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Additional authors

1. Massmann, Robert E.

Description

1. 1 case (2 v.) : col. ill. (on covers and case), 1 mounted ill., mounted samples; 83 x 64 x 92 mm.

Alternative title

1. Dard Hunter doll house.

Subject

1. Papermakers > United States > Biography
2. Toy and movable books
3. Miniature books > Specimens
4. Hunter, Dard, 1883-1966
5. Shaped books (Publishing)
6. Handmade paper > Specimens

Genre/Form

1. Shaped books (Publishing).

Call number

1. *KVM 87-6

Note

1. "Limited to 100 copies"--Colophon. Signed by the compiler/publisher.
2. "Book (upon which text pages and samples are mounted) composed of, and covered with handmade paper, unfinished, from the last lot produced at the Lime Rock Mill"--v. 2, leaf [4]. Cf. v. 1, t.p. verso.
3. The 2 vols. are shaped respectively like a cross-section of the mill (height 60 mm.) and a millstone (diameter 55 mm.). Binding by the compiler/publisher.
4. Mounted on case: Dard Hunter [d]oll [h]ouse : model of Dard Hunter's paper mill at Lime Rock, Connecticut; covered with handmade paper, unfinished, from the last lot produced at the mill ... [New Britain, Conn. : R.E. Massmann, 1984] 1 model : cardboard and paper, col. ; 58 x 57 x 88 mm. (Dimensions of combined case and model given in collation, above.)

Bibliography (note)

1. Bibliography: v. 1, p. [38-39].

Author

1. Hunter, Dard, 1883-1966.

Title

1. Dard Hunter: miscellaneous thoughts and reflections / compiled by Robert E. Massmann.

Imprint

1. New Britain, Conn. : Publication, design, typography, layout, carpentry and hand coloring by Robert E. Massmann, 1984 ([S.l.] : Art Press)

Bibliography

1. Bibliography: v. 1, p. [38-39].

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1. Request access to this item in the Schwarzman Rare Books Collection

Added author

1. Massmann, Robert E.

Added title

1. Dard Hunter doll house.

Research call number

1. *KVM 87-6