Collection of Paper Samples from Hand Papermills in the United States

Published by Santa Cruz: Peter & Donna Thomas, 1993

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Quarto. (120)pp. With an introduction by Peter Thomas. The book highlights a variety of visual and textural qualities found in today’s handmade papers, and includes thirty-two folio-size samples, each of which has a statement from the papermakers printed on it. The papers vary widely from classic white to inclusions of bits of printed paper, vegetable matter, or “cultural waste.” Very fine, in morocco-backed embossed paper boards with blind titling, housed in paper chemise. Prospectus laid-in.

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Title
Collection of Paper Samples from Hand Papermills in the United States
Author
Thomas, Peter and Donna
Publisher
Santa Cruz: Peter & Donna Thomas
Publication year
1993
Condition
Very fine
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
One of 195 copies.

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