Annonay paper 4

The following paper forms the cover of an account book, roughly from the 1980s-1990s. The paper is somewhat dull with age, but nonetheless, is similar to most examples of the genre.

Annonay paper 3

Below are two further examples of "Annonay paper". These scraps were from the workshop of an old bookbinder, who used them as siding papers for ledgers. If my memory serves me correctly, he had this paper printed by an Australian company.

As you can see, the paper is printed. Note the very edge of the above sample, where the distinction between the black & blue plates can be made out.

The binder also had an example of the same paper, but with red replacing the blue. Although I have seen ledgers bound in the blue paper, but I have yet to see one bound in this red paper.

Fake marbled endpaper-- "moire"

 

This pattern forms the endpapers of a deluxe edition of the Harvard classics, printed in 1965. It is quite frankly an imitation of Moire marbled paper, being printed as opposed to being marbled. This example is more elaborate than most, as it is printed in three colours, and has an additional smattering of gold veins