Numerous samples of paper from the various mills. Illus. Small folio, orig. morocco-backed paste-paper boards. North Hills: Bird & Bull Press, 1974.

Limited to 175 numbered copies, printed with Centaur and Goudy No. 38 types on paper made at the Press and bound by Fritz and Trudi Eberhardt. This is one of Morris’ greatest achievements. Mills described include those in Canada, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Italy, and Poland as well as a number in the United States. The second part of this book contains a history of the noted journal The Paper Maker, along with a selective index to... More

48 parts & one index in 20 vols. 8vo, orig. yellow wrappers, orig. block-printed title labels on upper covers, new stitching. [Kubota]: Meitokukan Academy, 1827.

Second edition (1st ed.: 1825) and rare; this was printed in the Kubota domain in northwestern Japan. Following the death of his father in 1785, Yoshimasa Satake (1775-1815), became daimyo of the Kubota domain in Dewa Province (modern-day Akita Prefecture). He instituted a number of reforms, ordering the planting of extensive windbreaks to improve crop yields; encouraged the mining, silk, and lacquerware industries; instituted land reforms; dismissed incompetent and corrupt officials; and hired forestry management... More