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Reprint of the 1954 edition. An apprentice to James Whatman II, William Balston acquired the right to use the Whatman watermark and specialized in making quality papers. The biography also contains much information about the industry of making paper in 19th century England. Bookplate. vi , xii, 172, 3 pages. cloth.. 8vo..
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- PublisherDissertations-G
- Publication date1979
- ISBN 10 0824038762
- ISBN 13 9780824038762
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages171
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William Balston Paper Maker 1759-1849 (Nineteenth-Century Book Arts and Printing History)
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Garland Publishing, Inc., New York, London, 1979
ISBN 10: 0824038762
ISBN 13: 9780824038762
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Seller: Plain Tales Books, Arlington Hts, IL, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket (as issued). Facsimile Edition. Clean and unmarked. Originally published in 1954. Seller Inventory # 023147
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WILLIAM BALSTON PAPER MAKER 1759-1849
Seller: Andre Strong Bookseller, Blue Hill, ME, U.S.A.
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WILLIAM BALSTON PAPER MAKER 1759 -1849.
Seller: PASCALE'S BOOKS, NORTH READING, MA, U.S.A.
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Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. This book is the reprint of the Metheun & Co., Ltd, edition from 1954, 178 pages, illustrated. "It is generally accepted that James Whatman (1741 - 98) was the greatest of English paper-manufacturers, but except for one valuable essay by Mr. James Wardrop, there is almost no published information about his enterprise of his private life." FINE HARDCOVER, brown cloth covers, lettering is bright on the spine. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Seller Inventory # 026963
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William Balston: Paper- Maker, 1759-1849
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Garland Publishing, Inc., New York & London, 1979
ISBN 10: 0824038762
ISBN 13: 9780824038762
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Seller: NWJbooks, Lancaster, PA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. Gilt spine lettering on brown covers. 8vo, 172 pages. Reprint of 1954 edition. Seller Inventory # 92739
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WILLIAM BALSTON. PAPER MAKER 1759-1849. Reprinted,
Seller: Barry McKay Rare Books, Appleby-in-Westmorland, CUMBR, United Kingdom
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8vo, (210X140mm), [2],xii,172p. +3p. publisher's adverts, 14 plates and 18 text illustrations (including illustrations of 14 water- and countermarks). A very good copy in original brown cloth. A facsimile reprint of the original 1954 edition of an excellent study of John Whatman's apprentice and right-hand man, containing a great deal of previously unpublished information with appendices including notes on paper sizes, watermarks and countermarks used. Seller Inventory # 19425
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WILLIAM BALSTON PAPER MAKER 1759-1849.
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Garland Publishing, New York and London:, 1979
ISBN 10: 0824038762
ISBN 13: 9780824038762
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Seller: Portman Rare Books, Tonbridge, United Kingdom
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Reprint of the 1954 edition published in London by Methuen. Fine condition, medium octavo, brown cloth, xii plus 172 pages plust three pages of publisher's list. [QP]. Seller Inventory # 6931
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