Quarto. 150pp., with 50 specimens tipped-in at the end. Hunter was granted access to even the most obscure papermaking locations, being one of the first foreigners many of the mills had ever encountered. This placed him on the forefront of the discovery of this otherwise esoteric and secretive world. He was permitted to take photographs, which many of his subjects willingly posed for, and 65 of these are illustrated in this book. Also contains 50 specimens of modern Japanese, Korean, and Chinese papers, an exhaustive list of papers and their origins, and a bibliography. Aside from being a beautiful and well printed volume, this book represents an insightful and historic undertaking to mark the cultural differences of papermaking between East and West. Bound in quarter black morocco and patterned boards. An unusually fine, bright copy in an equally fine slipcase - perhaps the nicest copy we've encountered. Prospectus and a separate bifolium sample from the Japan Paper Co. identifying the Shogun Paper on which the book is printed are laid in. A separate leaf within the Shogun Paper bearing the Pynson Printers logo notes that the sample is included to correct an omission on the colophon page.