Old Ream Wrappers, An Essay on Early Ream Wrappers of Antiquarian Interest, INSCRIBED by Henry Morris by Voorn, Henk - 1969

North Hills, PA: Bird & Bull Press, 1969.. Prospectus. 9.5" x 7" 4 pp, Single Folded Page, Letterpress on Watermarked Laid Paper with Deckled Edges. Black & ochre ink. Illustrated. Very Good. Ream wrapper specimen tipped in.Provenance: Frederick G. Ruffner.

North Hills, PA: Bird & Bull Press, 1969. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Very Good +. 110pp. Quarto [25cm]. 1/4 red leather over marbled boards. Title stamped in gilt on spine. Touch of rubbing to extremities. Textblock composed of the author's own hand made 15 x 20 course laid paper. Lacking supplementary (separately issued) ream wrapper reproductions. Copy number 159/375. A detailed and beautifully illustrated exploration of the history of a somewhat obscure, collectible type of ephemera. Papermakers aimed to impress, investing in a high level of artistry. These often elaborate paper mill labels have given historians a glimpse into a very old and ever-adapting industry.

North Hills, Pa: Bird & Bull Press, 1969. Quarto; in burgundy half-morocco over marbled boards, lettered vertically on the spine in gilt; two blank leaves; [I] half-title; [5], Contents 7-8; Introduction [9]; tipped on illustration; 11-101, text; 102, Conclusion; 103-108, Note from the Printed; 109-110, Index; [III], colophon; very light rubbing to the edges of marbled paper-covered boards.~~From the colophon: "Three hundred and seventy-five copies of this book were printed with Baskerville types at the Bird and Bull Press. The paper is my hand made 15 x 20 coarse laid. The printing was finished on February 23, 1969, and I am sorry to say that the question of binding being not yet settled, I can not supply any information in that regard. This is copy number 82." This copy with a handwritten inscription on the colophon from Henry Miller to a collector of Bird & Bull Press.~~This copy is lacking containing two copper plate prints of different 19th-century Dutch ream wrappers.~~ (Bird & Bull,… Read More

North Hills: Bird & Bull Press, 1969. leather spine, marbled paper over boards. Bird & Bull Press. small 4to. leather spine, marbled paper over boards. 111 pages. Taylor A8. One of 375 numbered copies. This was by far the largest Bird & Bull edition to date. It took Mr. Morris thirty weeks just to make the paper used for it. The book was the result of a trip the Morrises took to Europe in 1967. Bound by Kurt Gaebel & Sons, Holland, PA. The separately issued envelope containing two reproductions of a ream wrapper is not present. A fine copy.

North Hills, PA: Bird & Bull Press, 1969. A fine copy. 8vo. Original quarter red leather, by Kurt Gaebel & Sons. Number 210 of 375 copies.

North Hills: Bird & Bull Press, 1969. leather spine, marbled paper over boards. Bird & Bull Press. small 4to. leather spine, marbled paper over boards. 111 pages. Taylor A8. One of 375 numbered copies; this copy is "8, H. Morris' copy." This was by far the largest Bird & Bull edition to date. It took Mr. Morris thirty weeks just to make the paper used for it. The book was the result of a trip the Morrises took to Europe in 1967. The separately issued envelope containing two reproductions of a ream wrapper is not present. The handmade paper is foxed. Prospectus loosely inserted.

North Hills: Bird & Bull Press, 1969. leather spine, marbled paper over boards. Bird & Bull Press. small 4to. leather spine, marbled paper over boards. 111 pages. One of 375 numbered copies (Taylor A8). This was by far the largest Bird & Bull edition to date. It took Mr. Morris 30 weeks to make the paper used for it. The book was the result of a trip the Morrises took to Europe in 1967. With prospectus. The separately issued envelope containing two reproductions of a ream wrapper is not present.