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Ashling press 1976 Clare. Leinen, 118 handgeschnittene Seiten, Exemplar Nummer 137, Lederrücken und Lederecken, dies ist ein regulär ausgesondertes Bibliotheksexemplar aus einer wissenschaftlichen Bibliothek, keine Markierungen/Anmerkungen, das Buch ist gut erhalten

Mountcashel Castle, Kilmurry, Sixmilebridge, Co. Clare, Ireland: The Ashling Press, 1976. Limited Edition. Hardcover. vg. 1/355. 118pp. Three-quarter bronze floral decorated brown leather over brown burlap, gold lettering on spine. Unique color mottled/marbled endpapers. Forepage edges untrimmed as issued. The first English language translation of 'Art de Le Papier' by Joseph Jerome La Francais de Lalande, Paris 1761. Illustrated with 4 large engravings, one folded, "showing the entire process of making paper; from the sorting and cutting of the linen and cotton rags to the wrapping and packing of the finished paper. One hundred and fifty pages of text are devoted to a description of the plates and to the art of paper-making in general. Signed by the paper-maker and publisher, Ian O'Casey on the colophon. Publication announcement brochure and a publication letter on Dawson's Bookshop's letterhead both laid-in. Scuffed to top of spine. Text block is slightly warped. Binding bent. Third of the way… Read More

Sixmilebridge, Co Clare: The Ashling Press, 1976. The first English language translation of 'Art de Faire le Papier' by Joseph Jerome La Francais de Lalande, Paris 1761. Translated into English by Richard MacIntyre Atkinson. No. 185 of an edition of 405, this being one of 50 copies in full leather with a decorated upper board, and gilt titling to spine. Signed by the printer Paul Kavanagh and by the paper-maker/publisher Ian O'Casey. [6], 116 pages text, 14 plates including one folding as called for + duplicate of plate 2. Laid-in is a typed letter signed from Ian O'Casey apologising to the original purchaser for the error and offering a replacement copy, together with an original prospectus for the edition. Very good condition. [699]. Limited. Black Leather, Gilt. Very Good. 370mm. x 275mm.. Book.