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Edition limited to 300 copies, of which this is number 279, quarto, pp. x, 80 plus 5 leaves of tipped-in paper samples (20 samples total). Other illustrations in the text. Errata slip laid in. Quarter bound in brown leather by Vassilis Kypreos. Fine in slipcase. New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 2006. ISBN 1584561890 9781584561897 [US]
ISBN10: 1584561890, ISBN13: 9781584561897, [publisher: New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press] Hardcover Edition limited to 300 copies, of which this is number 279, quarto, pp. x, 80 plus 5 leaves of tipped-in paper samples (20 samples total). Other illustrations in the text. Errata slip laid in. Quarter bound in brown leather by Vassilis Kypreos. Fine in slipcase. [Ellsworth, ME, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2006]
New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, Date: 2006. hardcover, quarter leather binding w/ slipcase. Seymour, Edward. 6 x 9 inches. hardcover, quarter leather binding w/ slipcase. 104 pages. This book, limited to an edition of 300 copies, tells the story of Edward Seymour and his firm, The Fancy Paper Company. This British company manufactured marbled and other decorated (fancy) papers for the bookbinding and related industries from about 1919 to 1971. With eighteen illustrations showing their methods and copies of correspondence, and twenty tipped-in, original examples of their many fancy papers, this work is a well-researched text about one of the last English marbled paper manufacturing firms. Dr. Berger shares with his readers the vicissitudes of the company's fortunes, the personal lives of its owners, and the often touching correspondence he found among its business records. The author also informs us of the salaries, costs of doing business, and the unique demands of bookbinders for the company's products. The work ends with Edward Seymour's valiant efforts to keep the company afloat in the early 1970s. This edition is published in the best tradition of the fine press book. It was typeset in hot metal, hand printed on 120 gpm, archival paper, and bound in quarter leather with slipcase by the Manoutios Press of Athens, Greece. 2006. Oak Knoll Press ISBN 1584561890 US
New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, Date: 2006. hardcover, quarter leather binding w/ slipcase. Seymour, Edward. 6 x 9 inches. hardcover, quarter leather binding w/ slipcase. 104 pages. This book, limited to an edition of 300 copies, tells the story of Edward Seymour and his firm, The Fancy Paper Company. This British company manufactured marbled and other decorated (fancy) papers for the bookbinding and related industries from about 1919 to 1971. With eighteen illustrations showing their methods and copies of correspondence, and twenty tipped-in, original examples of their many fancy papers, this work is a well-researched text about one of the last English marbled paper manufacturing firms. Dr. Berger shares with his readers the vicissitudes of the company's fortunes, the personal lives of its owners, and the often touching correspondence he found among its business records. The author also informs us of the salaries, costs of doing business, and the unique demands of bookbinders for the company's products. The work ends with Edward Seymour's valiant efforts to keep the company afloat in the early 1970s. This edition is published in the best tradition of the fine press book. It was typeset in hot metal, hand printed on 120 gpm, archival paper, and bound in quarter leather with slipcase by the Manoutios Press of Athens, Greece. 2006. Oak Knoll Press ISBN 1584561890 9781584561897 [US]
ISBN10: 1584561890, ISBN13: 9781584561897, [publisher: Oak Knoll Press, New Castle, Delaware] Hardcover 6 x 9 inches. hardcover, quarter leather binding w/ slipcase. 104 pages. This book, limited to an edition of 300 copies, tells the story of Edward Seymour and his firm, The Fancy Paper Company. This British company manufactured marbled and other decorated (fancy) papers for the bookbinding and related industries from about 1919 to 1971. With eighteen illustrations showing their methods and copies of correspondence, and twenty tipped-in, original examples of their many fancy papers, this work is a well-researched text about one of the last English marbled paper manufacturing firms. Dr. Berger shares with his readers the vicissitudes of the company's fortunes, the personal lives of its owners, and the often touching correspondence he found among its business records. The author also informs us of the salaries, costs of doing business, and the unique demands of bookbinders for the company's products. The work ends with Edward Seymour's valiant efforts to keep the company afloat in the early 1970s. This edition is published in the best tradition of the fine press book. It was typeset in hot metal, hand printed on 120 gpm, archival paper, and bound in quarter leather with slipcase by the Manoutios Press of Athens, Greece. hardcover, quarter leather binding w/ slipcase [NEW CASTLE, DE, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2006] ...
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ISBN10: 1584561890, ISBN13: 9781584561897, [publisher: Oak Knoll Press, New Castle] Hardcover New [liverpool, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2006]
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