[O'CASEY (Ian V.) & MANEY (A.S.)]. The Nature and Making of Papyrus.1972

Ashling Press, Saxton. Large 8vo, xvi,69,[3]pp.,, proof presentation copy signed by Maney, one sample of genuine papyrus, specially hand-bound in Nigerian goatskin, with buckram sides, three small marks on upper cover, uncut, t.e.g. A unique proof copy printed the year before the first edition was issued. With chapters on the papyrus plant, papyrus rolls and codices, scribes and papyri, making papyrus sheets: ancient and modern techniques, practical sheet-making & the future of papyrus.