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Rulon-Miller Books (ABAA / ILAB), St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.
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Edition limited to 215 copies (this no. 199), oblong 8vo, pp. 57, [5]; 24 paste-paper samples; roller-printed paste-paper title page, parchment-backed paste-paper boards with Bird & Bull motif, gilt title direct on spine; fine. The samples come from Morris' failed attempt at becoming a roller-printed paste paper mogul. Twenty-One, A16. Seller Inventory # 50403
Title: Roller-printed paste papers for bookbinding
Publisher: Bird & Bull Press, North Hills
Publication Date: 1975
Binding: Hardcover
Seller: James Arsenault & Company, ABAA, Arrowsic, ME, U.S.A.
Sm oblong 16mo (6" x 9.5"), half vellum and blue roller-printed paste paper over boards, gilt title at spine. 59 pp., with 24 paste paper samples tipped in, colophon. CONDITION: Near fine. This is copy 36 of "approximately 215 printed." A delightful volume of paste paper samples, bound by Gray Parrot. Seller Inventory # 8123
Seller: Sequitur Books, Boonsboro, MD, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Limited ed. #101 of 215. Oblong 8vo. Original vellum back and blue paper patterned boards. 25 color specimens. Internally clean. [Taylor A16]. The binding was done by by Edward G. Parrot II at Hancock, Maine. Seller Inventory # 1712080019
Seller: Collinge & Clark, London, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Handset in Centaur with isplay in Codex. One of 215 copies printed in black on Hodgkinson hand-made paper. Quarter bound in parchment with blue paste paper boards, lettered in gold on the spine. Nideggen endpapers. 25 samples of paste papers tipped-in. A fine copy. The title is pulled on one of the samples of paste papers. Seller Inventory # 17731
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Riverrun Books & Manuscripts, ABAA, Ardsley, NY, U.S.A.
Oblong (15 x 23.5 cm). 57, [1, colophon] pages. 13 black-and-white photographic illustrations of process, including the final two of pouring and toasting with a glass of brandy! 24 specimens tipped in. Original quarter vellum, patterned-paper boards (light wear at the corners). Text set in Centaur and Codex types and printed on Hodgkinson hand made B & B paper. Paste paper made at the press, the binding done by Edward G. Parrott II. Includes sections on rollers and design, the printing board and its use, paper and dampening, making paste and color mixing, and customary paste paper techniques. Reference: Taylor A16. A fine copy First edition, one of approximately 215 copies (this is number 170). Seller Inventory # 410690
Seller: Karol Krysik Books ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA, Toronto, ON, Canada
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Small oblong 8vo. Parchment backed spine lettered in gilt, over blue roller-printed paper boards. Includes 25 specimens. Edition limited to 215 numbered copies, this being no. 49. Board corners just a touch rubbed at the tips, not bumped, vellum clean and bright, near fine copy. Seller Inventory # 47970
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Meir Turner, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Like New. Dust Jacket Condition: Mylar Jacket. 1st Edition. #134 from a Limited Edition of "Approximately 215 copies" (200 were for sale). Four page prospectus on hand made paper laid in. Oblong book. 57 pages + [4]. 25 paper samples, including the one used on title, tipped in; 13 illustrations in the text; original blue pasteboard sides with white parchment spine lettered in gold. Henry Morris wrote next to his signature on the colophone: "For Paulette Green", the prominent book dealer and collector. The binding was done by by Edward G. Parrot II at Hancock, Maine. Seller Inventory # 009336
Seller: Thorn Books, ABAA, Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Limited edition. Oblong 4to. 60 finely printed letterpress pages including full page paste-paper samples. One of approximately 215 numbered copies; this is copy 87. The text is set in Centaur and Codex types, and printed on Hodgkinson hand made B & B paper. Bound with a vellum spine, gilt, and paste-paper boards in a design of birds and bulls. . Seller Inventory # 21495