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Published by The Athlone Press, 1988. 1st edition.. Hardback. Very Good/Very Good. Slightly better than very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper. The story of papermaking against the general background of the coming of paper and printing to this country, through major developments in the Industrial Revolution, up to the technological advances which have made possible the enormous high-speed paper machines of the present day. Red cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams. Previous owner's library label to front pastedown. Contents clean. White dustwrapper is lightly browned.
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Papermaking in Britain, 1488-1988: A Short History Hardcover - 1988
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- Title Papermaking in Britain, 1488-1988: A Short History
- Author Hills, Richard L
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- Edition First Edition
- Pages ix, 249 pp, ills
- Language ENG
- Publisher Athlone Pr, London
- Date 1988
- ISBN 9780485113464
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Athlone Press, London, first edition, 1988. Cloth, 4to, 25 cm,. ix, 249 pp, ills. Britain's first papermaker, John Tate, began work five hundred years ago. In this short history, Dr Hills tells the story of papermaking against the general background of the coming of paper and printing to this country, through the major developments of the Industrial Revolution, up to the technological advances which have made possible the enormous high-speed paper machines of the present day. Contents include: This Paper Thynne, John Tate; Paper of High Grade, Papermaking before 1500; The Art of Watermarking; A New Industry Emerges, 1500-1800; The Whatmans and Wove Paper; The Origins of Wallpaper; The Development of the Fourdrinier Machine; Rival Machines for Making Paper; The Nineteenth-Century Shortage of Rags; Esparto and Other Types of Pulp; The Paper Machine Matures; The Twentieth Century; Bibliography; Glossary; Index. Near Fine in Near Fine dustwrapper.
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Athlone Press, London, first edition, 1988. Cloth, 4to, 25 cm,. ix, 249 pp, ills. Britain's first papermaker, John Tate, began work five hundred years ago. In this short history, Dr Hills tells the story of papermaking against the general background of the coming of paper and printing to this country, through the major developments of the Industrial Revolution, up to the technological advances which have made possible the enormous high-speed paper machines of the present day. Contents include: This Paper Thynne, John Tate; Paper of High Grade, Papermaking before 1500; The Art of Watermarking; A New Industry Emerges, 1500-1800; The Whatmans and Wove Paper; The Origins of Wallpaper; The Development of the Fourdrinier Machine; Rival Machines for Making Paper; The Nineteenth-Century Shortage of Rags; Esparto and Other Types of Pulp; The Paper Machine Matures; The Twentieth Century; Bibliography; Glossary; Index. Near Fine in Very Good dustwrapper.
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London & Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey: The Athlone Press, 1988. Brand New in a Brand New dust jacket. Perfect condition. STILL SEALED in the publisher's clear plastic SHRINKWRAP. NO chips. NO tears. NO creases. NO rubbing. NO fading. Bright, clean, square and tight. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. Fresh and crisp -- obviously never read. 1988 First Edition. Illustrations. Glossary. List of chapter notes. Bibliography. Index. Bound in the original silver-stamped red boards. From the pristine dust jacket: "Dr Hills tells the story of papermaking against the general background of the coming of paper and printing to [Britain], through the major developments of the Industrial Revolution, up to the technological advances which have made possible the enormous high-speed paper machines of the present day.". First Edition. Hardcover. New/in publisher's shrinkwrap. ix, 249pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.
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