THE WORLD'S WORST MARBLED PAPERS...BY THEODORE BACHAUS.
North Hills: Bird & Bull Press, 1978. 7 x 10 1/2. (5) pages of text and 10 double-spreads of marbled papers. Wraps. Fine. One of 400 copies. This being # 1 -- as were all other 400. More
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MARBLING: A HISTORY AND A BIBLIOGRAPHY.
Los Angeles: Dawson's Bookshop, 1983. 8 1/2 x 11. xiii, 190 pages, color frontis, 5 leaves of plates (3 in color) and 6 samples of original marbling. Oatmeal cloth with inset marbled specimen by Rubovitz. Fine. One of 850 numbered copies. Inscribed by the author in the colophon. More
LOUGHBOROUGH MARBLE.
(Loughborough): Plough Press, 1971. 3 x 4. (7) pages accordion-fold, tipped into green cloth boards. One page of text is followed by 5 specimens of marbled paper. Fine. No. 8 of only 18 copies of this near-miniature spoof. The five funny-named marbled specimens are from an imaginary industry. This was... More
HARVESTING COLOUR. THE YEAR IN A MARBLER'S WORKSHOP. Introduction by Barry McKay.
Oldham: Incline Press, 2000. 8 x 11. 96 pages, 12 marbled specimens. Two-piece cloth & marbled boards, in cloth & board slipcase. Fine., with prospectus. One of 250 numbered & signed copies, printed by Graham Moss in black & several colors. Each of the 12 monthly chapters is preceded by... More
VARIETIES OF SPANISH MARBLING. A Handbook of Practical Instruction with twelve original marbled samples.
Bird & Bull Press, 1991. 6 x 9. 79 pages (52 text pages, 12 mounted specimens). Quarter cloth & marbled boards, leather spine label. As new. One of 250 copies. "Spanish techniques differ from regular marbling. They are a lot more intricate, complex, and require mush more concentration." "I have... More
EAST-WEST: Hand Papermaking Traditions and Innovations. An Exhibition Catalogue.
U. of Delaware Library, 1988. 6 x 9 1/2. 55 pages, 1 mounted specimen by Henry Morris. Illustrated. Reproduction Dutch gilt wraps. Very good. One of 300 numbered copies printed on Arches paper at the Bird & Bull Press. The specimen contains an image of a wasp, produced using a paper matrix. Exhibition catalogue with bibliographical descriptions. More
The Mysterious Marbler. With an Historical Introduction, Notes, and Eleven Original Marbled Samples by Richard J. Wolfe.
North Hills: Bird & Bull Press, 1976. 6 x 9. 68 pp. Quarter morocco and marbled boards. Fine. One of 250 copies printed by Henry Morris at the Bird & Bull Press. More
MARBLED PAPERS. Being a Collection of Twenty-two Contemporary Hand-Marbled Papers, showing a variety of patterns and special techniques.
Los Angeles: Dawson's, 1978. 9 3/4 x 12 3/4. 61 pages. Quarter morocco and cloth by Gray Parrot. Fine in handsome custom slipcase, with prospectus. One of 200 copies printed at the Bird & Bull Press, signed by Weimann. Twenty-two (20 of which are full-page) marbled specimens include a Turkish... More
THREE EARLY FRENCH ESSAYS ON PAPER MARBLING 1642-1765.
Newtown: Bird & Bull Press, 1987. 7 x 10. 106 pages. 13 marbled specimens. Quarter morocco, marbled boards. Fine with the prospectus. First publication of a manuscript (Lyon, ca. 1642) on Turkish marbling. "The best Method of making Marbled Paper" from Journal Oeconomique 1758. The Marbler of Paper from Diderot-Alembert... More
LOUIS HERMAN KINDER AND FINE BOOKBINDING IN AMERICA. A Chapter in the History of the Roycroft Shop.
Newtown: Bird & Bull Press, 1985. 6 1/4 x 9 3/4. 161, (2) pages including illustrations & color plates. Morocco and deocorated paper boards. Fine. One of 350 copies printed at the Bird & Bull Press. More
THE WHOLE ART OF MARBLING.
(London, 1881). Facsimile reprint by Plough Press, 1985. 5 x 8. 82 pages plus 38 leaves with 52 mounted marbled paper specimens. Cloth, gilt. Fine. One of 150 copies. The marbled papers by Katherine Davis of Payhembury reproduce the patterns of Woolnough's specimens. Lovely edition of a classic work. More
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