Winchester: The Alembic Press, 1986. small 4to. cloth. (46) pages. Limited to 96 numbered copies, handprinted. Illustrated with Twenty Seven Samples of their Specially hand marbled Papers. The samples of marbled paper are tipped-in. READ MORE about THE COMPTON MARBLING PATTERN BOOK
Price: $190.00 Order nr. 13556
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...
Price: $17.50 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..... READ MORE about PROCEEDINGS AT A MEETING OF THE VAT PAPER MAKERS HELD AT THE BELL HOTEL, MAIDSTONE ON TUESDAY...
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 120205
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...
Price: $200.00 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 about SAMPLE BOOK OF SEYMOUR
Price: $475.00 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 about BOOK TRADE IN THE NORTH WEST PROJECT. OCCASIONAL PUBLICATIONS NO. 3. THE BOOK TRADE IN CHESIRE TO...
Price: $35.00 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 about A SERIES OF HAND MADE PAPERS FROM ENGLAND AND ITALY
Price: $200.00 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 about HAND MADE IMITATION HAND MADE LOANS PARCHMENT SUBSTITUTE DRAWING CARTRIDGE AND BOOK PAPERS
Price: $150.00 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 about THE WARWICK COVERS
Price: $75.00 Order nr. 129760
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 Order nr. 124774
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
Price: $75.00 Order nr. 123910
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 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 about TURNER'S PAPERS, A STUDY OF THE MANUFACTURE, SELECTION AND USE OF HIS DRAWING PAPERS, 1787-1820
Price: $19.95 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 about TURNER'S PAPERS, A STUDY OF THE MANUFACTURE, SELECTION AND USE OF HIS DRAWING PAPERS 1787-1820
Price: $39.95 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 about TURNER'S PAPERS, A STUDY OF THE MANUFACTURE, SELECTION AND USE OF HIS DRAWING PAPERS 1787-1820
Price: $30.00 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 about WEST COUNTRY PAPER MILLS
Price: $16.50 Order nr. 40907
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
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 78229
(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
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 115194
(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 Order nr. 115195
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
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 87087
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
Price: $19.95 Order nr. 132195
(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 Order nr. 131288
Esher, Surrey, England: The Penmiel Press, 1986. 4to. self paper wrappers. (4) pages. Prospectus announcing Proverbs and Paper-Cuts from China. With a tipped-in specimen. Order form laid in. READ MORE about Prospectus for PROVERBS AND PAPER-CUTS FROM CHINA
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 132523
Reading: University of Reading, 1993. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 64 pages. Ninth Annual Seminar devoted to the British Book Trade Index. Includes papers by Twyman, Hunnisett, Foot, Isaac and others. With the pencil signature of Gavin Bridson. READ MORE about ILLUSTRATION PROCESSES AND BINDING IN THE PROVINCES: ASPECTS OF THE PROVINCIAL BOOK TRADE IN...
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 98183
Kidlington, England and New Castle, DE: The Plough Press, (1991). tall 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. (8) pages. Limited to 125 numbered copies. Printed by Paul Wakeman at his press in New Castle - the first Plough Press imprint with the dual location. This keepsake, originally intended for the Printing in Oxford and Leiden Exchange, describes the papermills of the Oxford area including proprietors, machinery used and kind of paper made. READ MORE about NOTES TOWARDS AN ACCOUNT OF PAPER MILLS IN OXFORDSHIRE
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 32124
