PAPERMAKING: THE HISTORY AND TECHNIQUE OF AN ANCIENT CRAFT; (Second Edition, Revised & Enlarged)
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1947. Second Edition Revised & Enlarged and Printed from New Plates. Hardcover. Quarto. Blue buckram-covered boards. Every historical/cultural aspect of creation of paper is meticulously covered and illustrated in this now-classic volume: 317 illustrations, plus a tipped-in map at the rear. Publisher's red topstain, and a wee bit of light spotting to edges. Solidly bound. Good Plus. Item #86616
For more than forty years (previous to the 1947 of this edition) the author has been "assembling material relating to the ancient craft of papermaking...[he writes, further]: "My researches have taken me to all parts of the world, travelling hundreds of thousands of miles in this elusive study...".
"Rags Make Paper
Paper Makes Money
Money Makes Banks
Banks Make loans,
Loans. Make Beggars,
Beggars Make Rags
(Author Unknown, circa Eighteenth century).
Price: $100.00