PAPERMAKING: THE WHITE ART
by HELLER, JULES
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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Prairie Village, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
Scottsdale, Arizona: The Scorpio Press, 1980. Bound in quarter black smooth morocco over white linen-covered boards. Spine lettered in gilt. Housed in a white linen slipcase. This is #50/200 copies of this inaugural book from the Scorpio Press, handset in Monotype Bembo. Contains an original signed 2-color lithograph by the author as a frontispiece. A finely-conceived book containing many examples of hand-made papers with accompanying explanatory text and illustrations. Signed by Mr. Heller on the colophon page. 216pp.. Limited/Numbered Edition.. Fine. Quarto.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Glenn Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 011447
- Title
- PAPERMAKING: THE WHITE ART
- Author
- HELLER, JULES
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Edition
- Limited/Numbered Edition.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Scorpio Press
- Place of Publication
- Scottsdale, Arizona
- Date Published
- 1980
- Size
- Quarto
- Keywords
- Book Art, Papermaking, Limited Edition
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Glenn Books
Biblio member since 2005
Prairie Village, Kansas
About Glenn Books
We are an antiquarian bookshop established in 1933. We are members of ABAA and ILAB.
Glossary
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Colophon
- The colophon contains information about a book's publisher, the typesetting, printer, and possibly even includes a printer's...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...