[Rarebooks] FS: 1859 British Patents for Paper, Pasteboard, Papier Mache, &c.

[Joslin Hall Rare Books]

TITLE: “Patents for Inventions. Abridgments of the Specifications relating
to the Manufacture of Paper, Pasteboard, and Papier Mache. Part II-
Cutting, folding, and ornamenting; including envelopes, cards, paper
hangings, &c.”

Published in London by George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode in 1859.

DISCUSSION: An interesting volume containing abstracts and abridgements of
patent specifications relating to paper-related subjects. Arranged
chronologically and indexed by Patentee and subject, it begins with a
scattering of 17th and 18th century patents, including one to Edward
Dighton for printing wallpaper from etched copper plates. The vast
majority of patents are 19th century, and include methods of decorating
and forming papier mache as well as some related to wall paper.

DESCRIPTION: Hardcover. 4.75”x7”, viii + 166 pages;

CONDITION NOTES: Ex-library, bound in red buckram, with a bookplate and
stamps on the title and half-title; else clean, with tight hinges. "No
longer property of-" stamp on the paste down, along with remnants of
several bookplates.

PRICE: $100.00

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