Basel: 18th Century. 12 sheets of laid paper. 48.5 x 34cm.watermarked H. Blum with shield or Basel. Similar to Heawood no. 1819 (circa 1727). These were support sheets for 18th Century impressions of Hogarth....Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg: Archivalieneinheit Basel, 1708 Oktober 19 Vergleich zwischen Hieronymus und Paulus Blum von Basel und der..... More
Bretagne: 1768. 19.5 x 30.5 cm. 83 blank leaves and 5 with writing. Laid paper, some leaves watermarked "Bretagne," Couriau[?], 1768. Watermark of a pot surmounted by a Chandelier with clubs or a basket of fruit. The pictorial watermark similar to those in W.A. Churchill,"Watermarks in Paper," nos. 458-473... Original..... More
Pioche, Nev., 20th cent. Letterhead for the Ely Valley Mines. 8-1/2 x 11 inches. 17 sheets. Unmarked. Silver mining began in Pioche, county seat of Lincoln County, in the 1860s. Ely Valley Mines was active by the turn of the 20th century. In the 1960s it consolidated with another company..... More
Rome: Papermaker AN, circa 1717. 53 x 38cm thick laid paper. Some sheets with a watermark: Fleur-de lis surmounted by letter "A" and surmounting letter 'N" below. Heawood, no 1590, as Roma 1717... The leaf was a support sheet in a collection of Baroque engravings. A given sheet may not..... More
(CA 1980s]. One sheet of marbled paper measuring 17 x 14 inches. Very good, folded once up middle. More