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
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
(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
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
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
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
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
Issued as Volume II of the series Sample Books.
(Joppe, The Netherlands: Frits Knuf, 1993). narrow 4to. cloth with paper sample inset on cover, slipcase. (xii), 11+(3) pages. Issued as Volume II of the series Sample Books. Printed in an edition limited to 75 numbered and signed copies. Realized by Karli Frigge, this is the second in a series of Sample books. Includes a history of Edward Seymour (1898-1979) and the Fancy Paper Company, London, written by Lietje van Hovell tot Westerflier. Paper was... READ MORE
Price: $475.00 other currencies Order nr. 73838
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
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
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
Price: $150.00 other currencies Order nr. 133602
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
London: Jonathan Cape, (1955). tall 8vo. cloth. xvi, 274 pages followed by 48 plates. First edition. History of this paper making family. Lacks jacket. READ MORE
Price: $6.00 other currencies Order nr. 76851
N.P. Bibliographical Society of America, 1954. small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, stapled. pp.315-333. Offprint from Volume 48, 4th quarter of the Papers of the Society. With a number of plates. New technology made whiter paper in 17th century England. Ownership inscription on front cover "Curt F. Bühler. Gift of Allen Hazen. 24. ii. 55." READ MORE
Price: $15.00 other currencies Order nr. 79447
