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Estimate: $ 800 - $ 1,200
EARLY RECYCLYING KOOPS, MATTHIAS. Historical Account of the Substances which have been used to Describe Events, and to Convey Ideas, from the Earliest Date to the Invention of Paper. Etched frontispiece depicting papyrus plant, printed on paper made from straw. 15-page Appendix at end printed on paper made from wood pulp. 8vo, contemporary 1/2 sheep, rebacked, spine brittle and worn, endpapers renewed. London, 1801
Second edition, issue with contents (apart from frontispiece and appendix) "printed on paper re-made from old printed and written paper," an early instance of recycling; another issue was printed on straw paper. Hunter, The Literature of Papermaking, pages 47-48; Schlosser 21.
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