Whatman Susannah (4 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. Lawrence Josset (illustrator). Printed at the University Press, Cambridge, for presentation to friends of the Printer at Christmas 1952, in an edition of 250 copies, 8 preliminary pages, 40 pages (printed on "Whatman" paper from Messrs W & R Balston), frontispiece portrait plate (with tissue guard), decorations by Lawrence Josset, very good condition in cloth binding (corners of boards and top and bottom of spine slightly rubbed, top edge of book spotted, text in fine, clean condition) with poor clear paper wrapper (browned, creased and torn with loss at the top of the wrapper spine).

Cambridge, University Press, (1952). Original cloth. viii, 40 p. With engravings by Lawrence Josset. Title page engraved by H.K. Wolfenden. Printed in 250 copies on special Whatman paper. First edition. Cover a bit worn and discolored, edges of pages browned. Nice typographical bookplate 'gb'. Attractive book about the tasks of an 18th century housewife, in this case the wife of paper maker James Whatman II, whose father was the inventor (and most important producer) of wove paper. The book was assembled in 1776-1787. Humorous, refined engravings. The scanned picture illustrates the 'unnecessary temptations of inferior servants' when they find large joints of meat unnattended.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. One of 250 copies on special Whatman hand-made paper. Engraved title-page by H.K.Wolfenden, the monogram thereon being copied from a James Whatman watermark of 1781. Collotype portrait frontispiece. Illustrated with 14 etchings by Lawrence Josset. Dark grey cloth with maroon label titled in gilt on the front, spine gilt. A near fine copy.

One of a limited edition of 250 copies, signed by Thomas Balston. Printed for presentation to the friends of the Printer of the University of Cambridge at Christmas, 1952. The original was written in a small quarto notebook, and given by Susannah Whatman to her son James's wife, then being passed down through the family. Susannah was married to the great Kentish papermaker, James Whatman. 24.5cms x 17cms. Pp.40 [paper made by the present proprietors of the 'J.Whatman' watermark, Messrs W & R. Balston of Maidstone]. Gilt title label to front board. Edges lightly rubbed. Gift dedication to front endpaper: "To Mrs & Mr. Brown with all good wishes. T. Balston. Christmas 1952". Clean text and engravings throughout. VG. ** Thomas Balston OBE MC (30 July 1883 4 October 1967) was a director of the publishers Duckworth and Co., and a noted scholar of English book production and illustration.The Balston family had been paper-makers since the 18th century, entering business with the Whatman paper-making family. Their success in business led to social prominence and the Balstons were regarded as being amongst the gentry of their county." - See Wikipedia .