Marbled papers : being a collection of twenty-two contemporary hand-marbled papers, showing a variety of patterns and special techniques
"200 copies ... printed at the Bird & Bull Press"--P. [63].
"This first edition work (Taylor B12) is limited to 200 numbered copies signed by the author and contains twenty tipped-in specimens. Designed and printed by Henry Morris at the Bird & Bull Press, it contains a history of marbling, a chapter on technique, one on materials, descriptions of the samples and a bibliography of the subject"--Dealer's catalog.
Watson Library copy: is no. 176/200 copies.
"This first edition work (Taylor B12) is limited to 200 numbered copies signed by the author and contains twenty tipped-in specimens. Designed and printed by Henry Morris at the Bird & Bull Press, it contains a history of marbling, a chapter on technique, one on materials, descriptions of the samples and a bibliography of the subject"--Dealer's catalog.
Watson Library copy: is no. 176/200 copies.
Artwork Details
- Title: Marbled papers : being a collection of twenty-two contemporary hand-marbled papers, showing a variety of patterns and special techniques
- Author: Christopher Weimann (American, 1946–1988)
- Author: Susan Patron (American, born 1948)
- Publisher: Dawson's Book Shop (Los Angeles, California)
- Printer: Bird & Bull Press (Newtown, Pennsylvania)
- Date: 1978
- Geography: Los Angeles, California, United States
- Dimensions: 61, [2] pages : illustrations (22 color) ; Height: 13 in. (33 cm)
- Object Number: Z271 .W38 1978 Quarto
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