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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EAST-WEST:. Hand Papermaking Traditions and Innovations. An Exhibition Catalogue.
U. of Delaware Library, 1988. 6 x 9 1/2. 55 pages, 1 tipped in specimen by Henry Morris. Illustrated. Reproduction Dutch gilt wraps. Fine. This copy is inscribed by Henry Morris to Lili Wronker, who has lettered the spine. Lili Wronker was a calligraher, who illustrated at least one of..... More
PAPER, An historical account of its making by hand from the earliest times down to the present day.
Oxford: Shakespeare Head Press, 1934. 10 x 14. xvi, 157 pages plus 54 plates and 2 pages of watermarks. Quarter blue morocco spine & corners, tan cloth sides, spine titled in gilt, top edge gilt. Spine sunned to green, leather scuffed at joints and extremities. Book plate on paste down..... More
A GRAMMAR OF COLOR. Arrangements of Strathmore Papers in a variety of printed color combinations according to the Munsell Color System.
Mittineague: Strathmore Paper Co, 1921. Two vols. 8 1/2 x 13. 28 text pages, 2 plates engraved by Rudolph Ruzicka showing unbalanced and balanced color, and 19 folding color-printed specimens demonstrating color combinations. Cloth-backed boards, printed cover label. Light wear to extremities, rusty paper clip mark inside front cover. Volume..... More
Paper Sample Book.
Np, nd (Probably Ashcaffenberg, ca. 1930). 12 x 11. 24 leaves bearing 241 specimens of decorated papers. The album pages are preprinted in a grid which allows varying sizes of samples to be mounted. At the top of each page is placed the Sorte number (the variety) and the paper's..... More
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
THREE LIONS AND THE CROSS OF LORRAINE. Bartholomaeus Anglicus, John of Trevisa, John Tate, Wynkyn de Worde and De Proprietatibus Rerum. A Leaf Book with Essays by Howell Heaney, Lotte Hellinga and Richard Hills.
Newtown: Bird & Bull Press: 1992. 8 1/2 x 12. 40, (26) pages plus leaf. Quarter morocco. Fine. The leaf included here bears a large, clear, centered watermark of Tate's mill. One of 138 numbered copies; produced by the Bird & Bull Press. With a fine leaf, ca. 1495, from..... More
The Art of the Book--"Sketchbooks." Some Hand Bindings.
(Long Island, ca. 1980). 5 1/2 x 7. 8 pages. Booklet in a loose printed wrap of Howell's hand made paper. The booklet has photographs of six Howell hand-bindings for sketch books using some of his highly textured papers. The wrap is sheet of Howell paper, pastel colored with imbedded..... More
WASHI. The World of Japanese Paper.
Tokyo & NY, 1978. 8 1/2 x 11 1/2. 452 pages, of which 113 have tipped-in specimens; photographic illustration, glossary, bibliography and index. Quarter cloth, in clamshell box. Fine copy in the original shipping carton which is lightly stained on one edge. No. 520 of 1000 copies with specimens, which..... More
THE LIFE WORK OF DARD HUNTER. A Progressive Illustrated Assemblage of His Works as Artist, Craftsman, Author, Papermaker, and Printer.
Chillicothe, 1981-83. Two volumes. 12 x 17. Frontis, (8), 198; frontis, (9), 131 pages, plus numerous inserts. Full chestnut morocco by Gray Parrot, ruled in black & gilt, Hunter armorial device gilt on Vol. I, Hunter watermark gilt on Vol. 2. Each volume in a cloth tray case with morocco..... More
DARD HUNTER & SON.
Newtown: Bird & Bull Press, 1998. 9 x 12 1/2. 165 pages (including 30 tip-ins: original folio & quarto leaves from Mountain House books, 4 original light-and-shade watermarked papers made by all three Hunters, color photos, and 30 pages of b&w illustrations). Quarter black morocco & red cloth, red leather..... More
DARD HUNTER & SON. With a Foreword and Notes by Henry Morris.
Newtown: Bird & Bull Press, 1998. 9 x 12 1/2. 165 pages including thirty pages of black and white illustrations, thirty tip-ins, many of which are in full color, seven original folio or quarto leaves from Mountain House books, and four original light-and-shade watermaked papers made by all three generations..... More
OLD PAPERMAKING.
Chillicothe: Mountain House Press, 1923. 8 1/4 x 11 3/4. Tipped-in frontis of Hunter's paper mill is signed by the artist, Raymond Pearson and titled in pencil by Hunter himself. (iv), 112, (4) pages + 27 plates on Hunter's watermarked paper and specimens and nine leaves with mounted samples. There..... More
PAPERMAKING BY HAND IN INDIA.
NY: Pynson Printers, 1939. 9 x 11. 129, (5), pages followed by 27 specimens of Indian handmade papers, some colored. Quarter black leather & India-print cloth. A few small chips to leather spine & rubbed rear joint; bookplate on pastedown; contents are fine; worn slipcase is missing the bottom panel..... More
A PAPERMAKING PILGRIMAGE TO JAPAN, KOREA AND CHINA.
NY: Pynson Printers, 1936. 9 x 11. 148 pages + numerous photogravure plates + 51 annotated specimens. Bound by Gerhard Gerlach in black Oasis Niger spine & boards printed with an old Korean woodblock; tooled in gold & red. Bookplate of K. S. Maclachlan. A few tiny scrapes to spine..... More
PRIMITIVE PAPERMAKING. An account of a Mexican sojourn and of a voyage to the Pacific Islands in search of information, tools, and specimens relating to the fabrication and decoration of bark-paper.
Chillicothe: Mountain House Press, 1927. Folio (12 x 16 1/2). Gravure of the Mountain House, 48 numbered text pages plus 29 un-numbered leaves with text & mounted specimens. Loose as issued in three-quarter buckram portfolio by Peter Franck, with cloth ties, title label on cover. Bookplate inside the portfolio. A...... More
TESUKIWASHI TAIKAN.
Tokyo: The Mainichi Newspapers, 1974. Eleven volumes in 6 cases. 5 large cases (20 x 14 x 5) contain 1000 large, handmade paper specimens plus supplemental specimens and little "extras." There are 200 specimens in each folding cloth case, divided among several paper portfolios. Each specimen is tipped to a...... More
More Papers Handmade by John Mason.
Leicester: Twelve by Eight Press, 1971. 8 x 12. Half title, title printed in gold, "special copy" leaf, limitation leaf, (2) contents, 35 printed paper specimens (each interleaved with handmade paper blank except for red numeral), typewritten leaf, Rigby Graham's color thread drawing. Linsom vellum boards gilt. Fine in mylar..... More
CHINESE HANDMADE PAPER.
Newtown: Bird & Bull Press, 1986. 8 x 10. 123 pages with 40 paper samples. Large folded broadside "South China Post" is laid in, as issued. Quarter black morocco & morocco tips, decorated paper boards. Fine copy. One of 325 copies. The paper samples, all collected by McClure during the..... More
OMNIBUS. Instructions for Amateur Papermakers with notes and observations on private presses, book printing and some people who are involved in these activities.
North Hills: Bird & Bull Press, 1967. 6 x 9 1/2. 121 pages, illustrated. Fourteen handmade paper samples (by Henry Morris, Dard Hunter, & Daniels). Quarter morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. Fine. With the laid-in specimen, as issued, from the last wind-driven mill in Holland, the Schoolmeester. One of Henry's..... More
THE PRIVATE PRESS-MAN'S TALE.
Bird & Bull Press, 1990. 9 x 12. 61 pages. Quarter morocco & gilt paste paper boards by Barbara Blumenthal. Fine, with prospectus. One of 230 copies, printed in 3 colors on Arches mould-made paper. "Inspired by Chaucer's 'Canterbury Tales' this collection of satirical poetry and prose deals with the..... More
Handmade Paper in Motion.
(Beltsville): Hand Papermaking, 2010. 8 1/2 x 11. Fourteen delightful examples of paper engineering: pop-ups and other moveables, constructed from handmade paper, each in a printed folder. Many are signed by the artists. With a 40-page book. Fine in clamshell case. Twenty-eight book artists & papermakers collaborated to construct these..... More
A series of 5 stamps for "Eagle AWriting" papers with realistic, detailed depictions of the process of papermaking, entitled "The Rag Room," The Beater Room," "Fourdrinier Paper Making Machine," "The Loft," and "Finishing and Sorting."
(Holyoke, 1920s). 3 x 2 1/4. Mostly soft greens, browns, and grey.These have gummed backs, but were never used. Fine. Poster Stamps are in essence miniature posters -- usually issued in gummed perforated sheets similar to those for postal stamps. They are also known as Cinderella stamps. They were produced..... More
A PAIR ON PAPER. Two Essays.
North Hills: Bird & Bull Press, 1976. 7 x 9 1/2. 70 pages. Quarter morocco. Fine. One of about 220 numbered copies, printed by Henry Morris on his handmade paper. Schlosser writes about early Milanese ream wrappers, with reproductions; Morris about light-and-shade watermarks and Assignats, with original assignat laid in..... More
CARTOGRAPHERS OF THE DEUS LOCI: The Mill House.
Newtown: Bird & Bull Press, 1982. 6 1/2 x 9 1/2. 16 leaves. Vellum-backed pastepaper boards, with a tendency to splay; plain dustwrapper. Publisher's note to subscribers laid in. INSCRIBED by Henry Morris to Richard Wolfe. Near fine ssociation copy. Richard Wolfe was a marbled paper historian, several of whose..... More