Koretsky Elaine Papermaker (1 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. Two handmade paper samples, with printed descriptive text and address, and listing of papermaking plant materials used in some of the papers, and a price list of types & sizes of paper then available [1977], on an 8 1/2 in. x 11 in. sheet of folded, light green Carriage House Paper Works stationary, with a printed Carriage House business card, inserted in this folded list; and an autograph letter, signed by papermaker Elaine Koretsky, written on a 5 in. x 7 1/4 in. sheet of handmade paper, and sent with the other materials, to a Cleveland, Ohio book and handmade paper collector, in 1977: "[-]Enclosed is a price list, plus a listing of our papers, (fiber content) that we've been making in the past year-but some of these may not be currently available because of the season of the year [Spring]-we grow a lot of the plants we use. [signed]: Elaine Koretsky." [Partial text and fiber-types notes from the printed samples]: "Handmade Paper To look at, to look through, touch, enjoy Paper for drawing, printing, writing Paper for special thoughts, dreams, ideas Creative paper, magic paper.made of lovely plants [-]: banana; iris-banana; begonia-banana; banana-red kelp; banana-seaweed; sisal-nasturtium; peony-banana; sisal-papyrus; sisal-clivia; dyed banana." Scarce items, preserved in the original, design & address printed Carriage House mailing envelope (this envelope shows the back flap torn off, and some damp spots, marks to the surface. Sold together only, as a set of five items in the original mailing envelope. Signed by Author(s).