Edition: 1st edition
Binding: hb
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, New York City
Date Published: 1943
Description: black-&-white illustrations. Royal 8vo, pp. 398, xxiii. Top of spine sl. pulled, light shelf wear & soiling, owner's blind stamp to front endpaper; else clean, tight & g/vg cond. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Knopf
Date Published: 1967
Description: Used-Good. Ex-Library. Hardcover. 1957. We individually inspect and grade each book. Our books are professionally packaged and processed quickly. read more
Edition: 2nd rev. ed.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Pleiades Books, London
Date Published: 1947
Description: Good hardback (no dust jacket) With over 300 illus. Envelope containing business card glued to ffep; slight wear to cloth at head & foot of spine. read more
Binding: hardcover, 9 1/4" x 6" (no jacket)
Publisher: Pleiades Books, London-second edition, revised & enlarged
Date Published: 1947
Description: Book in VERY GOOD condition. 612 pages+ Dark-blue cloth-bound boards with gold title to spine & front, photographic frontis, 317 b&w photographs, 37-page index. Rags make Paper, Paper makes Money, Money makes Banks, Banks make Loans, Loans make Beggars, Beggars make Rags. This is the authoritative book on the ancient art of papermaking, compiled from 40 years research (the author has a Paper Museum named after him at MIT). Fold-out map at rear ("The Journey of Papermaking from China to Europe' ... read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: NY: Alfred A. Knopf
Date Published: 1943
Description: VG/G. 1st edition (stated); book designed by W.A. Dwiggins and printed by the Plimpton Press, Norwood, Massachusetts. 8vo, teal cloth / blue dec and titles; xv, 398, xxiii pp, b/w illus, fold-out map. VERY GOOD book / GOOD jacket: book has sl. edgewear, lt. staining to eps, very lt. scattered foxing to some pages along top edge; jacket has lt. edgewear, chipping to spine head and tail, tanning to spine, torn at spine folds (has been taped with archival tape), price-clipped. The classic work on ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf,, New York:
Date Published: 1947.
Description: Second edition, revised and enlarged. A complete new printing of the 1942 edition. A comprehensive history of papermaking from its invention in China and use in other Oriental countries to its introduction in Europe. The barest rubbing on tips, otherwise fine in dustwrapper with a large chip taking the top of the spine and smaller chips on the corners and bottom of spine. read more
Description: Good. 1947 Hardcover. 611pp. Index. Original blue cloth, with title gilted on spine. Sunned. Library markings. Keywords: Papermaking Not a first edition copy. Former Library book. All books in stock. We ship daily from our warehouse. Over 200, 000 customers served online! Our feedback reflects our service...."Fast delivery, great seller", "Fantastic, came right away and was in perfect condition--thanks! " read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Cloth Hardcover
Publisher: Knopf, New York
Date Published: 1943
Description: Good in Fair jacket. Ex-Library. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Green with blue lettering, illustrated, 398 pages. Some library marks but no pocket. Covers have some edge wear. the fold out map has been misfolded and there are tears and discoloration. Previous owner's nmae. Tanned end papers have some surface damage. tanned page edges have library stamps. Plastic covered DJ Has moderate edge damage and a piece missing. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, New York
Date Published: 1947
Description: 9" x 6". 398pp., plus index. Blue decorated cloth. Ownership signature, front hinge weak; generally VG+ condition. With the fold out map and numerous black & white photo illustrations. Probably the definitive history of the craft of making paper, from the ancient Chinese through the modern era. With a bibliography of readings. Second edition, revised and enlarged. read more
Description: Acceptable. First Edition. stated first edition. standard ex-library. hard use. green acceptable covers poor, lower end of fair, ex-library, proofs, and book clubs. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Knopf
Date Published: 1967
Description: Good. Hardback with dustjacket. DJ has several small tears, name on flyleaf. Interior is clean, foldout great, a few pencil marks. Boards very good. read more
Description: Good Fair jacket. Pleiades Books, London, 1947, second edition. Soiling and foxing on edges and end-papers, minor creases to fold-out map. Dust jacket is separated in two parts at spine, missing lower spine and a inch at the top, several chips, tears and creases all around-now decently held together with a protective covering. Text is clean. read more
Edition: 2nd edition, revised
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, New York
Date Published: 1947
Description: Illustrated in b/w. Very good. No dust jacket. Book condition: very good. Dj condition: no dj. Blue cloth boards with only minor rubbing at corners and edges. Boards are now protected by a mylar sheet. Tight binding, clean and bright interior pages. Sharp cornered. Profusely illustrated in b/w. read more
Edition: First edition.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, New York
Date Published: 1943
Description: Illustrated in b/w. Fine in very good dust jacket. Book condition: fine. Dj condition: very good. Tight binding, clean and bright interior. Sharp cornered. Signature on the front end page. Dj is protected by a mylar sheet. Includes a map at the front end page. Profusely illustrated in b/w. Green cloth boards. Very minor shelfware to the dj. read more
Description: Very Good. Hardcover. New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1957, 8vo, cloth VG without DJ edges slightly bumped former owners name in pencil on loose frontend paper. Second Ed. revised and enlarged. 611 pp + index. 317 illustrations and a foldout map at the end illustrating the journey of papermaking from china to europe. read more
Description: Very Good. Alfred A. Knopf, 1943. Stated First Edition. Cloth, dj., 398 + xxiii pp., with 162 figures + 1 fold-out map. Foxing to text block, internally very clean. Some minor edge-wear to dj. including a bit of fraying. Overall, Very Sound. read more
Description: Hunter, Dard. PAPERMAKING; THE HISTORY AND TECHNIQUE OF AN ANCIENT CRAFT. New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1947. 2nd edition, revised and enlarged. Cloth, lacks dust jacket very good condition. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: New York: Knopf 1947 Second Edition, revised and enlarged.
Description: xxiv & 612pp & xl. 318 text & other illus. (some foldout) Large 8vo, pub. blue cloth. library cancel else fine. * new chapters dealing with the technique of modern handmade paper, watermarking practices, making of papyrus, primitive bark-papers of Mexico, comprehensive studies of forgery, etc. It is a comprehensive history from its invention in China, introduction in Europe, printing in the Western world, etc. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, New York
Date Published: 1943
Description: VG. First Edition. A near fine copy in a near fine unclipped dust jacket. Inscribed on free endpaper-"For my friend Charles E. Pont with all kind wishes from, Dard Hunter Paper Museum of M.I.T., Cambridge, Massachusetts, April seventh mcmxliii". read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, New York
Date Published: 1943
Description: First edition, thick 8vo, xv, 398 & xiii pp., photographic frontispiece, 162 illustrations, 2 paper specimens, and 1 folding map; a near fine copy in the dustjacket, which has a darkened spine and several tape repairs. One of the best books on papermaking. read more
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