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HUNTER, Dard (1883-1966). Old Papermaking. Chillicothe, Ohio: 30 April 1923.
2° (300 x 210mm). 40 in-text illustrations, 28 full-page illustrations (including many tipped or pasted in, some loose between leaves), and 9 specimens of old paper. Some leaves unopened. (Some light browning.) Original paper boards. Provenance: Boston University Library (bookplate; deaccession letter provided).
No. 28 of 200 copies, this "one-man" book by Dard Hunter was nominated one of the "Fifty Books of the Year" by the American Institute of Graphic Arts. Hunter set himself to defy the Industrial Revolution by eschewing techniques of mass production and using craft methods to produce his books.
2° (300 x 210mm). 40 in-text illustrations, 28 full-page illustrations (including many tipped or pasted in, some loose between leaves), and 9 specimens of old paper. Some leaves unopened. (Some light browning.) Original paper boards. Provenance: Boston University Library (bookplate; deaccession letter provided).
No. 28 of 200 copies, this "one-man" book by Dard Hunter was nominated one of the "Fifty Books of the Year" by the American Institute of Graphic Arts. Hunter set himself to defy the Industrial Revolution by eschewing techniques of mass production and using craft methods to produce his books.
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