Nigel Macfarlane (29 results)

Hard cover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. Illustrated. Photographs; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 176 pages; New in new dust jacket. New in shrinkwrap. Oversize book may require additional charges for expedited or international shipping.

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Hardback. Condition: New. Nigel Macfarlane has worked alongside artisan papermakers in India, Nepal and Bhutan for more than forty years. Paper Road tells the story of that journey and of his engagement not just with the place but with handmade paper and with an age-old craft. His account ranges from the contemporary to the distant past, from India s tropical south to the remotest valleys of the Himalayas. It contains characters whose stories reveal the region as it is rarely seen. While the book looks at the influence of such towering figures as Gandhi and Sri Aurobindo on Indian papermaking, at its heart are the many uncelebrated individuals Nigel comes across on his paper journey. We come to feel the passion of the professor in Pune who is determined to prove that papermaking originated in India not China and the irrepressible energy of Shiva Ram in Nepal, who starts a village cooperative to grow the lokta bark needed to make paper. And we meet the brilliant and mercurial Vasudevan with whom Nigel set up a paper factory in South India, a factory which now supplies handmade papers to artists on every continent.…

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Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. Nigel Macfarlane has worked alongside artisan papermakers in India, Nepal and Bhutan for more than forty years. Paper Road tells the story of that journey and of his engagement not just with the place but with handmade paper and with an age-old craft. His account ranges from the contemporary to the distant past, from India s tropical south to the remotest valleys of the Himalayas. It contains characters whose stories reveal the region as it is rarely seen. While the book looks at the influence of such towering figures as Gandhi and Sri Aurobindo on Indian papermaking, at its heart are the many uncelebrated individuals Nigel comes across on his paper journey. We come to feel the passion of the professor in Pune who is determined to prove that papermaking originated in India not China and the irrepressible energy of Shiva Ram in Nepal, who starts a village cooperative to grow the lokta bark needed to make paper. And we meet the brilliant and mercurial Vasudevan with whom Nigel set up a paper factory in South India, a factory which now supplies handmade papers to artists on every continent. Nigel Macfarlane has worked alongside artisan papermakers in India, Nepal and Bhutan for more than forty years. Paper Road tells the story of that journey and of his engagement not just with the place but with handmade paper and with an age-old craft. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. A Good Read ships from Toronto and Niagara Falls, NY - customers outside of North America please allow two to three weeks for delivery. Heavy/oversize item - additional shipping charges may be required depending on speed/destination requested.; 10.30 X 10.10 X 1.10 inches; 192 pages.…

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. Nigel Macfarlane has worked alongside artisan papermakers in India, Nepal and Bhutan for more than forty years. Paper Road tells the story of that journey and of his engagement not just with the place but with handmade paper and with an age-old craft. His account ranges from the contemporary to the distant past, from India s tropical south to the remotest valleys of the Himalayas. It contains characters whose stories reveal the region as it is rarely seen. While the book looks at the influence of such towering figures as Gandhi and Sri Aurobindo on Indian papermaking, at its heart are the many uncelebrated individuals Nigel comes across on his paper journey. We come to feel the passion of the professor in Pune who is determined to prove that papermaking originated in India not China and the irrepressible energy of Shiva Ram in Nepal, who starts a village cooperative to grow the lokta bark needed to make paper. And we meet the brilliant and mercurial Vasudevan with whom Nigel set up a paper factory in South India, a factory which now supplies handmade papers to artists on every continent. Nigel Macfarlane has worked alongside artisan papermakers in India, Nepal and Bhutan for more than forty years. Paper Road tells the story of that journey and of his engagement not just with the place but with handmade paper and with an age-old craft. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. Nigel Macfarlane has worked alongside artisan papermakers in India, Nepal and Bhutan for more than forty years. Paper Road tells the story of that journey and of his engagement not just with the place but with handmade paper and with an age-old craft. His account ranges from the contemporary to the distant past, from India s tropical south to the remotest valleys of the Himalayas. It contains characters whose stories reveal the region as it is rarely seen. While the book looks at the influence of such towering figures as Gandhi and Sri Aurobindo on Indian papermaking, at its heart are the many uncelebrated individuals Nigel comes across on his paper journey. We come to feel the passion of the professor in Pune who is determined to prove that papermaking originated in India not China and the irrepressible energy of Shiva Ram in Nepal, who starts a village cooperative to grow the lokta bark needed to make paper. And we meet the brilliant and mercurial Vasudevan with whom Nigel set up a paper factory in South India, a factory which now supplies handmade papers to artists on every continent. Nigel Macfarlane has worked alongside artisan papermakers in India, Nepal and Bhutan for more than forty years. Paper Road tells the story of that journey and of his engagement not just with the place but with handmade paper and with an age-old craft. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

Pictorial Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. LUMINATO began as a dream of David Pecaut, in 2007, whereby each year Toronto would invite the world to join the city in celebrating creativity. The city takes the arts to the streets with city-wide performances, exhibitions & artist talks. 172 pages with more than 250 images from Luminato events and performances. Square 4to (10 1/4" x 10 1/4"). Slight rubbing to dust jacket at spine ends. Due to size & weight, extra shipping WILL be required outside Ontario. Please do not order without contacting us first by email. Uncommon. …

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Limited Edition. One of 150 numbered copies, this being #44. Oblong 11 x 7.75 in. [48]pp., letterpress printed on Gunny paper, with 11 tipped on samples throughout; endpapers designed and printed by Barbara Blish on an Islamic Sunn Hemp paper. Quarter dark orange cloth over paper covered boards. A Fine copy. // Contents include: India Before Paper; Islamic Paper in India; The Making of Islamic Paper; The Revival of Indian Handmade Paper; and Contemporary Indian Papermaking.…

Hardback. Condition: New. Nigel Macfarlane has worked alongside artisan papermakers in India, Nepal and Bhutan for more than forty years. Paper Road tells the story of that journey and of his engagement not just with the place but with handmade paper and with an age-old craft. His account ranges from the contemporary to the distant past, from India s tropical south to the remotest valleys of the Himalayas. It contains characters whose stories reveal the region as it is rarely seen. While the book looks at the influence of such towering figures as Gandhi and Sri Aurobindo on Indian papermaking, at its heart are the many uncelebrated individuals Nigel comes across on his paper journey. We come to feel the passion of the professor in Pune who is determined to prove that papermaking originated in India not China and the irrepressible energy of Shiva Ram in Nepal, who starts a village cooperative to grow the lokta bark needed to make paper. And we meet the brilliant and mercurial Vasudevan with whom Nigel set up a paper factory in South India, a factory which now supplies handmade papers to artists on every continent.…

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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Quarter linen with a leather spine label gilt and decorated paper-covered boards, 8vo., 103, (1), illustrated. One of 210 numbered copies, this one labeled review copy. Printed by the Bird & Bull Press from Dante types on Arches mouldmade paper. With 20 mounted paper specimens. From the collection of David Chambers. A fine copy.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Hard cover. First edition. Two minor nicks to the bottom of the dust jacket. Otherwise an as new copy. Signed by Nigel Dickson on the title page, crossing out the print of his name. Also includes a gallery pamphlet from the Royal Ontario Museum. Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Later Printing. One of 210 numbered copies, this being #183. Measuring 6.5 x 9.25 in. 1-57; 101-104pp., of text letterpress printed on Arches mould-made paper; and a section 20 tipped-on samples of various papers. Quarter linen over patterned paper boards, with a mounted red leather title label stamped in gilt on spine. A Fine copy.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Number 120 of 150 copies handset in Kennerley, printed on Gunny [jute & cotton] paper. 11 samples of paper tipped-in. Quarter rust cloth, jute cotton over boards, with block-printed endpapers designed by Barbara Bliss. A fine copy. Eleven papers are represented, one from the nineteenth-century, the rest contemporary. Nigel Macfarlane helped in the revival of the manufacture of these papers at Khadi in India.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. MACFARLANE, Nigel. A Paper Journey: travels among the village papermakers of India and Nepal. New Castle, Delaware, USA: Oak Knoll Books 1993. One of a total edition of 210 numbered copies printed, of which this is copy numbered 126. With twenty original paper samples tipped-in at rear. Typeset in Dante types by Golgonooza Letter Foundry and printed on Arches Mouldmade paper at the Bird & Bull Press. Fore-edge untrimmed. Bound by Campbell-Logan Binder in quarter beige linen and maroon on beige patterned paper boards, with maroon leather spine label lettered in gilt. Fine copy, as issued. Dealer Notes A fascinating account by papermaker and historian Nigel Macfarlane of his travels to visit papermakers and paper mills throughout India and Nepal. He describes their processes and products and includes several photographs of papermaking in North India. The text is followed by 20 beautiful paper samples. He includes a papermaking chronology for the two countries and a short bibliography.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Octavo. 104pp. Contains numerous photographs and twenty tipped-in paper samples, as well as a chronology of papermaking in India and Nepal, and a bibliography. Fine in cloth-backed printed paste-paper boards. Previous owner's bookplate laid in. (Bird & Bull Bibliography B41). One of 210 copies on Arches mouldmade paper.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Nine different papers from Nepal and Bhutan, sewn in three sections with paper wrapper, the whole being housed in a specially made portfolio with red cotton ties. Handset in Kennerley with 19 Nepali motifs , most printed in a second colour. Number 10 of 108 copies. Fine condition. 'As the papers were all of varying size they had to be folded and cut by hand before I began. I printed each sheet doubled with a sheet of 'Yellow Pages' inside to absorb any ink that might go through to the paper. I lost a number of letters from when they hit bits of rock, bark or charcoal, but apart from tthat had no trouble printing. The type area for each page for delibarately varied to avoid the need for accurate registration, which would have been impossible with such irregular edges to the paper.' (B19).…

Number 139 of 150 copies. Number 139 of 150 copies. 48pp. 11 tipped in paper samples. Oblong 8vo. Publisher's cloth-backed paper boards 48pp. 11 tipped in paper samples. Oblong 8vo.

Copy number '67' of an edition limited to 150 copies hand set in 14pt Kennerley and printed on an Arab Foolscap Folio treadle platen. 130 gsm. Gunny (jute & cotton) waterleaf paper, sewn in four sections and quarter bound in rust cloth and Gunny covered boards. Decorated endpapers printed with a design by Barbara Bliss on Islamic Sunn Hemp paper made by Bundo in Sanganir. Samples of eleven different papers tipped in. Oblong Quarto, 195 x 270 mm, pp. [48]. The Gunny and Indian paper samples were made at the Sri Aurobindo Mill in Pondicherry. A book in Fine condition. Alembic Press Bibliography: B32.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. Text and paper samples. Limited to an edition of 108 copies printed in black, with numerous line drawings in red. Laid into a printed paper cover and housed in a cloth-backed portfolio with red ribbon ties. Mint.

Winchester, Alembic Press 1987. 19,5 : 27,6 cm. 48 p. with 11 original paper samples (one dating from the 19th century), ca. 9,5 : 15 cm. tipped in. Cloth backed paper covered boards with endpapers block printed on Islamic paper. One of 150 numbered copies hand-set and printed on 130 gsm jute / cotton paper, Both it and the Indian paper samples were made at the Sri Aurobindo Mill in Pondicherry. - Describes the historical development and methods of manufacture from the 11th century to the present day. Sprache: en. …