James Whatman: Father & Son.
London: Methuen, 1957. Illustrated. 170 pages, 8vo, brick red cloth, d.w. Uncut edges; minor edgewear to dust wrapper. London: Methuen, 1957. First Edition. A fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
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William Balston: Paper Maker, 1759-1849.
London: Methuen, 1954. Frontispiece, illustrated. 172pp., 8vo, brick red cloth, d.w. Uncut edges. London: Methuen, 1954. Fine in very good d.w. More
Nagashizuki: The Japanese Craft of Hand Papermaking
North Hills: Bird & Bull, 1979. Black & white illustrations throughout the text. 120 pages, deckled edges, small 4to, brown morocco, marbled boards. North Hills: Bird & Bull Press, 19979. Limited Edition. Fine. Limited to one of only 300 numbered copies on hand made paper. More
The Amazing Paper Cuttings of Hans Christian Andersen
New York: Ticknor & Fields, 1994. Illustrated in b/w throughout. 80 pages. Slim, square 4to, black cloth, d.w. New York: Ticknor & Fields, 1994. A very good copy--foxing to outer edges and first several pages--in a very good edgeworn wrapper with multiple creases in laminate. More
The Magic of Paper / A Magia do Papel. Deep Ecology: A New Framework for Management
Riocell, 1994. Many color illustrations. Oblong 4to, glossy white pictorial boards, d.w. N.p. Riocell, (1994). Near fine. Text in Portuguese and English. More
Perino & Vele: Sottovuoto
Milan: Museo Delle Arti Catanzaro, 2008. With b/w and color images throughout. 143 pages. 4to, pictorial wrappers. (Milan: Museo Delle Arti Catanzaro, 2008). A near fine copy with minor scuffing to rear cover. More
Paper: It's Making, Merchanting and Usage
New York: Longmans, 1955. Illustrated with black and white photographs and diagrams; folding plate in rear pocket. 323 pages. 8vo, green cloth, covers discolored. New York: Longmans, (1955). A very good copy. Prepared by the Education Committee of the National Association of Paper Merchants. More
A Pictorial History of Paper
New York: Bulkley, Dunton Pulp Company, N.d. Illustrated with b/w woodcuts by Robert Greco. Unpaginated. Square, slim 8vo, cloth-backed boards. New York: Bulkley, Dunton Pulp Company, n.d. A very good copy--light sunning to cloth, minor staining to front endpaper, previous owner address written in pen on pastedown. More
Matisse: Paper Cutouts.
London: Thames & Hudson, 1984. Translated from the French by David Macey. 157 illustrations, including 105 in color, some folding. Thick small folio, tan cloth, d.w. London & New York: Thames and Hudson, (1984). Near fine in near fine dust wrapper. More
The Aztec and Maya Papermakers.
New York: Augustin, 1944. With an Introduction by Dard Hunter. Mounted frontispiece printed in red & black. 41 photo plates, text illustrations and maps. 120 pages of text. Tall thin 8vo, beige cloth, d.w. (slightly worn and torn). New York: J.J. Augustin, (1944). Fine in very good dust wrapper. The all but lost art of fabricating paper from the inner bark of the fig tree. More
Constructive Cover Designing
Holyoke: Hampden, 1923. Introduction by Frank Randolph Southard. 73 of 76 full page plates. 22pp. 4to, 3/4 leather; edges and spine worn, lacks title page. Holyoke: Hampden Glazed Paper and Card Co., 1923. A very good (-) copy. More
Albrecht Durer's Kupferstiche, Radirungen.
Hannover: Hahn'sche Hof-Buchhandlung, 1861. Holzschnitte und Zeichnungen, unter besonderer Berueksichtigung der dazu verwandten Papiere und deren Wasserzeichen. Frontispiece and 8 plates showing 57 watermarks. 4to, red 1/2 morocco (rubbed), original printed wrapper bound in. Hannover: Hahn'sche Hof-Buchhandlung, 1861. Internally near fine. More
Thirty Years of Bird & Bull: A Bibliography
Newtown: Bird & Bull, 1988. Foreword & Commentary by Henry Morris. 4to, paste paper boards, gray leather spine, with label. Newtown: Bird & Bull, 1988, Limited edition The book is set into a specially made clamshell case, and is accompanied by a generous portfolio of assorted and varying ephemera material. One of 300 copies. Prospectus included. More
Chinese Paper Cut-Outs
London: Spring Books, 1960. Illustrated in color. Unpaginated, slim 4to, white patterned boards with di-cut window revealing endpaper, printed mylar wrapper. London: Spring Books, 1960. A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. An interestingly designed book. More
Paper-Making.
New York: Watson-Guptill, 1978. Color and black & white illustrations. 216pp. 4to, cloth, dust wrapper: d.w. very edge-worn & previous owner's name on front free end-paper. New York: Watson-Guptill, (1978). Very good. More
The Comprehensive Catalog of U.S. Paper Money
Chicago: Regnery, 1974. Foreword by J. Roy Pennell, Jr. Extensively illustrated. xii + 456 pages, 8vo, yellow cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper lightly edgeworn. Chicago: Henry Regnery, (1974). A fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. Presentation copy signed by author on front free endpaper. More
General Notes on The Hand-Colouring of Fifteenth Century Woodcuts; From "An Introduction to a History of Woodcut"=Vol. I
New York: George Sas at The Marble Hill Press, 1968. 2 reproductions of 15th century woodcuts. 2 pages of text followed by 5 pages of charts, thin 4to, printed wrappers, string tied. New York: George Sas at The Marble Hill Press, (1968). A fine copy. One of 100 copies privately printed from hand-set Jessen types on Strathmore papers. More
My Life With Paper; An Autobiography.
New York: Knopf, 1958. 58 tipped in illustrations are an example of Chinese spirit paper and an example of hand-made paper from Hunter's mill in Lime Rock. 237 pages. 8vo, brick red cloth with a light blue spine label, d.w. (lightly soiled/edgeworn). New York: Knopf, 1958. First Edition. With a 10 page bibliography. Near fine in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
Papermaking: The History and Technique of an Ancient Craft.
New York: Knopf, 1947. 315 illustrations, folding map, 611 + xxxiii pp., tall 8vo, blue cloth. New York: Knopf, 1947. The first of Hunter's books to be published in a commercial edition, but containing "a selection of material from the expensive editions," and aimed at giving "accomplished bibliophiles and amateur booklovers an insight into the methods employed by the makers of paper in all parts of the world and from all periods ... to instruct papermakers, workers in watermarking, etchers..... More
Papermaking: The History and Technique of an Ancient Craft.
New York: Knopf, 1947. 317 illustrations; folding map, 8vo, blue cloth, lightly edge worn, some foxing on page edges and on a few preliminary pages; bit of wrapper flap pasted to endpaper. N.Y.: Knopf, 1947. Second Edition, Revised & Enlarged. Very good. The first of Hunter's books to be published in a commercial edition, but containing "a selection of material from the expensive editions," and aimed at giving "accomplished bibliophiles and amateur booklovers an insight into the methods employed by..... More
Design & Paper. No. 17. Bookplates and Marks.
New York: Marquardt, 1944. 21 full page wood and linoleum cut color illustrations. 16 pages, stiff stapled rose wrappers. New York: Marquardt & Co., (1944). Fine. Includes a biographical sketch of the artist. More
Papyrus in Classical Antquity
Oxford: Clarendon, 1974. 8 black & white plates. viii + 152pp., small 8vo, blue cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper price clipped, minor chipping at head of dust wrapper's spine. Oxford: At The Clarendon Press, 1974. A fine copy in a very good (+) dust wrapper. More
Wallpaper in America: From the Seventeenth Century to World War I.
New York: Norton, 1980. Illustrated throughout with 102 color plates and 245 halftones. 533 pages. Thick square 4to, white cloth, dust wrapper (several taped tears). New York: Norton, (1980). First edition. A near fine copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More
Paper Making as an Artistic Craft.
Leicester: Twelve by Eight, 1963. Foreword by Dard Hunter. Illustrations by Rigby Graham.Tall slim 8vo, flexible vellum boards, stamped in gilt. Leicester, England: Twelve by Eight, (1963). Second, revised, edition, deluxe issue. One of an unknown, number of copies with eight original paper specimens tipped in. Fine. More
Paper Making as an Artistic Craft: With a Note on Nylon Paper.
London: Faber & Faber, 1959. Black & white illustrations by Rigby Graham. Slim 8vo, patterned boards, d.w. London: Faber & Faber, (1959). First Edition. A fine copy in a very good (+) dust wrapper. More