The Paper Maker’s Craft by Oliver Bayldon, limited edition, numbered and signed
172. (Twelve by Eight Press) The Paper Maker’s Craft. Verse by Oliver Bayldon. Illustrations by Rigby Graham. Printed by Will Carter at Cambridge for the Twelve by Eight Press. Leicester. 1965. 19p. 12″ x 8″. Various colored papers. Cream paper boards with title in gilt on spine and Press emblem on front cover. Glassine slipcase. Card chemise. No. 219 of “less than four hundred copies” numbered and signed by John Mason. Chemise lightly soiled; else very good.
Oliver Bayldon visited John Mason’s small paper mill and then came back with stalks, roots and leaves to turn into paper. The verses were his own free translation from a 17th century Latin poem, which Will Carter then agreed to print the book.
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