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Murray, John. Practical Remarks on Modern Paper. Bird & Bull Press, North Hills, PA, 1981.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 120 pages. Number 297 of 300 copies. With an introductory essay by Leonard B. Schlosser.
Seller: Wild Hills Books, Largo, FL, U.S.A.
Murray, John. Practical Remarks on Modern Paper. Bird & Bull Press, North Hills, Pennsylvania, 1981.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: As New
Description: #111 of 300 copies in this Limited Edition; with laid-in As New Prospectus; with illustrations; text composed in Baskerville types by Mackenzie-Harris Corp.; printed on Hahnemuhle Ingres-Buttenpapier; bound by Gray Parrot.
Seller: Charles Bartman, Bookseller, ABAA, ILAB, Louisville, KY, U.S.A.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Quarter Oasis leather and tips with decorated paper sides, 8vo., 120, (3) pages. Bound by E. G. Parrot. One of 300 numbered copies printed from Baskerville Types on Hahnemuhle Ingres-Buttenpapier. Folded prospectus laid in. A fine copy.
Seller: Entropy Books, Ferndale, MI, U.S.A.
Price: US$80.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 8vo. 120 pp. Half brown leather over decorated boards. 1/300 numbered copies. Frontispiece. With light wear at corners. Else, in very good/near fine condition.
Seller: ERIC CHAIM KLINE, BOOKSELLER (ABAA ILAB), Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$120.00 + shipping
Condition: As New
Description: 120, [3] pages. Quarter brown Oasis leather and leather tips with paper decorated boards. Gilt-lettered spine. 120, (3) pages. Bound by E. Gray Parrot. #`48 of 300 numbered copies printed from Baskerville Types on Hahnemuhle Ingres-Buttenpapier. Frontispiece. A reprint, re-set, of a book by John Murray in 1829 on the state of papermaking at that time. It discusses the impact on the usefulness and longevity of paper of some of the practices used by the industry. The book is prophetic in tone in light of what has occurred during the last 150 years. Schlosser has added an excellent introduction explaining Murray's concerns with using shorter paper fibers in mechanical papermaking machinery, the increased use of minerals in the pulp, the introduction of chemical bleaching, and the introduction of sizing into the pulp. Henry Morris has added his own introductory remarks about other aspects of John Murray's life. He has also reprinted several abstracts on other Murray discoveries such as a "New Method of Saving Lives in Cases of Shipwreck and of Fire," a "New Shower Bath" and a respirator for aid in breathing. With an introductory essay by Leonard Schlosser, a note from the publisher, Henry Morris, an appendix of abstracts concerning John Murray, a reproduction of the original title page, and a wood engraving of a paper machine from the 1835-40 period as frontispiece. Printed by master craftsman, Henry Morris, on laid, watermarked paper. The book is relatively early in Morris' career. His last book was issued in 2013.
Seller: Meir Turner, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$120.00 + shipping
Description: 8vo. leather spine, decorative paper-covered boards. 120, (3) pages. Printed in an edition limited to 300 numbered copies; this copy is not numbered and has the following statement written in ink by Morrs "Binding sample #2, 7-10-81." (Heaney A30). A reprint of a book by John Murray in 1829 on the state of papermaking at that time. It discusses the impact on the usefulness and longevity of paper of some of the practices used by the industry. The book is prophetic in tone in light of what has occurred during the last 150 years. Schlosser has added an excellent introduction explaining Murray's concerns with using shorter paper fibers in mechanical papermaking machinery, the increased use of minerals in the pulp, the introduction of chemical bleaching, and the introduction of sizing into the pulp. Henry Morris has added his own introductory remarks about other aspects of John Murray's life. He has also reprinted several abstracts on other Murray discoveries such as a "New Method of Saving Lives in Cases of Shipwreck and of Fire," a "New Shower Bath" and a respirator for aid in breathing. Some foxing along edges of cover. leather spine, decorative paper-covered boards
Seller: Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB, NEW CASTLE, DE, U.S.A.
MURRAY, John. Practical Remarks on Modern Paper. Bird & Bull, North Hills, 1981.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Frontispiece. 120 pages, 8vo, 1/2 brown morocco, marbled boards. North Hills: Bird & Bull Press, 1981. Limited Edition. Fine. One of only 300 numbered copies.
Seller: Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$138.00 + shipping
Description: 8vo. leather spine, decorative paper-covered boards. 120, (3) pages. Printed in an edition limited to 300 numbered copies; this copy is not numbered and has the following statement written in ink by Morrs "Binding sample H1, 7-10-81." (Heaney A30). A reprint of a book by John Murray in 1829 on the state of papermaking at that time. It discusses the impact on the usefulness and longevity of paper of some of the practices used by the industry. The book is prophetic in tone in light of what has occurred during the last 150 years. Schlosser has added an excellent introduction explaining Murray's concerns with using shorter paper fibers in mechanical papermaking machinery, the increased use of minerals in the pulp, the introduction of chemical bleaching, and the introduction of sizing into the pulp. Henry Morris has added his own introductory remarks about other aspects of John Murray's life. He has also reprinted several abstracts on other Murray discoveries such as a "New Method of Saving Lives in Cases of Shipwreck and of Fire," a "New Shower Bath" and a respirator for aid in breathing. Loosely inserted is an A.L.s. from the binder of this book, Gray Parrot, commenting on sending along sample bindings. Some foxing along edges of cover. leather spine, decorative paper-covered boards
Seller: Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB, NEW CASTLE, DE, U.S.A.
Price: US$156.25 + shipping
Description: Edition limited to 300 copies (this, no. 21); 8vo, pp. 120, [4]; frontispiece, 2 facsimiles; printed on Hahnemuhle Ingres-Buttenpapier, and bound by Gray Parrot; original brown morocco-backed decorative paper-covered boards, gilt-lettered spine; fine. Original prospectus laid in. Thirty, A30.
Seller: Rulon-Miller Books (ABAA / ILAB), St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.
Price: US$165.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Octavo, original brown quarter morocco gilt over patterned boards, by Gray Parrot, hinges slightly rubbed, very nice. An edition limited to 300 copies.
Seller: G. W. Stuart, Jr., ABAA(emeritus), Yuma, AZ, U.S.A.
Price: US$195.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Octavo, original brown quarter morocco gilt over patterned boards, by Gray Parrot . Very nice. An edition limited to 300 copies.
Seller: G. W. Stuart, Jr., ABAA(emeritus), Yuma, AZ, U.S.A.
Price: US$195.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Octavo, original brown quarter morocco gilt over patterned boards, by Gray Parrot. Very nice. An edition limited to 300 copies. Original prospectus laid in.
Seller: G. W. Stuart, Jr., ABAA(emeritus), Yuma, AZ, U.S.A.
Price: US$225.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Size: 6 ¼ in. x 9 ¼ in. No. 171 of an edition limited to 300 copies. A reprint of an 1829 book by John Murray on the art of papermaking as it then existed. Decorative paper over boards, with leather spine, hinges and tips. 120 pages. Frontispiece. Prospectus (which is folded) is laid in.
Seller: Peter Keisogloff Rare Books, Inc., Brecksville, OH, U.S.A.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Description: 8vo. Original quarter niger, bound by Gray Parrot. Number 249 of 300 copies. With prospectus laid in. Presentation copy, inscribed by Leonard B. Schlosser to his brother Alfred. A fine copy, with some light toning to boards
Seller: Riverrun Books & Manuscripts, ABAA, Ardsley, NY, U.S.A.
Murray, John. Practical Remarks on Modern Paper. Bird and Bull Press, North Hills, PA, 1981.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: With Introductory essay by Leonard B. Schlosser. Copy no. 96/300, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 160 pp. Quarter morocco & patterned boards. A beautiful reprinting of Murray's 1829 treatise.
Seller: Johnnycake Books ABAA, ILAB, Salisbury, CT, U.S.A.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Description: Bound by Gray Parrot in quarter Oasis leather and tips with decorative paper boards. Very fine copy. Limited to 300 copies. Prospectus laid-in.
Seller: James S. Jaffe Rare Books, LLC, ABAA, Deep River, CT, U.S.A.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Description: One of 232 copies. 120 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Quarter brown morocco and patterned paper. Fine, with prospectus loosely inserted
Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo. 120, [2], [1, colophon] pp. Woodcut frontispiece and facsimile title-page. Quarter reddish-brown morocco over cream-colored patterned boards. Spine stamped in gilt. A fine copy, with the original prospectus laid in. Limited to 300 copies. A new edition of Murray's rare work, first published in 1829, expressing concern about the longevity of the paper produced, using current papermaking techniques.
Seller: Michael R. Thompson Books, A.B.A.A., Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.