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Alfred A. Knopf, 1958. 8vo, 236pp. Black & white illustrations. A very good hardback copy in like dust jacket with faded spine.
My Life With Paper, an Autobiography by Hunter, Dard - 1958
by Hunter, Dard
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My Life With Paper, an Autobiography
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1958. First Edition. Octavo. 236pp., (1)pp. bibliographical-index, (2)pp. note on the author and a note on the printing, illustrated by photographs. Dard Hunter came from a family of printers and publishers. He was influenced by the work of William Morris and the Kelmscott Press. He became associated with Elbert Hubbard's Roycroft Shop. He went to school in Europe and finally found his passion in the history and making of hand-made paper. Each copy of this book includes one piece of paper which Hunter made by hand and one piece of Chinese spirit-paper which he collected. A fine copy bound in brown cloth centrally stamped in gilt over blue, spine lettering gilt over blue. in a fine unclipped dust jacket printed in red and black.
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MY LIFE WITH PAPER. An Autobiography
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MY LIFE WITH PAPER An Autobiography
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New York: Knopf, 1958. Hardcover. Fine. Brick cloth gilt on a blue field, DW, 8vo., xiii, 237, vii, (3) pages, illustrated and with a bound four-page specimen of Hunters Lime Rock paper and a mounted Chinese spirit paper specimen. Designed by Rudolph Ruzicka. Loosely inserted is one of the first four-page specimens of Hunter's handmade paper with description. A fine copy in a very near fine DW, in archival mylar,
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My Life With Paper, An Autobiography
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1958. First edition. Illustrated with photographs, and actual paper samples. xiii, 237, vii, [3] pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original terra-cotta cloth, blue and gilt stamping, fine in slightly worn dust jacket. First edition. Illustrated with photographs, and actual paper samples. xiii, 237, vii, [3] pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Bound in are: a piece of paper hand made by the author, and a piece of Chinese 'spirit paper" collected by him.
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New York Knopf, 1958 First edition. Cloth. Octavo. Plates, plus two mounted and one tipped in paper sample. Bookplate. Very good in very good dust jacket. Spine of jacket a bit faded, and jacket has a few small chips and one small tear.
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New York: Knopf, 1958 First edition. Cloth. Octavo. Plates, plus two mounted and one tipped in paper sample. Fine in fine d.j.
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