PAPER: An historical account of its making by hand from the earliest times down to the present day. – Clapperton, R[obert]. H[enderson].

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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. A few protruding deckles are dusty; otherwise the contents are fine. Number 217 of 250 copies printed at the Shakespeare Head Press on paper handmade made at Laverstoke Mills. Plates are collotypes, microphotographs of fibres, and photos of papermakers at work; these are printed on handmade J. Barcham Green paper. There are also numerous text illustrations. The early watermarks were reproduced in the paper by a mold especially made by J. B. Green. Chapters are devoted to hand papermaking in China, Japan, Kashmir, India, among Eastern Arabs, Spain, Italy, France, Germany, Holland, England, and America. Scarce.

See our OWN photograph of the book for quality control, zoom in. Pages and binding tight NB this is a RARE book only 250 every printed, in very good condition for 87 years old. To our knowledge only 4 listed worldwide, priced from $1300 to $650 OUR PRICE competitive. First Edition and number 217 of 250 printed, extra charges may be incurred outside of South Africa its a heavy book

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SKU: 931 Category: Title: PAPER: An historical account of its making by hand from the earliest times down to the present day.
Author: Clapperton, R[obert]. H[enderson].
Publisher: Published by Oxford: Shakespeare Head Press,
Year: 1934
Condition: Good
Format: Hardcover
Inventory No: 931

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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. A few protruding deckles are dusty; otherwise the contents are fine. Number 217 of 250 copies printed at the Shakespeare Head Press on paper handmade made at Laverstoke Mills. Plates are collotypes, microphotographs of fibres, and photos of papermakers at work; these are printed on handmade J. Barcham Green paper. There are also numerous text illustrations. The early watermarks were reproduced in the paper by a mold especially made by J. B. Green. Chapters are devoted to hand papermaking in China, Japan, Kashmir, India, among Eastern Arabs, Spain, Italy, France, Germany, Holland, England, and America. Scarce.

See our OWN photograph of the book for quality control, zoom in. Pages and binding tight NB this is a RARE book only 250 every printed, in very good condition for 87 years old. To our knowledge only 4 listed worldwide, priced from $1300 to $650 OUR PRICE competitive. First Edition and number 217 of 250 printed, extra charges may be incurred outside of South Africa its a heavy book

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Weight 2.5 kg
Dimensions 36.5 × 27.5 × 3.5 cm

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