 16 plates, 332, (12); (vi), 16 plates, 332, (12), 16 pages. 3 volumes. Volumes II-IV only. Union List 4, 3061. A journal which chronicled new inventions and discoveries, commenced publication in 1820. Volume II includes a note to the public. Each volume includes a list..... READ MORE about THE LONDON JOURNAL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES; CONTAINING REPORTS OF ALL NEW PATENTS, WITH A...

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Nuttall, D. (editor).

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...

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Rotherham, Albert.and Maurice Steele.

A HISTORY OF PRINTING IN NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE.

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

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(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. 54 pages. Taylor A10. Printed in an edition limited to 300 copies. Second issue lacking the protective box because the publisher's supply ran out. This fact is not mentioned in the bibliography. READ MORE about PROCEEDINGS AT A MEETING OF THE VAT PAPER MAKERS HELD AT THE BELL HOTEL, MAIDSTONE ON TUESDAY...

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(Paper specimens).

HAND MADE IMITATION HAND MADE LOANS PARCHMENT SUBSTITUTE DRAWING CARTRIDGE AND BOOK PAPERS.

London, England: Portals, n.d. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated. A collection of papers offered by Portals of London. Produced by Laverstoke, Stowford, Overton, and Turkey Mills.Includes listing of sizes and weights. Covers soiled. READ MORE about HAND MADE IMITATION HAND MADE LOANS PARCHMENT SUBSTITUTE DRAWING CARTRIDGE AND BOOK PAPERS

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(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

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(Paper Specimens). Spalding.

PRINTING PAPERS.

London: Spalding & Hodge, n.d. (after 1902). 8vo. cloth-backed boards, paper spine label. Not paginated. The "sixth" edition. With designs in black and white on most of the specimens. 30 different specimens demonstrated. Minor bumping of corners. READ MORE about PRINTING PAPERS

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(Papermaking).

THE PAPER CONSERVATOR.

(London): Paper Group, United Kingdom Group, International Institute for the Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works, 1977. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 56 pages. Volume 2 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. READ MORE about THE PAPER CONSERVATOR

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(Papermaking).

PAPER MAKING AT MILL NO. 1.

Dartford, Kent, England: The Dartford Paper Mills, n.d. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated. Introduction. Includes discussions of the history and process of papermaking. List of corporate officers. Black and white illustrations. READ MORE about PAPER MAKING AT MILL NO. 1

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(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

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(Papermaking). Cross, C.F. and E.J. Bevan.

A TEXT-BOOK OF PAPER-MAKING.

London: E. & F.N. Spon, Ltd., 1916. thick 8vo. cloth. x, 507, 48, 9 pages. Fourth edition, containing additional matter, and in part re-written, with collaboration of J.F. Briggs. Written to bring before students and others the principles upon which scientific paper-making should be conducted. Many illustrations. Spine rubbed. Frontispiece loose. Library stamps on front pastedown and endpaper. READ MORE about A TEXT-BOOK OF PAPER-MAKING

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(Papermaking). Thomas, Peter and Donna.

THEY MADE THE PAPER AT TUCKENHAY MILL.

Ann Arbor, MI: Legacy Press, 2016. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 120 pages. Eight retired papermakers who worked in the Tuckenhay Mill in Devon, England, were interviewed about their daily activities working in the Mill in the late 1990s. The interviews present fascinating accounts about the materials and techniques that went into making paper by hand, a craft that was rarely practiced in England in the 20th c., a craft that changed little from past centuries..... READ MORE about THEY MADE THE PAPER AT TUCKENHAY MILL

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(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

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