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(Chillicothe, Ohio): (The Mountain House), 1932. Wraps. Near Fine. [4] page advertisement, 11 x 8 1/4 inches, a single sheet folded. Untrimmed. Folded horizontally as if for mailing. Small stain to upper edge, tanning to the paper at the extremities. Dard Hunter watermark on rear page with a decorative motif. This is a sales advertisement for the book, NOT a copy of the book. Wraps. The sixth book from the private press of Dard Hunter, printed in "no more than 200 copies", and priced at $75. 1932 date is derived from the latest review, and the note on rear cover indicating publishing year. "William Joseph "Dard" Hunter (November 29, 1883 - February 20, 1966) was an American authority on printing, paper, and papermaking, especially by hand, using sixteenth century tools and techniques. He is known for, among other things, the production of two hundred copies of his book Old Papermaking, for which he prepared all aspects: Hunter wrote the text, designed and cast the type, did the typesetting,… Read More

Chillicothe, OH: Dard Hunter. 4 page prospectus. A few light creases / wrinkles. Clean and unmarked. . Very Good. Loose Plates. 1932.

Chillicothe, OH: Dard Hunter, [The Mountain House, 1923. First edition. First edition. Small folio. Original publishers three-quarter white paper covered boards over patterned paper covered boards, letting in black on spine. #125 of 200 Copies, Signed by Hunter. Nine superb specimen sheets, frontispiece by R.M. Pearson of Hunter's handmade paper mill, signed by Pearson and titled, "Dard Hunter's Mill," both in pencil, at bottom. There are 20 illustrations in he text, including the specimen pages, 9 full-page plates, 8 color plates, etc. With the scarce original 4-page prospectus laid in, with, "Of this number but 90 remain unsold," and the the number "90" is crossed out by the publishers, with two pencil marks. A wonderful copy, near fine, with the fragile spine unmarked. Some weakening to margins of lower spine, very small paper loss to bottom crack. corners bumped. Scarce thus.