Paper sample catalogue warner oliver frank hack (1 Ergebnisse)

Oblong 4to. [4], 205 leaves of bonds, glazed, plated, and gummed papers, including regular finish, linen finish, featherweight, ripple, parchment, damas, and more in a rainbow of colours, w/ diagonal corner cut stepped back thumb tabs. Green pebbled cloth post-binder, gilt lettering stamped on front cover, raised gilt company seal on front cover, nickel-plated screw posts at gutter margin (some edgewear, rubbing, gummed papers adhered to one another, a couple separated, 1 w/ closed tears), still a VG- exemplar. First edition, thus, of this very rare salesman sample catalogue for O.F.H. Warner & Co. papers marketed to printers and advertisers for printing, stationery, typing, circulars, and more. The glazed, plated, and gummed papers were served as excellent papers for catalogues and book covers, jewelry boxes, perfume boxes, stationery boxes, candy boxes, and more. The bond papers could be purchased in white, corn, deep blue, green, golden rod, gray, pink & russet; Featherweight bond used often for Bible printing could be purchased in blue, canary, golden rod, green, pink, and Tuscan; while the glazed and plated papers came in vivid primary colours of yellow, coral, blood orange, vermillion, blue, and more. The company was founded by Oliver Warner (1853-1907) in 1875, and quickly established himself as one of the most successful paper wholesalers in the Baltimore area, and would run the company until his death, when his son James Warner (1884-1969) would continue to operate until after World War II. No copies located in Worldcat.…