This is an authorized reprint of this useful reference by W.A. Churchill, originally published in Amsterdam in 1935. It provides background on several Dutch, English, and French paper-makers and features an extensive pictorial index identifying 578 distinct watermarks. Hardbound in green cloth with silver titles on spine. 94 pp. of text followed by 432 pp. of watermark reproductions. 85 years after its initial publication, this is still an indispensable work on watermarks and the history of paper-making.

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Condition: A

Contents are near fine with some minor creasing in the top corners and a short edge tear on one of the pages. Covers have minor shelf wear and slightly bumped corners.