Whatman, James
Album with heavy wove paper. Some watermarks: Whatman Turkey Mill 1834.
Contains.57 blank sheets. Oblong. Maroon leather binding with guilt stamping. Size ca. 35 x 23 cm, Condition: Some wear, stains and scratches on the binding, Some small stains on the edges of the front endpapers. Some loose leaves. The paper is in good condition.
¶ James Whatman, the man generally credited as the inventor of wove paper, which he developed in the mid 1750s at the request of printer William Baskerville, who wanted a more even surface to print on than the laid papers available…
