Mar 14, 2002 - Sale 1928

Sale 1928 - Lot 157

Price Realized: $ 1,495
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,000 - $ 2,000
EARLY RECYCLYINGKOOPS, 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 calf, rebacked. London, 1801

Additional Details



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.<