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

Price: $30.00  other currencies  Order nr. 97926

(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...

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(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 about PAPER FOR BOOKS BY ROBERT HORNE & CO LTD

Price: $10.00  other currencies  Order nr. 124774

(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 about THE WARWICK COVERS

Price: $75.00  other currencies  Order nr. 129760

(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). 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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(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

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(Papermaking). Shears, W.S.

WILLIAM NASH OF ST. PAUL'S GRAY, PAPERMAKERS.

London: The Batchworth Press, (1967). 8vo. cloth. ix, 153 pages. Revised edition taking the history up to 1967. Covers spotted. READ MORE about WILLIAM NASH OF ST. PAUL'S GRAY, PAPERMAKERS

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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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(Patterns).

PATTERNS FOR PAPERS.

(London, England): Webb & Bower Michall Joseph, 1987. 8vo. decorated paper-covered boards and endpapers. 13+(1) pages; plates. Fourth impression. Introduction, bibliography, key to plates. 32 color plates. A Victoria and Albert Colour Book. READ MORE about PATTERNS FOR PAPERS

Price: $10.00  other currencies  Order nr. 131288