Books published by BAPH members

Turner's Later Papers: A Study of the Manufacture, Selection and Use of His Drawing Papers 1820-1851 by Peter Bower, Forensic Paper Historian and Paper Analyst. An in depth study, charting the relationship between Turner's innovative techniques and the grounds he worked on. It documents his responses to the great changes and increasing sophistication in the design and production of artist's papers. A companion volume to Turner's Paper's: A Study of the Manufacture, Selection & Use of His Drawing Papers 1787-1820 (Pub. 1990).
Pub. 1999, Tate Gallery Publishing Ltd., Millbank, London SW1P 4RG; Tel: 0171.887.8869; fax: 0171.887.8878; e-mail: tgpl@tate.org.uk ; website: www.tate.org.uk
Paperback; pp136, (270mm x 210mm); 26 colour, 200 b/w illust.. Price: £25 + p&p (UK - £2.50), (Overseas - £3.50)

The Whatmans and Wove (Velin) Paper by John Balston. A4 format. 400pp, 38 illus. of which 9 colour, 17 figures. 19 tables, 2 maps. Limited edition.
£60 + p&p: UK £5.50; Europe £6.60: USA £15.00; Far East £18.00. Sterling cheques payable to J N Balston. Order with payment please to Mrs A Brunger, External Relations Executive, Whatman plc, Whatman House, St. Leonard's Road, 20/20 Maidstone, Kent ME16 0LS, UK.

Mr Balston's deep and challenging research over twenty years reveals the elder Whatman's two-pronged approach to resolving the problems in developing wove paper, and such paper of exceptional quality. Related subjects are also explored, such as the use of alum and Baskerville's glazing process.
Mr. Balston is the author of The Elder James Whatman: Englands Greatest Paper Maker (1702-1759), published 1992, and a member of BAPH.
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Stowford Paper Mill & the Industrial Heritage of the Erne Valley by Colin Harris. Published by Halsgrove in association with Arjo Wiggins, Ivybridge 1999. Hardback. 112pp, 13 colour & 165 B&W illus.. Indexed. ISBN 1 84114 048 1. Price £19.95. Available from Halsgrove Publishing, Media & Distribution, Halsgrove House, Lower Moor Way, Tiverton Business Park, Devon EX16 6SS. (tel: 01884 243242; fax: 01884 248825; e-mail sales@halsgrove.com)

Days of Glory: The Story of Glory Mill, Wooburn Green, Buckinghamshire by Alan Mead. Published by the author, Twyford 1999. Paperback. A5, 202pp, 49 B&W illus..  Price £12.50. Available from Alan Mead, 80 Broadwater Road, Twyford, Berkshire. RG10 0EU.

Current Practice in Environmental Reporting: The Pulp and Paper Industry by Tom Bolton & Clive Capps. Described as 'a ground breaking in-depth survey of corporate environmental reporting across the worldwide paper industry. Pub. Woodhead Publishing Ltd. (2000). 350pp A4 loose leaf. ISBN 1-85573-470-2. Price £495; US $890; E745. Available from: Woodhead Publishing Ltd., Abington Hall, Abington, Cambridge. CB1 6AH. (tel: 01233 891358; fax: 01233 893694). E-mail sales@woodhead-publishing.com 

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