Search Results for: Papermaking

(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. Prospectus loosely inserted. Outer... READ MORE

Price: $35.00 other currencies Order nr. 1351

(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

Price: $17.50 other currencies Order nr. 1352

(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 as usual. READ MORE

Price: $30.00 other currencies Order nr. 120205

Davis, Herbert.

" BOWYER'S PAPER STOCK LEDGER."

(Oxford: Oxford University Press), 1951. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. pp. 73-87. An article in "The Library", Fifth Series, Vol. VI, No. 2, September 1951. Inch-long closed tear at head of spine. READ MORE

Price: $15.00 other currencies Order nr. 104258

(Dickinson, John). Dagnall, H.

JOHN DICKINSON AND HIS SILK-THREAD PAPER.

Leicester, England: by the author, 1975. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 32 pages. Preface, reference, acknowledgments, endnotes. Portrait of Dickinson tipped in. Specimen of envelope manufactured from Dickinson's paper attached to inside back cover. READ MORE

Price: $10.00 other currencies Order nr. 133302

Krill, John.

ENGLISH ARTISTS' PAPER: RENAISSANCE TO REGENCY.

New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 2002. large 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 260 pages. This comprehensive and well-illustrated work is an invaluable source for anyone interested in prints, drawings, or paper history. The author, John Krill, is the Senior Conservator for Paper at the Winterthur Museum and an international authority on paper. He has written a detailed and interesting account of the evolution and types of paper available to artists in England from the Renaissance... READ MORE

Price: $49.95 other currencies Order nr. 126305

Lambert, Susan.

PRINTMAKING.

London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, (1983). small 8vo. paper wrappers. 48 pages. First edition. An outline of the development and history of printmaking techniques past and modern, based on the collection held at the Victoria and Albert Museum. Illustrated and indexed. READ MORE

Price: $10.00 other currencies Order nr. 56845

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

Price: $200.00 other currencies Order nr. 120231

Mason, John.

J.H. MASON, R.D.I., A SELECTION FROM THE NOTEBOOKS OF A SCHOLAR PRINTER MADE BY HIS SON JOHN MASON.

Illustrated by Rigby Graham.
N.P. The Twelve by Eight Press, (1961). 8vo. parchment-backed decorated cloth. 42 pages. Illustrated by Rigby Graham. First edition. READ MORE

Price: $15.00 other currencies Order nr. 4507

(Mason, John).

SOME PAPERS HAND MADE BY JOHN MASON.

London: Maggs, 1959. 8vo. parchment-backed handmade paper-covered boards with actual leafs inlaid in both covers, enclosed in cardboard box with paper cover label. 32 leaves. First edition, limited to 100 numbered copies. Short history of this papermaker followed by actual examples of paper produced during the period 1954 to 1959. Consists of heavy stock produced in different colors some of which contain illustrations and some of which contain leaf specimens, flowers, etc. The author explains... READ MORE

Price: $650.00 other currencies Order nr. 118362

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

Price: $35.00 other currencies Order nr. 99217

(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

Price: $200.00 other currencies Order nr. 131134

(Paper Specimens). Lepard & Smiths.

THE WARWICK COVERS.

London, England: Lepard & Smiths, (1935). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated. Description of stock and code words, along with prices, inside front cover. A collection of eleven products offered by Lepard & Smiths. Covers lightly soiled and bent along fore-edge. READ MORE

Price: $75.00 other currencies Order nr. 129760

(Paper Specimens).

PAPER FOR BOOKS BY ROBERT HORNE & CO LTD.

London: Robert Horne & Co., 1953. 8vo. cloth. 62 pages of text and many pages of specimens. 15 pages of introduction followed by pages of price information and samples. 38 original paper samples each of 4 leaves of machine-made and 1 watermarked sample of Huntsman handmade paper. Ex library copy with markings. Frayed along back hinge. READ MORE

Price: $10.00 other currencies Order nr. 124774

(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

Price: $75.00 other currencies Order nr. 123910

(Papermaking). Baker, John H.

HISTORY OF W. LUNNON, THE FIRST SIXTY YEARS.

Lewes: W. Lunnon & Co., (1980). small 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 69 pages. History of this English papermaker. Illustrated. READ MORE

Price: $25.00 other currencies Order nr. 38543

(Papermaking). Balston, Thomas.

JAMES WHATMAN, FATHER & SON.

London: Methuen & Co., 1957. 8vo. cloth. xi, 170, (2) pages. First edition. Printed at the University Press, Cambridge under the direction of Brooke Crutchley. History of perhaps the most famous papermaker in England. A discovery of business ledgers covering the period 1780 to 1787 led to this book. Also contains information on the importation of Whatman paper to the U.S. Ex library from Ipswich Public Library with their bookplate and markings. READ MORE

Price: $30.00 other currencies Order nr. 123760

(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

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. paper wrappers. 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 rapid... READ MORE

Price: $19.95 other currencies Order nr. 54994

(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

Price: $39.95 other currencies Order nr. 55155

(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

Price: $30.00 other currencies Order nr. 108162

(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

Price: $16.50 other currencies Order nr. 40907

(Papermaking). Chalmers, T.W.

PAPER MAKING AND ITS MACHINERY.

London, England: Constable & Company, 1920. 4to. cloth, front cover and spine gilt-stamped. xii, 178, (2) pages. First edition. A volume in the publisher's "Engineering Series." Preface by the author, table of contents, list of illustrations, list of plates, index. With six folding plates and 144 black and white illustrations in text. List of other works by the publisher follows text. Scuffed at edges, bumped at corners. Paper company's "borrowing" label on front pastedown. READ MORE

Price: $125.00 other currencies Order nr. 122012

(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

Price: $20.00 other currencies Order nr. 78229

(Papermaking). Dunbar, James.

NOTES ON THE MANUFACTURE OF WOOD PULP AND WOOD-PULP PAPERS.

Leith: Mackenzie & Storrie, 1894. small 8vo. original cloth. vi, 82, xxi+(i), (24) pages. First edition (St. Bride Catalogue, p.276). Dunbar, the author of The Practical Papermaker, extends his expertise to the use of a comparatively new material in widespread use on the Continent, wood-pulp, to make paper. Covers sulphate pulp, esparto papers, and the workings of the mechanical, chemical and finishing departments. Black and white diagrams throughout. Small snags in cloth along spine. Covers... READ MORE

Price: $65.00 other currencies Order nr. 72242

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