1943 1st Ed. " PAPERMAKING " By Dard Hunter. Art And History Of Papermaking Craft
Item History & Price
This is the scarce stated first edition of the classic "Papermaking: The History and Technique of An Ancient Craft", by Dard Hunter (1883-1966). Hunter was recognized as the pre-eminent papermaking scholar and a photograph of the "Dard Hunter Paper Museum of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology" constitutes the book's frontispiece.
This comprehensive book on the history and techniques of papermaking includes an original over-sized fold-out history-of-papermaking map at f...ront entitled "The Journey of Papermaking From China to Europe Required 1000 Years" and contains over 160 high quality illustrations/photographs and over 400 pages, including index, as well as two actual specimens of paper types bound within the expert text. A must-have reference volume for all involved in the craft of papermaking.
The 6 1/4" X 9 1/4" book has worn green cloth-covered boards, navy blue lettering and design on cover and some rubbing to cover corners and spine edges. The pages and illustrations are clean and clear, binding is secure and there is an old price written on flyleaf as well as some lines imprinted inside the covers. Please refer to nine photographs accompanying this listing.
This comprehensive book on the history and techniques of papermaking includes an original over-sized fold-out history-of-papermaking map at f...ront entitled "The Journey of Papermaking From China to Europe Required 1000 Years" and contains over 160 high quality illustrations/photographs and over 400 pages, including index, as well as two actual specimens of paper types bound within the expert text. A must-have reference volume for all involved in the craft of papermaking.
The 6 1/4" X 9 1/4" book has worn green cloth-covered boards, navy blue lettering and design on cover and some rubbing to cover corners and spine edges. The pages and illustrations are clean and clear, binding is secure and there is an old price written on flyleaf as well as some lines imprinted inside the covers. Please refer to nine photographs accompanying this listing.
