Sydney, London, et al. Angus & Robertson, 1960. Hardcover. 1st edition. Very good in very good dustjacket. New Zealand. NZ1/12200. Very Good. More

Reprinted from the Auckland Star, 1896. Paperback. Very Good without wraps, 15 pp. New Zealand. NZ4/11211. Very Good. More

Chillicothe, OH: Mountain House Press, 1927. Number 175 of 200 copies signed and numbered by Dard Hunter. He states on the limitation page that owing to the methods used in producing this book the edition is necessarily limited.This is a scarce groundbreaking early work by Hunter. Dard Hunter (1883-1966) is considered by many to be the father of hand papermaking in the United States. Hunter travelled extensively around the world, learning about papermaking and collecting artifacts related to the topic. He wrote several books on hand papermaking traditions, and also studied other paper-like materials such as papyrus and amatl. Primitive Papermaking was Dard Hunter’s first book on international, non-Western papermaking. Most of this volume concerns the production of tapa [bark cloth] in the Pacific and in Southeast Asia. Hunter made the case that although usually termed ‘bark-cloth’ by Westerners, this material, made by beating the fibers of the inner barks of trees, is actually paper. The first explorers to encounter this material termed it “cloth” primarily because of its uses, not because of its construction. Hunter spent years acquiring the samples of tapa, many of which were quite old. Hunter noted the affinity of “silverfish” for tapa. Thus, older pieces do not survive well in their tropical places of origin. The craft had already disappeared in places Hunter visited in the first quarter of the 20th century, although he was able to obtain historical samples [University of Utah exhibition on paper through the centuries]. Hunter traveled to the South Seas, including Tahiti, the Cook Islands, Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, and Hawaii, in addition to Mexico and parts of South America. He collected bark and bark paper specimens every where he traveled, and carefully studied and documented the techniques and methods used by the papermakers in each location. Printed with Hunter's own hand-cut and hand-cast type, with the statement in the preface: "The punches, matrices, moulds, and tools which were employed in the making of this type are now in the Smithsonian institution and after the cessation of my publishing the type itself will be destroyed." The book has photographs, illustrations of tools and techniques, facsimiles where original specimens were not available, two bark specimens and 31 bark paper specimens. Occasional light offsetting from specimens and very light browning to some page edges. With untrimmed loose bifold sheets as issued, and housed in the original paper portfolio with cloth spine and corners, printed paper cover label, and three sets of ribbon ties. Light bumping to corners. With 47 numbered pages and 56 unnumbered pages with the specimens. In very good plus to near fine condition. Folio volume measuring 12 x 17 inches. PRI/091123. Near Fine. More

Washington D.C.: Smithsonian Institution 1943. Very good wrap, with several black and white photos and maps. Pacific Islands. PAC1/01251. More

Wellington: John Mackay, 1913. Paperback. Good+ in chipped brown wraps. Lacks rear cover. Interior Very Good. 31 pp. New Zealand. NZ6/11211. Good +. More

Melborne: Rigby Limited, 1976. Hardcover. Fine hardcover with Fine illustrated green dustjacket. Sketches on every page accompanied by text. Australia. AUS/10302. Fine in Fine Dust Jacket. More

Sydney: Halstead Press, 1966. Hardcover. Very good plus hardcover in very good illustrated dj with plastic cover; illustrations throughout signed by the illustrator on title page; 59 pp. Australia. AUS1/9262. Very Good +. More

Sydney: N.R.M.A. Touring Dept. (1968). First Edition. Paperback. SCARCE. 8vo. Very good in grey illustrated side stapled paper wrappers with white and grey title to front wrapper. Interior is clean and bright with two photographic illustrations. 15 pages. AUS/031418. Very Good. More

New South Wales: Benevolent Society of New South Wales, 1963. Hardcover. Alfred (Alf) Conlon was an important and controversial figure in Australia during World War II. He was the head of the Australian Directorate of Research and Civil Affairs and was an influential figure in the Pacific region after the war through the Australian School of Pacific Administration, which grew out of the directorate. He also helped to found the National Union of Australian University Students, obtained a medical degree and practiced psychiatry before his untimely death from cardiovasular disease. This memorial contains tributes from 36 of his colleagues. Size: Octavo. In black paper wrappers with gilt title to front wrapper and to spine. Binding in near-new condition. Interior pages are bright and clean. Owner signature to front free end paper. AUS/042921. Very Good. More