Gravell, Thomas, George Miller and Elizabeth Walsh.

AMERICAN WATERMARKS 1690-1835.

New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 2002. 8.5 x 11 inches. cloth, dust jacket. 397 pages. First Edition. To research and photograph the practically invisible requires a unique technology and a curious intellect. A half century ago Thomas Gravell began a life-long study by collecting examples of early American watermarks. In 1979, he and George Miller published an interim edition which illustrated over 700 examples together with some thumbnail histories of the paper mills that..... READ MORE about AMERICAN WATERMARKS 1690-1835

Price: $85.00 save 50% $42.50  other currencies  Order nr. 64718

Manzoni, Giacomo.

ANNALI TIPOGRAFICI DEL SECOLO XV.

(Torino (Turin), Italy): n.p., (1863). 8vo. modern plain paper wrappers, top edge cut, other edges uncut. (iv), 241-357, (35) pages. Besterman 5151. Preface. An excerpt from Tomo IV of Miscellanea di Storia Italiana. Detailed bibliographic entries on works published in Turin in the 15th century. With eight illustrations of printers' watermarks, with descriptive text. Unopened. Very light foxing near end of text. READ MORE about ANNALI TIPOGRAFICI DEL SECOLO XV

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(Papermaking). Fazakas, József.

A SÁRVÁR-ÚJSZIGETI NYOMDA PAPIROSAI.

(Budapest): OSzK, 1957. 8vo. self paper wrappers. 20 pages. Text in Hungarian with summary in French. No. 39 in the Az Orszagos Széchényi Könyvtár Kiadványai series. A study of papermaking and watermarks produced and used at the Sarvar-Ujszigeti printing works, active from 1536 to 1541 and the only press printing Hungarian works at that time. Includes footnotes. Black and white illustrations. Wrappers tanned. READ MORE about A SÁRVÁR-ÚJSZIGETI NYOMDA PAPIROSAI

Price: $17.50 save 50% $8.75  other currencies  Order nr. 108210

(Papermaking). Mosser, Daniel, Michael Saffle & Ernest W. Sullivan, II (editors).

PUZZLES IN PAPER: CONCEPTS IN HISTORICAL WATERMARKS.

New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, 2000. large 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 288 pages. Illustrated. First edition. This scholarly work examines the past, present, and future of watermark study, ranging through the disciplines of art history and conservation, bibliography, musicology, and philately. This book is a collection of scholarly essays that were presented at the Roanoke International Conference on Watermarks in 1996. READ MORE about PUZZLES IN PAPER: CONCEPTS IN HISTORICAL WATERMARKS

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Renker, Armin.

KUNST IM WASSERZEICHEN. (ART OF THE WATERMARK).

Zurich: Graphis, 1952. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (12) pages. Offprint of an article that had appeared in Graphis, Heft 39. Text in English, French and German. Illustrated. Faded along top of cover. READ MORE about KUNST IM WASSERZEICHEN. (ART OF THE WATERMARK

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Simmons, J.S.C. and Be Van Ginneken-Van De Kasteele.

LIKHACHEV'S WATERMARKS, AN ENGLISH-LANGUAGE VERSION.

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Amsterdam: The Paper Publications Society, 1994. 4to. cloth. ii,396; 70 pages and 436 plates showing many watermarks. XV. Two volumes. First edition. The last publication of the Paper Publications Society. The original of this monumental work was issued in Russian in only 150 copies. This English language edition has been edited and includes information not in the original edition. 98% of the watermarks described are not Russian watermarks but rather are European watermarks. A number..... READ MORE about LIKHACHEV'S WATERMARKS, AN ENGLISH-LANGUAGE VERSION

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Voorn, Henk.

PAPER MILLS OF DENMARK & NORWAY AND THEIR WATERMARKS.

Hilversum: The Paper Publications Society, 1959. 4to. pseudo-parchment-backed decorated paper-covered limp boards. 46 pages followed by plates of watermarks. First edition, limited to 600 copies. Publication of the work of Captain T. Lassen with additional notes by Voorn. READ MORE about PAPER MILLS OF DENMARK & NORWAY AND THEIR WATERMARKS

Price: $75.00 save 50% $37.50  other currencies  Order nr. 70708