James Whatman: Father & Son.
London: Methuen, 1957. Illustrated. 170pp., 8vo, brick red cloth, d.w. Uncut edges. London: Methuen, 1957. First Edition. Fine in very good d.w. 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
Euripides Papyri. I: Texts from Oxyrhynchus.
New Haven: American Society of Papyrologists, 1969. 23 black & white plates. Slim 4to, red cloth. New Haven: American Society of Papyrologists. Fine. American Studies in Papyrology. Volume 5. 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
Sleeping Cat; Original ink drawing
Drawing. Ink on heavy paper, with artist's signature in pencil. 15" x 22". In very good condition, light mat burn around image from a previous frame. A peaceful image of a dozing tabby cat. Confident and bold dry brush over wash, circa 1980. Gertrude Freyman (1901-1994) was an American artist, illustrator, educator, and interior designer. 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
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. 120pp. of text. Tall thin 8vo, decorated cloth, d.w., N.Y.: J.J. Augustin, (1944). Fine in very good d.w. 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
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
The Papered Wall: History, Pattern, Technique.
New York: Abrams, 1994. Hundreds of illustrations in color and b/w. 256 pages. 4to, red cloth, d.w. New York: Abrams, (1994). A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. 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 pp., 8vo, cloth, d.w.; (d.w. lightly soiled). New York: Knopf, 1958. First Edition. With a 10 page bibliography. 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. With a foreword by Dr. Dard Hunter. Illustrated by Rigby Graham. 2pp. of mounted paper samples. 96pp. of text. Thin 8vo, stiff white wrappers with gold decoration on front cover, blue patterned dust wrapper. Leicester: Twelve by Eight, 1963. Fine. Signed by the author. More