Papermaking in Baltimore County Maryland 1775 - 1850

Baltimore: The Hill Press, 2024. Hardcover. Fine. Hardcover. Number 18 of 27 copies signed by the author and the printer. The edition was fully subscribed, and as such was sold out at publication. This is a beautifully produced book, from its design to its printing and binding. The Table of Contents describes the contents as: Introduction; History of Papermaking in Baltimore County; A Compendium of Paper Mills alobg the Gunpowder Falls and Known Water Marks; Map of the Sixth District; and Bibliography. In addition to providing a detailed and informative history of papermaking in Baltimore County, the author and printer provides a helpful reading list for early papermaking in Maryland, first produced in 1986 and revised in2020.The colophon offers much information on the production of this fine book. This book was begun around the official beginning of COVID. The project was inspired by the text of a 1986 lecture given by Seitz that was deemed necessary to be shared in print. The introduction was written by John McGrain, who unfortunately died in 2021.The frontispiece has a representation of the Gunpowder Mill between 1847 and 1889. The images of watermarks are drawn from pictures taken around 1990. The text types were cast by Theo Rehak using Cloister Old Style No. 2. The titling is Centaur desogmed bu Brice Rogers. The elegant paper was made by Velké Losiny with William Hoffman's watermark of 1776.The bindings were done by the "consummate craftsmen" at Campbell - Logan and by Don Rash. Bound in green cloth with a paper tltle label affixed to cover and a spine label lettered Papermaking and Seitz. In fine condition. Measures 9 x 12.5 inches. 31 pages plus reading list and colophon. BOOKS/120325.