Papermaking By Hand In America
Hunter, Dard
Published by Dard Hunter, Chillicothe, 1950
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326 pages. Folio, 43 x 30 cm. Limited edition signed by Dard Hunter, copy 8 of 210, 200 of which were for sale; however, as noted in his own bibliography there were only 180 completed. "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 . There are in the book 123 facsimiles of documents and watermarks and forty-two reproductions of labels used by these early paper manufacturers. The book is printed on Dard Hunter's paper." This last, most ambitious work, with more illustrations and samples than any of the earlier works: the bold, and elegant type was designed by Hunter's son, Dard Jr. As usual, all type-setting and presswork for the book was done by father and son. A bright fresh copy with an elaborately watermarked sheet of Dard Hunter's paper laid-in. Front cover soiling to clamshell case. Unbound in original sheets. Fine in fine linen covered chemise in original red/brown morocco and linen clamshell case, spine lettered in gilt. Seller Inventory # 22035
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Title: Papermaking By Hand In America
Publisher: Dard Hunter, Chillicothe
Publication Date: 1950
Binding: Hardcover
Signed: Signed by Author(s)
Edition: First edition.
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Mountain House Pressa, Chillicothe, Ohio, 1950
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Seller: The Old Mill Bookshop, HACKETTSTOWN, NJ, U.S.A.
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4pp. folio. Condition: Fine, old fold. 4pp. folio. Seller Inventory # 305241
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Papermaking by Hand in America.
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Chillicothe, Ohio: Mountain House Press, 1950
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Hardcover
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Seller: Peter Keisogloff Rare Books, Inc., Brecksville, OH, U.S.A.
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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). Seller Inventory # LEH-101
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Papermaking by Hand in America
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Mountain House Press, Chillicothe, Ohio, 1950
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Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
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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. Seller Inventory # 311568
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Papermaking By Hand In America
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Dard Hunter, Chillicothe, 1950
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Seller: Royoung Bookseller, Inc. ABAA, Ardsley, NY, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. First edition. 326 pages. Folio, 43 x 30 cm. Limited edition, copy 69 of 210, 200 of which were for sale; however, as noted in his own bibliography there were only 180 completed. "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 . There are in the book 123 facsimiles of documents and watermarks and forty-two reproductions of labels used by these early paper manufacturers. The book is printed on Dard Hunter's paper." This last, most ambitious work, with more illustrations and samples than any of the earlier works: the bold, and elegant type was designed by Hunter's son, Dard Jr. As usual, all type-setting and presswork for the book was done by father and son. A bright fresh copy. Orig. beige linen-backed decorated boards, printed paper spine label in two colors. Fine in fine brown morocco spine lettered in gilt and beige cloth clamshell box. Seller Inventory # 21713
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Papermaking by Hand in America
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Seller: Jonathan A. Hill, Bookseller Inc., New York, NY, U.S.A.
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Colored frontis. and over 150 tipped-in illus., facsimiles of paper specimens and ream wrappers, & photographic illus. Large folio, orig. cloth-backed decorated paper boards, printed paper label on spine. Chillicothe: Mountain House Press, 1950. Limited to 210 (?, see below) numbered copies, signed by Hunter who, for this book, made his own paper, type, and ink, and set all the type himself. "The most authoritative history of early American papermaking is Dard Hunter's sumptuous, large folio Papermaking by Hand in America, a tour de force on one-man bookmaking, set by the author in a handcut type and hand-printed on handmade paper manufactured at the author's own millHunter spared no expense to record and evoke the paper mills of the preindustrial era."Bidwell, "Paper as evidence, artefact, and commodity" in The Book Encompassed. Studies in Twentieth-Century Bibliography (1992, ed. by Peter Davison), pp. 75-76. A fine copy preserved in a red morocco-backed box. Bookplate of Haven O'More. ? 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.". Seller Inventory # 5922
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Papermaking by Hand in America.
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Chillicothe, Ohio: Mountain House Press, 1950
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Seller: Peter Keisogloff Rare Books, Inc., Brecksville, OH, U.S.A.
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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). Seller Inventory # ABE-16097315851
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PAPERMAKING BY HAND IN AMERICA
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Chillicothe, Ohio Mountain House Press 1950, 1950
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Hardcover
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Seller: Buddenbrooks, Inc., Newburyport, MA, U.S.A.
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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. Seller Inventory # 28143
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