Papermaking by Hunter, Signed (20 results)

Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Original brown cloth, red leather title label, gilt titles, t.e.g., in mylar protected dust-jacket, (9.5 x 7 inches). First Trade Edition. xvii, 358 pages w/ Index; illustrated b&w plates, including fold-out frontis. INSCRIBED by Dard Hunter on front free endpage showing both his signature and his red ink library stamp. Based upon the 1923 limited edition "Old Papermaking" this work covers the same period but in a more comprehensive manner. Book showing expected page toning at prelims, else a clean, tight copy in the SCARCE original jacket showing some overall general wear and rubbing. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Limited Edition. DESCRIPTION: No. 121 of a limited edition of probably fewer than 180 copies. Folio size 16 3/4 H x 11 3/4 W (421 x 200 mm), 326 pages. Publishers original binding of half beige linen with patterned paper over boards, printed label on spine, housed in a reddish-brown morocco-backed clamshell box lettered in gilt. Hand-colored photogravure frontispiece of Hunter's Mountain House plus 96 facsimiles on specially-made paper; 27 reproductions of early American watermarks made in imitation of the originals; and 42 full-size reproductions of old paper labels printed on paper made to emulate the original labels in Hunter's Paper Museum. The elegant type was designed by Dard Hunter, Jr., hand-set by Dard Hunter and printed with a hand press on handmade paper by Dard Hunter. Book is protected with thick (.003") archival clear Grafix Dura Lar dust wrapper. _____CONDITION: Fine condition (book). Slipcase has a tiny nick to edge of leather spine and small white mark at bottom of spine (see photos) but still in fine condition, however._____DISCUSSION: This edition is the magnum opus of Dard Hunter's Mountain House Press, the culmination of a lifetime of documenting the history of hand papermaking around the world. It contains far more illustrations and samples than any of his other books. The book is unique - the first and only book (up to that time) in the history of printing to be produced entirely by hand and by one person. Hunter and son not only made the type and paper by hand, but also printed it on a handpress and bound it entirely by hand. This book was recognized by the Grolier Club exhibit and publication 'A Century for the Century, 1900-1999' as one of the one hundred most significant private press books of the twentieth century._____NOTE: The book is extremely large and heavy (14 lbs.) and will require additional shipping charge domestically. International shipping cost using USPS International Priority EXPRESS Mail with tracking to most locations in Europe and the United Kingdom will be capped at $100 U.S. dollars. Shipping cost to more distant locations may incur additional cost. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition :. Octovo hardcover in fine full leather covers, Signed binding, five bands on spine, marbeled endpapers, deckled edges, diamond gilt design on panels, top edge gilt, L J Navran bookplate, "Forwarded by Marvin S Katz to I J Navran 1935" printed on binding, as signature. Faint rubbing, else NFINE. The classic work/history of papermaking by the famous arts and crafts devotee, illustrated throughout. Fast shipping in cardboard. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Green cloth, stamped in navy. Stated first edition. Light offsetting to cloth from DJ, toned endpages. Large folding map, text illustrations. Laid in is a typed letter signed from Hunter to Carey Bliss, Curator of Rare Books at the Huntington Library. Book itself not signed. The DJ in mylar is toned to spine, rubbed, chipped to crown. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. First Edition, Stated. Slipcase with grn cloth cover with; endsheets slightly toned; No marks or; DJ is price clipped, sm chips and tears at; with yellow slipcase;; Author inscription and date on fep; with full fold out time line history of papermaking; includes two pages of laid and wove paper, illustrations, photos, bibliography, indexed; ; Signed by Author Very Good navy decoration and spine lettering writing, clean tight binding spine edge,

First Edition, one of 210 copies signed by Dard Hunter. With a hand-coloured frontispiece, numerous illustrations, tipped-in samples and labels. Folio (18 by 12.5 inches), in the original linen backed decorative paper-covered boards, the spine with a paper label lettered and decorated in black and red. Housed in a morocco backed buckram covered box with gilt lettering. 326 pp. An especially fine and handsome copy, the textblock pristine, the binding equally well preserved, the original prospectus for the book, and an invitation to the event with Dard Hunter honouring the publication are affixed to front endleaves. Some age evidence to the protective box. A VERY FINE COPY OF THIS IMPORTANT WORK BY DARD HUNTER, THE LAST AND MOST AMBITIOUS WORK TO COME FROM HUNTER'S PRESS. The colophon states 210 copies were produced, but in his book, MY LIFE WITH PAPER, Hunter says it had only been possible to produce 180 of them. The book took several years of work to produce. It has a hand-coloured frontispiece, 96 facsimiles on specially made paper, 27 reproductions of early American watermarks made in exacting imitation of the originals and 42 full-size reproductions of old paper labels specially printed on paper made to emulate the original labels in the Paper Museum.

Hardcover. First Edition. 129 pages. 29 x 23 cm. Limited edition, copy 44 of 375 copies signed by Dard Hunter and Elmer Adler with binding by Gerhard Gerlach. Four page prospectus laid-in. Photogravure title vignette, with 27 paper specimens and 85 photogravures with complete descriptions for each. The latter produced by the hand printing process. The book printed on rag hand-made paper from Sweden. Bookplate front cover pastedown. Interior contents bright and clean. Quarter black cloth spine and elaborately decorated cloth boards. Spine printed in gilt. Near fine in worn slipcase lacking bottom panel.

Hardcover. First edition. 148 [2] pages. 29 x 24 cm. Limited edition, copy 119 of 375 signed by Dard Hunter and Elmer Adler, the binding by Gerhard Gerlach -- the only limited edition of his works not published by him. Two line drawings, 66 gravure illustrations from photographs, plus 50 paper specimens from Asia bound at rear: from the collection of William Scott, publisher and illustrator. Chapter VI provides a "Description of Illustrations," Part VII "The Specimens," gives the name of each paper used in the Orient. Comprehensive Index. Laid-in the ten page string tied Prospectus for the publication entitled "In the raiment of the gods." written by Alfred Stanford a friend of Hunter and Adler "and may prove, in itself, an interesting adventure for the reader." Bright, very fresh copy. Orig. quarter black morocco, spine lettered in gilt and red over patterned boards. Fine in near fine brown slipcase.

Hardcover (Quarter Leather). Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Signed by Author. DARD HUNTER. A Papermaking Pilgrimage to Japan, Korea and China, New York: Pynson Printers, 1936.Quarto, copy No. 117 of an edition of 370, pp. 148, 2 (ad, colophon), numerous photogravure plates, 50 specimens of paper gathered on the pilgrimage, printed paper-covered boards quarter-bound in black morocco with gilt lettering and red rules and device to spine, slipcased. Signed on the colophon by Hunter and Elmer Adler, the Pynson printer, small bookseller sticker on rear paste-down.Hunter, probably the greatest-ever authority on paper-making, wrote in his autobiography that this edition was printed on handmade Japanese mulberry bark paper, and the paper covers were printed from an old woodblock he found in northern Korea. (see My Life With Paper, p 128).Condition of this book:Small chip in spine, else fine. Special Limited Edition, first issue in this format. Size: Quarto. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kilos. Category: Art & Design; 1930s; Crafts & Hobbies. Signed by Author. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 55394.

4to. 129 pp. Title-vignette, 84 illus., 27 paper samples. Quarter black leather over handmade paper boards, gilt-stamped spine title, slipcase. Fine. Limited numbered edition of 370 copies, signed by Dard Hunter on the colophon, prospectus loosely inserted.

Number 204 of 210 copies (200 for sale), signed by the author. Hand-colored photogravure frontispiece of Hunter's Mountain House with 96 facsimiles, 27 reproductions of early American watermarks, and 42 reproductions of ream wrappers on handmade paper intended to reproduce the original papers. Folio (16-3/4 x 11-3/4 inches). Schlosser 41 "The last work of the Mountain House Press and the author's magnum opus, this book provides a history of American papermaking by listing and describing the first paper mill in each state from 1690 until 1811, six years prior to the introduction of the first paper machine into the United States. There are in the book 123 facsimiles of documents and watermarks and forty-two reproductions of labels used by these early paper manufacturers. The thick folio volume was to have been issued in an edition of 210 copies, but the author's own bibliography says that only 180 were completed. The book is printed on Dard Hunter's paper." Schlosser 41 Half linen and decorated paper boards, edges untrimmed, laid into a morocco backed folding case Hand-colored photogravure frontispiece of Hunter's Mountain House with 96 facsimiles, 27 reproductions of early American watermarks, and 42 reproductions of ream wrappers on handmade paper intended to reproduce the original papers. Folio (16-3/4 x 11-3/4 inches) Number 204 of 210 copies (200 for sale), signed by the author. Signed.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Limited Edition. 129pp including index, 84 superb Photogravure & Color Co plates and 27 specimen papers. The binding by Gerhard Gerlach. Limited edition of 370 copies of which this is numbered 109 and signed by both author and publisher. Uncut paper. Boards covered in handblocked Indian cloth quarterbound black calf with gilt titles and impressed blue bands to spine. Lightly bumped buff coloured slipcase with titles and edition number to spine. Prospectus within. A lovely clean tight and bright copy. Very special and very beautiful. Signed by Author(s).

Large 4to. Pp. 129 + two leaves. Uncut. With 84 illustrations made from photographs and 27 samples of various papers. The plates are printed by Photogravure & Color Co. and the binding by Gerhard Gerlach. Original hand-blocked India print cotton binding, black calf spine lettered in gilt, foot of spine chipped. Original cardboard folder with edge wear. Housed in a modern cloth box. First edition limited to 370 copies, of which this is no. 305. Signed by Hunter and the publisher Elmer Adler. A thorough study of handmade papers from various Indian provinces. The author visited Kashmir, Sailkot, Delhi, Agra, Kalpi, Wardha, Hyderabad and Dacca. Includes sections on early writing materials, papermaking materials and moulds.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. No Jacket. Limited Edition. No. 9 of a limited edition. Folio-sized: 11 ¾ in. wide, 16 ¾ in. high 326 pp. In a drop-down box. Signed by both Dard Hunter and by his son, Dard Hunter Jr. Grey cloth spine and corners, with printed title label on the spine, and patterned grey paper over boards. The box has a maroon leather spine with gilt titling and grey cloth. According to Hunter's "My Life With Paper," (p. 219): "Although it was stated in the colophon that there were 210 copies, it was only possible to assemble about 180." Weight is 14 lbs. Postage may be extra on this item. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: As New. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 1st Edition. No. 144 of a limited edition. Folio-sized: 11 ¾ in. wide, 16 ¾ in. high. 326 pp. In a drop-down box. Signed by Dard Hunter. Grey cloth spine and corners, with printed title label on the spine, and patterned grey paper over boards. The book is as new. The box has a maroon leather spine with gilt titling and grey cloth. It has a couple faint smudges probably from remaining in the mailing carton for the past 63 years. According to Hunter's "My Life With Paper," (p. 219): "Although it was stated in the colophon that there were 210 copies, it was only possible to assemble about 180." Weight is 14 lbs. Postage may be extra on this item. Signed by Author. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition/Limited Edition. First Edition/Limited Edition. Hardcover. Overall, a very handsome copy of this minor classic. Light wear at spine (focused at head and tail), else tight, bright and unmarred. Slipcase (with printed spine, showing issue number) shows very minor shelf/edge wear, else tight and clean. Quarterbound, black leather spine, India-printed cloth boards, frontisportriat. 4to. 129pp plus (5) plus 27 numbered specimens of Indian paper bound in at rear. Illus. (b/w plates). Numbered limited edition, this being 299 of 370. Signed by Dard Hunter and by Elmer Adler. Original Prospectus laid in. Very Good+ [Textblock Fine] in Near Fine Slipcase.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Number 177 of 182 copies, numbered and signed by Dard Hunter. 1947. 7 7/8 in. x 11 5/7 in. 102 numbered pages and 2 paper specimens; colophon, and (4) pp. prospectus, bound in at back of book. 15 photographic illustrations, and 3 others of plants used in papermaking. Red-brown morocco leather spine with gilt title; specially block-printed oriental paper sides, and matching slipcase by Gray Parrot, Easthampton, with binder s label in back of book. Black paper of slipcase sides shows a little rubbing with loss of some of the black surface (note: the black surface of this "mulberry" paper easily stains the fingers & can be as easily transferred to the pages of this book); some age-related tanning to some pages of text; overall, a fine copy. Scan shows the spine & part of the front cover. [Colophon:] Here ends the monograph relating to my visits to Yen-Thai and Lang-Buoi, the ancient paper villages of Tonkin, Indo-China. The paper used in printing this edition was made in 1932 in my mill at Lime Rock, Connecticut, the only handmade paper mill in America. The title-page device was printed from a woodcut found in Tonkin; the typographical ornaments used as chapter headings, as well as the borders, were cut and cast especially for this book by Dard Hunter, Junior; the woodblock used in printing the cover paper was procured in China. This edition, as well as all of the preceding books from my own press, has been bound by [Gray Parrot] Peter Franck, Sherman, Connecticut. Owing to the small amount of paper available for the printing of this book, and the limited number of specimens, only one hundred and eighty-two copies could be printed, any more than this number would have been impossible. This book is Number 177 [signed] Dard Hunter Mountain House Press, Chillicothe, Ohio, United States of America. Signed by Author(s).

Two paper specimens & 16 photographic illus. in the text. Small folio, orig. red morocco-decorated boards, spine lettered in gilt. [Chillicothe: Mountain House Press], 1947. Limited to 182 numbered copies, signed by Hunter, and hand-printed on handmade paper. Fine copy with slipcase. Bookplate of the Brooklyn Public Library (but with no other markings). ? Schlosser 40"Hunter's first postwar book, and a return to the use of his paper and his press.".

27 specimens & many photographically illus. plates. Large 4to, orig. black calf-backed decorated cloth sides, spine lettered in gilt. New York: Pynson Printers, 1939. Limited to 370 numbered copies, signed by Hunter and the publisher, Elmer Adler. Printed on fine paper. A fine copy, preserved in the original slipcase. With the prospectus. Neat presentation inscription from Hunter, dated 27 September 1951, on free front-endpaper. ? Schlosser 39.

1st. 1939 1st edition, #366 of only 370 copies signed on the colophon page by both Dard Hunter and Elmer Adler, the publisher. Additionally signed and dated by Adler on the inside front cover. A handsome, tight, VG+ to Near Fine copy. And including a VG example of the slipcase with its printed spine. Quarto, 129 pgs. plus 27 specimens of Indian paper. Signed by Author(s). Signed.