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4 November 1843 - List of printing items requested by M Jean Yvert from Father Victor Poupinel, Kororareka

Summary

This letter is a triplicate of a list of things needed by the printery 25th December 1842, and largely is a copy of Doc 231 [10–33].

According to the document sent, APM Z 208.

Sheet of "Bath" paper, forming two written pages, the third left blank, the fourth bearing only the address (in Forest’s handwriting) and Poupinel’s annotation. This list, which largely reproduces that of doc. 231;§10–33;, was no doubt sent by Jean Forest with his letter of the same day (cf. doc. 283).

Text of the Letter

[p. 4]

[Address]

Monsieur ¤ Monsieur Poupinel, Procurator of the ¤ Mission of Western Oceania ¤ montée Saint-Barthélemy ¤ 4, Lyon ¤ France

[In Poupinel’s handwriting]

Kororāreka, December 25, 1842 ¤ 3 lists of requested printing materials ¤ for New Zealand

[p. 1]

New Zealand, Kororāreka (Bay of Islands), November 4, 1843.

(Triplicate of December 25, 1842)

[1]

1º A "raisin" press. This press has become indispensable to us, both for output and for the quality of our work.

Moreover, our presses will last for many years. This press, slightly smaller than the first, will also cost slightly less.

The inkwell should not be purchased, as we already have two.

[2]

2º 200 pounds of printing ink.

[3]

3º 300 reams of square, glued, good-quality paper.

[4]

4º 50 reams of "raisin" format, glued, good-quality paper.

[5]

5º Cardboard for binding: 4,000 copies in octavo (8º)

same for 2,000 copies in duodecimo (12º)

[6]

6º Smooth skins for binding 2,000 copies in 8º

— colored ones for 500 copies — 8º

— imitation morocco for 300 copies — 8º

[7]

7º Parchment for binding 4,000 copies

[8]

8º Coloured paper for 12,000 copies

— very fine coloured paper for 2,000 copies

[9]

9º Thin small cardboards for covering small brochures. This cardboard, which must be foldable, should be coloured.

We need enough to bind 15,000 copies in 8º.

[10]

10º Gold leaf, good quality, worth 200 francs

[11]

11º Gilding tools, only small wheels and flat copper plates, for 60 francs

[12]

12º 4 brushes to clean the printing plates, 2 of them soft

[13]

13º 6 bottles of varnish for book covers

[14]

14º Selection of pretty vignettes for 150 francs — variety, so only a few of each type

[15]

15º Title letters for 200 francs, as follows:

page no. 1st

no. 28 — 2 sizes of bold roman — 3 francs — Medical formulas (example)

no. 31 — 2 sizes — bold roman — Musician

page no. 5, shaded Egyptian

no. 59 — 2 sizes — bold — serious editorial

page no. 8, elongated

2 sizes — bold — 4.50 francs — Laurent and Deberny,

type founders

— Laurent and Deberny, engravers and founders

page no. 10, embossed and shaded

no. 83 — profiled, 2 sizes — bold — order of the day

no. 84 — same, 2 sizes — large type — Borders

page no. 11, narrow

no. 2 — 2 sizes — Philosophy — Laurent and Deberny, engravers of Paris

page 12, Gothic

no. 4 — Bold roman and paragon — Department of Haute Garonne

no. 9 — Large canon (chancery) — Laurent and Deberny,

type founders

Ordinary letters

2 sizes of large type, about 32 — Memoirs of the Empire

Note: These large letter sets will be done only in Maori, using the font kept at Messrs. Laurent and Deberny, of which the character counts are as follows:

a - 5500 – e - 1900 – g - 600 – h - 1000 – i - 2500 – k - 1800 –

m - 700 – n - 1300 – o - 2300 – p - 400 – r - 800 – t - 1900 – u - 1600 – w - 400

There is no "ï" in Maori.

[16]

nº 16 Pious fleurons no. 30, no. 31, no. 88, no. 90, no. 3383

[17]

17º Small roman characters, roman no. 5

Lowercase:

a - 24,000 letters, e - 2000, g - 1000, h - 3000, k - 8000, m — not specified, n — not specified, o :— not specified, p - 1000, t - 4000, u — not specified, w - 2000

Large capitals:

A - 1000, h - 1000, i - 200, k - 1200; other letters — not specified

Comma - 2000, period - 1000, cross - 300

—all for small roman

[18]

18 A reversed bellows for the press

[19]

19 Assortment of good thread and string for bookbinding

[20]

20 Some sheets of thick paper for making fringuettes (decorative strips or labels)

[21]

21 Paper for cleaning ink off the rollers

[22]

22 Neat’s-foot oil (ox foot oil) for the press

[23]

23 Some symbols, such as asterisms (*), pointing hands, etc., to go with small roman

— Also need various crosses that match well with small roman

[24]

All these items must be purchased in Paris. Monsieur Marc is the only one capable of carrying out this commission.

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