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HAND PAPERMAKING BENEFIT AUCTION
ONE WEEK ONLY: APRIL 23-30, 2015
http://auction.handpapermaking.org
Join the fun!
Hand Papermaking’s
17th Annual Online
Auction begins at
5:00pm eastern on
Thursday, April 23.
Thanks to generous donors, 60
unique and valuable items will
go to the highest bidders, with
100% of proceeds benefiting our
non-profit programs. Starting
bids range from $5 to $500. This
year's offerings include rare and
unusual books about papermaking, raw fiber, large sheets,
lovely watermarks, magazine
back issues, collector’s items,
and several pieces of hard-tofind equipment. We are also
pleased to offer an exceptional
NYC studio opportunity, a
gorgeous Polynesian tapa, a rare
paper garment, antique Asian
moulds, historic manuscripts,
and stunning paper art from our
talented artist friends.
Visit our auction site at
auction.handpapermaking.org
to preview the offerings and
view photos. Plan to bid often,
starting April 23, and before the
gavel falls on April 30 at 5:00pm.
Questions? Contact us at
[email protected]
Thanks for your support !
Signed Twinrocker Poster ~ Large Tapa from Tonga
Intimate Shifu Art ~ Assortment of Vermont Papers
Kimono-Style Work Garment by Fukunishi Washi Studio
Lee McDonald Mould & Envelope Deckle
“Parts of the Body” Artist Book ~ Kingsley Foil Stamper
A Day in the Dieu Donné Studio with Paul Wong
Fine Press Book on John De Pol ~ Two Su
Framed “Eyes of God” Paperworks
Swatch Swap Books ~ Cannabis Press Miniature Books
3 Books on Paper Art ~ Paper Marbling Kit
Silver Anniversary Boxed Set ~ Leopard-Spot Paper
Fine Press Book Made by Kim Merker
Signed Book… “Japanese Papermaking”
Early Buddhist Manuscript ~ Books for Book Enthusiasts
Public Art Review Subscription + Back Issues
1999 “Aramco World” with History of Paper Article
1977 “American Artist” Magazine
“Papermaking at Hayle Mill 1808-1987”
Peter & Donna Thomas’ Miniature Books
Keepsake from 1993 “Friends of Dard Hunter” Meeting
Collaborative Bookwork on Free Love
A Dozen Years of “Hand Papermaking” Magazine
2 Watermarked Sheets ~ Marble-Pattern Paper
Antique Paper Mould from Vietnam
8 Books on Papermaking ~ Paper Conservation Services
Unusual Artist Book “Tropos”
7 Years of “Hand Papermaking” Magazine & Newsletter
1798 Guide to Papermaking, Published in 1948
Early Siegenthaler Book ~ Assorted Paper Publications
“Equilibrium Study” Pulp Painting
3 Mill Booklets on History of Papermaking
2 Recent Watermarked Sheets ~ 2 Student Su & Sha
“A Lively Look at Papermaking” ~ “Betty’s Book”
Large Antique Sugeta from Japan
8 Books on Typography ~ Jody Beenk Book “Paste”
Katagami (Japanese Paper Stencil)
"Paper: Its History & Conservation"
Bookworker’s Hand Tools ~ Snow-Retted Banana Fiber
Illustrated Indian Treasures
Signed "By His Own Labor" Biography of Dard Hunter
Assorted Japanese Papers ~ “The Activated Page”
5-Year Hand Papermaking Subscription ~ Wheat Straw
A Day in the Studio ~ Sures/Whitehead Pulp Painting
Signed Twinrocker Poster
Donated by Robert C. Williams Paper Museum
Shipping Weight: 1 pound from 30332
Estimated Value: $75.
Starting Bid: $25.
This striking limited-edition poster features a vintage photo of
Kathryn Clark and was produced in conjunction with the 2010
exhibition celebrating the 40th anniversary of Twinrocker. The
poster measures 17 x 22 inches and it is signed by both
Kathryn and Howard Clark.
Large Tapa from Tonga
Donated by Katherine Crump
Shipping Weight: 8 pounds from 20704
Estimated Value: $300.
Starting Bid: $100.
The Polynesian state of Tonga in the south Pacific contains 177
islands including one called Ofu, in the Vava'u Group. Here in
1992 a sailor obtained this beautiful tapa, and gave it to
papermaker Kathy Crump. It was a prop in her papermaking
classes at the University of the Pacific for many years, and now
it can be yours! Tapa is a type of bark cloth, a proto-paper
made by pounding the inner bark of trees. This piece has been
decorated with traditional island motifs using a rust-brown dye,
and it is HUGE, measuring just over 6 x 18 feet!
Intimate Shifu Art
Donated by Maria-Carolina Larrea
Shipping Weight: 1 pound from 20704
Estimated Value: $200.
Starting Bid: $50.
This lovely and touching artwork measures only 3.5 x 4.5
inches but its universal concept and centuries-old technique
make it seem larger. Shifu is a type of woven cloth produced
from handmade paper yarn spun from washi. This piece is
made of kozo fiber. It is entitled “Omikuji” and features a
woman grasping for hope in the form of paper fortunes. The
artist, Maria-Carolina Larrea, is a Chilean papermaker and
educator. She teaches paper as a medium of expression as
well as artist book classes, and she is helping to create the first
university-level papermaking and bookbinding program in
Chile. Her work is exhibited internationally.
Kimono-Style Work Garment
by Fukunishi Washi Studio
Donated by Mina Takahashi
Shipping Weight: 2 pounds from 13830
Estimated Value: $500.
Starting Bid: $150.
This handsome item is made of 100% handmade kozo paper,
naturally dyed with cherry blossoms, and coated with
konnyaku paste so it is durable and water-resistant for wear in
the papermaking studio. Now a collector's item, its value has
been estimated between $500 and $2000. The garment is
accompanied by a description, hand-scribed in Japanese by
Fukunishi Hiroyuki, along with an English translation (see
photos). This item is donated in honor of Fukunishi Hiroyuki,
who sadly passed away in August 2014. He was a consummate
craftsman and an inspired teacher and mentor. In 1978,
Fukunishi was designated as Holder of the Craft of the
Intangible Cultural Asset of Udagami, a specialty handmade
paper for mounting scrolls. His son Fukunishi Masayuki
continues the tradition and is active in exploring the use of
natural dyes to broaden the range of paper available from the
Fukunishi Washi Studio.
An Assortment of Vermont Papers
Donated by Richard Langdell
Shipping Weight: 10 pounds from 20704
Estimated Value: $300.
Starting Bid: $100.
For over 20 years Richard Langdell was a master papermaker
at his mill in Vermont. No longer a vatman, he has donated
these beautiful sheets of handmade paper, all 19 x 25 inches.
The cotton papers include whites, grays, solid colors, pastels,
and many that are decorated with natural inclusions. There are
25 sheets in this lot, each one unique, each one gorgeous.
Lee McDonald Mould & Envelope Deckle
Donated by Margaret Prentice
Shipping Weight: 2 pounds from 20704
Estimated Value: $75.
Starting Bid: $25.
A basic mould built to last with a standard letter deckle and a
special envelope deckle. Made of varnished hardwood and
heat-shrink polypropylene. The finished sheet size is 8.5 x 11.
Items like this are hard to find since Lee is no longer selling
small supplies and focuses now on large custom equipment.
“Parts of the Body” Artist Book
Donated by Jane Farmer
Shipping Weight: 2 pounds from 87513
Estimated Value: $500.
Starting Bid: $175.
Helen Frederick created this evocative bookwork with poet
Buck Downs and letterpress printer Gordon Fluke at Pyramid
Atlantic from 1991-1993. Parts of the Body is an extended love
poem in fragments, cast in the image of a radio continually
retuning itself to station after station in a flurry of quotation,
interruption, and talk. It is a technical tour-de-force which
insists on personal contact at all of its many points. Helen’s
eight etchings provide a luxurious counterpoint to the frenetic
text they accompany. An innovative binding designed by John
Wood and Laurie Snyder further underscores the velocity
which Parts of the Body compels us to assume; a series of
single-page signatures held together in a near-weightless
configuration. The text was handset in 12 pt. Weiss Roman by
the author and printed on okawara, a classic Japanese paper,
with wrappers and ribbon of flax paper made by Helen from
materials grown at Pyramid Atlantic. The book is held in the
collection of the Museum of Modern Art. It measures 9.75 x 10
x .75 inches. It is signed by the artist and the poet. The edition
is 50 copies; this is number 49.
A Day in the Dieu Donné Studio with Paul Wong
Donated by Sue Gosin and Dieu Donné
Estimated Value: $1550.
Starting Bid: $500.
What an opportunity! Spend a day in collaboration with Dieu
Donné Artistic Director Paul Wong to create a work of art in
handmade paper. The well-equipped Manhattan studio space
will be dedicated to you! After a conversation with Paul about
your project ideas, a date will be arranged, and the staff will
prepare materials before your arrival. Drying and curating
services are also included. Travel and lodging are not included.
During his 35+ years at Dieu Donné Paul has collaborated with
artists such as Chuck Close, Richard Tuttle, Kiki Smith, Jim
Dine, Jessica Stockholder, Jim Hodges, Donald Baechler, and
Lesley Dill. Paul’s own work in handmade paper is
internationally recognized and exhibited.
Kingsley Foil Stamper
Donated by Gordon Fluke & David Marshall
Shipping Weight: 20 pounds from 20704
Estimated Value: $500.
Starting Bid: $150.
This table-top hot foil stamping machine, a first-generation
Kingsley, model M-75, is used to print text, emblems, etc, onto
a wide variety of surfaces including paper, leather, board,
cloth, ribbon, plastics, and much more. This unit is serial
number 70809. It has not been used for some time, but seems
in good shape. It heats up to 275 degrees in about 15 minutes
and then can be kept on all day. The machine comes with
eight rolls of foil, a small amount of type and spacing material,
two type holders, a box of accessories (name-plate guide,
napkin guide, gauge bar), instruction book, and dust cover.
Watch the instruction video here …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iS72sa2ICIk
See the original instruction book here …
https://archive.org/details/KingsleyHotFoilMachineInstructions
Fine Press Book on John De Pol
Donated by Carol Blinn
Shipping Weight: 2 pounds from 20704
Estimated Value: $200.
Starting Bid: $50.
John De Pol and The Typophiles, A Memoir and Record of
Friendships, by Catherine Tyler Brody, is a collection of
keepsakes and other wood engravings made by John De Pol
for meetings of The Typophiles, illustrating his association with
the group and its various members. Printed on vintage
Mohawk Letterpress paper with original metal Monotype Dante
at Golgonooza Letter Foundry. The engravings were printed
direct from the blocks. Handbound with a pattern paper made
by De Pol. Excellent condition. 100 pages, 6 x 9.25 inches. Five
hundred copies were printed in 1998.
Bonus… The Turn of the Years, a little 5x7 inch, 48- page book
featuring wood engravings by Reynolds Stone, and an essay
by V.S. Pritchett, written for his eightieth birthday.
Two Framed “Eyes of God” Paperworks
Donated by Michelle Samour
Shipping Weight: 3 pounds from 01720
Estimated Value: $400.
Starting Bid: $150.
For thousands of years the “Eye of God” has been a potent
symbol in both our spiritual and material worlds. In these two
engaging paper artworks from a larger exhibit of eyes,
Michelle Samour uses finely processed and pigmented plant
fiber (overbeaten abaca) with gouache to create an organic,
translucent, and transitory context for investigating the
relationship between science, technology, and the natural
world. Each work is roughly 6 inches in diameter; 10 x 10
inches framed. Michelle has been working with paper for over
35 years and exhibits her work internationally. She is on the
faculty of the School of the Museum of Fine Arts (SMFA),
where she teaches traditional and innovative approaches to
working with handmade paper.
Two Su
Donated by Margaret Prentice
Shipping Weight: 1 pound from 20704
Estimated Value: $150.
Starting Bid: $50.
A 33 x 20 inch Korean su in perfect condition, with excellent
construction and cloth perimeter protection, and ready to be
used. Also, a smaller 14.5 x 17.75 inch su from Japan that is
slightly damaged and needs a little repair in one corner;
otherwise it is well made and eager for action!
Three Swatch Swap Books: 2010, 2013, 2014
Donated by Beth Heesacker
Shipping Weight: 2 pounds from 20704
Estimated Value: $300.
Starting Bid: $90.
These annual collections are a community effort by the Yahoo
Papermaking List, where people send in up to three swatches
of paper with a recipe. The swatches are then compiled into a
reference book for all who participated. The books are
approximately 8.5 x 11, landscape, and hand-stitched with
handmade paper covers. The 2010 book is a wonderful
resource with over 100 swatches; there are 40 pages (plus
extra pages which include a helpful index of fibers, inclusions,
finishes, and participants). The 2013 book contains 50 pages
of delightful paper samples by 40 artists. The 2014 book with a
“prayer flag” theme includes 60 samples from 28 papermakers.
Cannabis Press Miniature Books
Donated by Kathy Crump
Shipping Weight: 1 pound from 20704
Estimated Value: $400.
Starting Bid: $125.
Twelve stab-bound books, each slightly less than 2 x 3 inches,
published by Asao Shimura’s Cannabis Press in the early 1980s
in Japan. The paper is handmade mitsumata, plus a unique
cover paper, and assorted samples of handmade papers fitting
each theme. Printed in 6 and 12 point Baskerville from
MacKenzie & Harris of San Francisco. Each book is numbered
and some have illustrations. The books are housed in 2.75 x
3.74 inch boxes made of Paulownia wood.
See Winter 1993 issue of Hand Papermaking for more
information on the publisher.
Box One:
Hand Papermaking in China by PAN Jixing
Hand Papermaking in Nepal by Elaine Koretsky
Papermaking in France and Switzerland by Asao Shimura
Amate Making in San Pablito by Asao Shimura
Papyrus by Hassan Ragab
Indigo by Asao Shimura
Box Two:
Cannabis Press by Asao Shimura
Washi Tour 1983 by Trudy Guinee
Mitnaan Paper by Aliza Thomas
Early Japanese Paper by Seishi Machida
Shifu Fabric by Nobumitsu Katsakura
Papermaking in Micronesia by Barbara Moon Boertzal
Three Books on Paper Art
Donated by Carol Blinn
Shipping Weight: 3 pounds from 20704
Estimated Value: $75.
Starting Bid: $20.
The Complete Book of Hand Crafted Paper by Marna Elyea
Kern, published in 1980. A basic intro for beginning
papermakers who wish to work at home. 6 x 8.5 inches, 224
pages.
A Hand Papermaker’s Sourcebook by Sophie Dawson and Silvie
Turner, 1995. Lists sources of equipment and supplies
worldwide for the hand papermaker. Helpful descriptions,
photos, and diagrams explain the various techniques, tools,
and materials found in a hand papermill. 8 x 10 inches, 112
pages.
Decorated Paper Designs … 200 pages of beautiful color
designs from the Koops-Marcus Collection follow a short
preface and introductions in five languages. Sections include
marbling, block-printing, and varnish/brocade; a description of
the technique precedes each section. 8.5 x 11 inches.
Published by The Pepin Press in 1997.
Paper Marbling Kit
Donated by the estate of David Marshall
Shipping Weight: 5 pounds from 20704
Estimated Value: $200.
Starting Bid: $50.
This kit is so much more elegant than other beginner marbling
kits on the market. It is constructed of waterproofed
mahogany wood. It includes the tray with drain area, the cover
which doubles as rinse board, skim board, whisks, and
perforated comb bases into which T-pins are inserted in
various patterns. This kit has never been used. It measures
13.5 x 23 inches, and it accepts paper up to 11 x 17 inches.
Silver Anniversary Boxed Set
Shipping Weight: 4 pounds from 20704
Estimated Value: $550.
Starting Bid: $100.
This one-of-a-kind boxed set of ”Hand
Papermaking 25” includes a copy of the booklet produced in
2010 plus 25 square tiles of shina plywood covered with
distinctive handmade paper samples from the book. The tiles
can be displayed, used as a teaching tool, or as a “name that
papermaker” game. In the spirit of celebration, a small bag of
confetti made from the trimmings is included. The presentation
was designed and produced by Peter Newland at Pied Typer
Press. The closed box measures 9 x 11.5 x 2 inches.
Leopard-Spot Paper
Donated by Hand Papermaking
Shipping Weight: 2 pounds from 20704
Estimated Value: $100.
Starting Bid: $30.
Ten full sheets of Hupixuan, a decorated paper from China
featured on page 21 of the Winter 2014 issue of Hand
Papermaking magazine. Purchased a year ago in the Liulichang
section of Beijing, the sheets are approximately 27 x 54 inches
(grain in the short direction) and they are lightly folded in
fourths. Surface decoration obscures the brush marks in these
handmade sheets, probably made of some mix of dragon
whisker grass and other fibers.
Fine Press Book Made by Kim Merker
Donated by Carol Blinn
Shipping Weight: 1 pound from 20704
Estimated Value: $100.
Starting Bid: $25.
Natura is a little 18-page gem with poetry by Peter Scupham.
It begins with a wood engraving by Peter Reddick on the title
page, and ends with a colophon telling us the book was
designed by Karl Kimber Merker and printed by him with a
Verdercook on handmade Windhover paper in handset
Romanee type. Bound with cloth spine and paper covered
boards; 5.25 x 8.5 inches; edition of 450 published in 1978.
K.K. Merker founded the Windhover Press at the University
of Iowa.
Signed Book… “Japanese Papermaking”
Donated by author Timothy Barrett
Shipping Weight: 4 pounds from 52242
Estimated Value: $75.
Starting Bid: $25.
I think we can call it a classic, at least within our papermaking
community. Published in 1984 and currently out-of-print,
MacArthur fellow Timothy Barrett’s 320-page book Japanese
Papermaking covers the traditions, tools, and techniques of a
timeless craft. This trade edition copy will be signed by the
author to the winning bidder, or to someone else if the book
will be given as a gift.
Original Buddhist Manuscript
Donated by Nick Perret and Peng Juan
Shipping Weight: 1 pound from 20704
Estimated Value: $500.
Starting Bid: $100.
This 14-page stab-bound booklet measures 7.5 x 10 inches
and contains a hand-written text in a Thai script. The Buddhist
monastery it came from was in Meng Hun, in the Chinese
province of Yunnan, very near the Burma/Thai/Laos border.
The date of the manuscript is unknown, but its paper was
made in the remote hillside village of Manzhao (less than a
mile from Meng Hun) where paper has been made for about
800 years. Learn more in the Winter 2014 issue of Hand
Papermaking magazine.
Three Books for Book Enthusiasts
Donated by Carol Blinn
Shipping Weight: 3 pounds from 20704
Estimated Value: $75.
Starting Bid: $20.
The Printed Book in America by Joseph Blumenthal is a
narrative of how printing arrived, spread, and flourished in the
colonies; and how it gradually achieved the status of an art in
the 20th century. It traces the main currents in the
development of the printed book and lauds the field’s leading
practitioners. 268 pages, 7 3/8 x 10 1/4; 70 full-page
illustrations, 32 in color. Published in 1977 by David R Godine.
Fleuron Anthology. The seven volumes of The Fleuron – a
Journal of Typography were published between 1923 and
1930. This beautifully printed book with stunning illustrations is
a selection of the most significant Fleuron articles. The
illustrations are reproduced in their original size. Published by
David R. Godine, Publisher, Inc. and edited by Francis Meynell
and Herbert Simon, both of whom were associated with the
original Fleuron. Copyright 1979. 8.5 x 11, 360 pages.
Bookbinding and The Care of Books by Douglas Cockerell, first
published in Great Britain in 1901, is intended to be a textbook
for bookbinders and librarians. This is the updated fifth edition,
1978. Includes detailed drawings and photos of bindings. 347
pages, approx. 5 x 7 inch paperback.
Public Art Review Subscription + Back Issues
Donated by Jack Becker
Shipping Weight: 6 pounds from 20704
Estimated Value: $200.
Starting Bid: $40.
For over 25 years the premier magazine devoted exclusively to
public art, PAR is published by the non-profit Forecast arts
organization that connects artist talent with community needs.
This lot includes a one-year subscription plus ten random back
issues from the past several years. Many of the limited-edition
back issues are now sold out.
1999 “Aramco World” with History of Paper Article
Donated by Sid Berger
Shipping Weight: 1 pound from 20704
Estimated Value: $40.
Starting Bid: $10.
Jonathan M. Bloom authored "Revolution by the Ream: A
History of Paper" in the May/June 1999 issue of Aramco World.
The publication's goal is to broaden knowledge of the culture
of Arab and Muslim worlds. This 14-page, richly illustrated
article explores papermaking from its beginnings to the 14th
century. Bloom's book, Paper Before Print: The History and
Impact of Paper in the Islamic World, is reviewed in the Winter
2002 issue of Hand Papermaking. Also read his article "Paper
in the Islamic Lands" in the Winter 2012 issue.
1977 “American Artist” Magazine
Donated by Robert Hauser
Shipping Weight: 1 pound from 20704
Estimated Value: $50.
Starting Bid: $15.
Here's a rare treat for anyone interested in the 1970s
beginnings of the hand papermaking renaissance and the
people who made it happen. Open to pages 33-57 of this 100page magazine from August 1977 to find a special section
entitled "The Revolution in Paper." Individual articles are
Making Handmade Paper, The American Community of Hand
Papermakers, Machine and Moldmade Papers, and Paper is the
Picture (a gallery of paper art).
“Papermaking at Hayle Mill 1808-1987”…
limited-edition book, papers, photos
Donated by Claire Van Vliet
Shipping Weight: 4 pounds from 05871
Estimated Value: $800.
Starting Bid: $400.
Papermaking at Hayle Mill, 1808-1987 is a 68-page book with
a text by Maureen Green that is both a readable and technical
survey of the 180 years the Green family made handmade
paper. The chapters are: Historical Overview 1805-1987,
Renaissance Range of Papers, Cairo/Egyptian Trial Papers, and
The Closing of the Mill. There are 5 illustrations, 14 tipped-in
paper samples, and 17 watermarks from as early as 1817 to
the one that was made for the last paper made at the mill,
Finale, on which the book is printed. The book is bound in
Barcham Green Nefertiti paper with longstitch. In addition to
the book there is a map showing the 12 water-powered mills
that were on 2.5 miles of the Loose Stream in 1865. The map
is printed letterpress on Finale and opens out to 3 feet wide.
Also included is a portfolio of 12 Barcham Green papers, each
7 x 10 inches, enclosed in an India Office paper wrapper. Also,
a portfolio of 19 historic photographs (1870 to 1977) of the
mill and the processes of hand papermaking, together with a
diagram of the mill layout in 1978, all enclosed in a De Wint
paper wrapper. Except for the photographs and the mill
diagram, all the papers used in this project were handmade by
Barcham Green and Company at Hayle Mill, Maidstone. Kent,
England. The 4 components come in a linen covered clamshell
box. The edition is limited to 200 copies; this is copy number
119. (See related material in the Summer 2009 and Winter
1987 issues of Hand Papermaking magazine.)
Peter & Donna Thomas’ Miniature Books
Donated by Kathy Crump
Shipping Weight: 1 pound from 20704
Estimated Value: $300.
Starting Bid: $90.
ÆEG EGG was handmade in 1990 by the families of Peter and
Donna Thomas and Anne Villsbol, in Stryno, Denmark. The
2.25 x 3 inch book has a hardcover and 18 unique pages about
an island tradition of carrying eggs to the beach. This signed
copy is number 21 of 40.
Celia Fiennes: A Record of 17th Century Papermaking is a
2x2.5 inch hardcover book with 22 pages printed by letterpress
on original 17th century paper! The text reproduces portions of
diary accounts describing papermills of the time. Contains
three illustrations by Donna and a tipped-in paper sample by
Ray Tomasso. This is copy number 67 of 200.
The Paper Making Rhyme changes the well-known “Peter
Piper” rhyme to "Peter Papermaker made a piece of purple
paper…” etc, and includes five tipped-in paper samples.
Produced in 1988, the 18-page book is bound with exposed
thread on the spine and protected in a decorated slipcase.
Keepsake from 1993
“Friends of Dard Hunter” Conference
Donated by Pat & Peter Gentenaar
Shipping Weight: 2 pounds from 20704
Estimated Value: $100.
Starting Bid: $30.
The Friends of Dard Hunter is an organization that connects,
encourages, and educates anyone interested in hand
papermaking. Conferences are held every October. Attendees
are encouraged to make a small handmade paper item for the
annual keepsake. Twenty-two years ago the group met in
Atlanta and over thirty paper artists contributed to the
keepsake (see list in photo). Mina Takahashi and Paul Wong
made the enclosure paper, an unassembled box, printed by
John Risseeuw.
Collaborative Bookwork on Free Love
Donated by Dorothy Field
Shipping Weight: 2 pounds from 20704
Estimated Value: $300.
Starting Bid: $75.
In 1872, Victoria Woodhull was the first female candidate for
President of the United States. An activist for women's rights
and labor reforms, Woodhull was also an advocate of free love,
by which she meant the freedom to marry, divorce, and bear
children without government interference. In 1999 eight copies
of Rising to Freedom/Rising to Love were created by Dorothy
Field, Amanda Love, Kitz Rickert, Marilyn Sward, Peter
Thomas, and Jamie Thome. The paper was handmade using
cotton rag, hemp, and abaca. Signed by the collaborators, this
unusual bookwork is housed in a cloth-covered clamshell. (The
box has small dents and the cloth is discolored but the
bookwork is in fine condition.)
A Dozen Years of “Hand Papermaking” Magazine and
Newsletter plus a Memento
Donated by Mildred Isaacs
Shipping Weight: 15 pounds from 20704
Estimated Value: $500.
Starting Bid: $125.
This lot includes all issues of the magazine from 1986 through
1997, plus 63 issues of the newsletter, numbers 33 through
96. Several issues are long sold out and difficult to obtain. Six
magazines have markings on the covers. Also included, an
original 1986 mailing announcing the new publication.
Two Watermarked Sheets
Donated by Alta Price
Shipping Weight: 1 pound from 11101
Estimated Value: $200.
Starting Bid: $50.
These lovely watermarks by Alta Price, each 12 x 17 inches,
were created using handmade cotton paper. “Pro Patria” is a
wire watermark produced in an edition of 40. “Linear Cubic
Abstraction” is an edition of 25.
Marble-Patterned/Water-Patterned Paper
Donated by Hand Papermaking
Shipping Weight: 2 pounds from 20704
Estimated Value: $100.
Starting Bid: $30.
Ten full sheets of Daliwen (aka Shuiwenzhi), a decorated paper
from China featured on page 21 of the Winter 2014 issue of
Hand Papermaking magazine. Purchased a year ago in the
Liulichang section of Beijing, the sheets are approximately
27x54 inches (grain in the short direction) and they are lightly
folded in fourths. The base sheet is a variety of xuanzhi used
for calligraphy, made in Anhui province.
Antique Paper Mould from Vietnam
Donated by Margaret Prentice
Shipping Weight: 4 pounds from 20704
Estimated Value: $200.
Starting Bid: $75.
This 22 x 19 inch Vietnamese paper mould, originally from
North Vietnam, would be excellent for education or exhibition.
The donor’s student obtained it while visiting family. It is quite
fragile and would be best used for display.
Eight Books on Papermaking
Donated by the estate of David Marshall
Shipping Weight: 5 pounds from 20704
Estimated Value: $200.
Starting Bid: $50.
All in excellent condition... Paper and Threshold by Dorothy
Field, 94-page hardcover, 10 x 12 inches, 2007; Off the Deckle
Edge by Neeta Premchand, 128-page hardcover, 9 x 9 inches,
1995, including 7 double-page handmade paper samples
bound in; The Papermaker’s Companion by Helen Hiebert,
220-page softcover, 8 x 8 inches, 2000; Paper Illuminated by
Helen Hibert, 134-page wrap-around softcover, 9 x 9 inches,
2001; Papermaking by Jules Heller, 216-page softcover, 8 x 11
inches, 1978; Which Paper? by Silvie Turner, 144-page
softcover, 8 x 10.5 inches, 1991; Papermaking: History and
Technique of an Ancient Craft by Dard Hunter, 672-page
softcover, 5.5 x 8.5 inches, 1978 Dover Edition first published
in 1943; Marbled Paper: Its History, Techniques, and Patterns
by Richard Wolfe, 248-page hardcover, 9.5 x12.5 inches, 1990.
Paper Conservation Services
Donated by Ingrid Rose
Estimated Value: $250.
Starting Bid: $100.
Receive up to $250 worth of services from
Ingrid Rose Paper Conservation of Washington, DC. Hand
delivery of the artifact(s) is encouraged, by appointment. If the
condition of the artifact in question requires treatment that
exceeds by far the $250 amount stipulated, you will be billed
for the difference in treatment cost. Ingrid Rose can repair and
revitalize almost any type of work on paper—artwork,
documents, newsprint, watercolors, prints, photographs, etc.
She’s been in business over 30 years, and she is a good friend
of Hand Papermaking!
Unusual Artist Book “Tropos”
Donated by Margaret Sahlstrand
Shipping Weight: 2 pounds from 20704
Estimated Value: $75.
Starting Bid: $30.
This odd-shaped book entitled Tropos, by Kevin Osborn, was
published with NEA support in 1988. The edition of 1750 was
printed at Pyramid Atlantic by Gerald Claiborne and Brad
Freeman. The book block is cut at an angle and bound by
insertion into a wooden dowel. Tropos was printed using offset
lithography on 70# Mohawk superfine with Toyo inks. The
cover is 17 point Lexotone with foilstamped imagery. The size
is roughly 7 x 8 inches.
7 Years of “Hand Papermaking” Magazine & Newsletter
Donated by Robert Hauser
Shipping Weight: 10 pounds from 20704
Estimated Value: $350.
Starting Bid: $100.
You can own the first 14 issues of Hand Papermaking
magazine plus numbers 1-20 of Hand Papermaking Newsletter.
This lot covers the years 1986 through 1992.
1798 Guide to Papermaking,
Published in 1948
Donated by David Kimball
Shipping Weight: 1 pound from 20704
Estimated Value: $75.
Starting Bid: $25.
Produced by the Book Arts Club, University of California,
Berkeley, in 1948, this is a reprint of the 1798 Japanese book
Kamisuki Chōhōki (A Handy Guide to Papermaking) written by
Kunisaki Jihei with English translation by Charles E. Hamilton.
The translator’s preface offers interesting background on the
time period and the author, who was a wholesale paper dealer
in Iwami Province. This 6 x 9 inch hardcover has 78 pages,
with many b/w illustrations, and is bound half-cloth on
marbled boards.
Early Siegenthaler Booklet
Donated by Robert Hauser
Shipping Weight: 1 pound from 20704
Estimated Value: $50.
Starting Bid: $15.
Paper Art - Paper Handicraft is a 28-page introduction to the
work of Fred Siegenthaler, circa 1970s. The 8x9½ inch booklet
is well illustrated with text in English, French, and German. A
4x6 sample of Siegenthaler's handmade paper with watermark
is included. See the Winter 2013 issue of Hand Papermaking
for more on the life and work of this papermaking pioneer.
“Equilibrium Study” Pulp Painting
Donated by Amy Richard
Shipping Weight: 1 pound from 52245
Estimated Value: $100.
Starting Bid: $25.
From Richard’s Water Relic series, this intimate little pulp
painting measures 6 x 8.5 inches (11 x 14 matted) and is
made from cotton and abaca fibers. The evocative abstract
shapes reference the balance we all strive to find in our
complicated lives and the peace that can be achieved by
allowing ourselves to be buoyed by life’s currents instead of
struggling against them.
Assorted Paper Publications
Donated by Sid Berger
Shipping Weight: 3 pounds from 20704
Estimated Value: $60.
Starting Bid: $15.
Josep Asuncion. The Complete Book of Papermaking. New
York: Lark Books, 2003. Hardbound with perfect dust jacket.
Three handmade paper samples tipped in.
David Dempsey. The History and Technology of Papermaking.
Northampton, MA: Smith College Museum of Art and
Strathmore Papers, n.d. (c. 1995). Drawings by David W.
Pinardi. Stapled pamphlet.
Crane Business Papers. [Dalton, MA: Crane Paper Company],
n.d. [c. 1990]. Advertising book with 29 sample papers. Very
slightly scuffed.
Festina Lente: Gold-Tooled Bindings & Gilt Papers from the
Bibliotheca Albana in Urbino, now in the Clementine Library of
The Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C. 1989
exhibit catalog. Stapled pamphlet.
Rhonda Rainey. Papermaking for the First Time.
New York: Sterling, 2002. Paperback.
Skytone Codices. Hopper Paper Company, 1984. A beautiful
36-page paper sample book with full-color reproductions of
illuminated medieval manuscript illustrations. Illuminations on
rectos; commentaries on facing versos.
Three Mill Booklets on History of Papermaking
Donated by David Kimball
Shipping Weight: 1 pound from 20704
Estimated Value: $75.
Starting Bid: $25.
First, a 4 x 7 inch book from 1905 entitled Pa-p-yor offered by
Niagara Paper Mills; a series of monographs by Rensselaer W.
Daniels describe the making of paper “in the early days.” Next,
a 124-page booklet with foilstamped cover entitled A History of
Paper published by Fraser Paper of New York in 1964. Finally,
a 4 x 6 handbound booklet, number 24 from an edition of 125
produced by the Boetharson Press in 1984, An Account of the
Manufacture of Paper. Sixteen pages contain 17th-century
illustrations and diary accounts of papermill visits by John
Evelyn in the 1600s. A small sample of 17th-century paper is
tipped in.
Two Recent Watermarked Sheets
Donated by Alta Price
Shipping Weight: 1 pound from 11101
Estimated Value: $150.
Starting Bid: $40.
These sheets were made last year by Alta Price, each in an
edition of 50, 13.75 x 5.25 inches, with handmade paper using
flax and cotton fibers. The titles are “Ceci n’est pas mon
œuvre” and “Alphanumeric Soup.”
Two Student Su & Sha
Donated by Margaret Prentice
Shipping Weight: 2 pounds from 20704
Estimated Value: $75.
Starting Bid: $25.
These two beginner su were made from a Japanese brush
holder. They each come with an attached sha made from
pellon. Students employed these simple tools when learning
Japanese papermaking last summer. They are lightly used.
Each measure about 11 x 12 inches.
“A Lively Look at Papermaking”
Donated by David Kimball
Shipping Weight: 1 pound from 20704
Estimated Value: $75.
Starting Bid: $25.
In 1980, Bird & Bull Press published A Lively Look at
Papermaking by Oriol Valls I Subira, which reproduces 24
advertising cards from the late 18th century showing the
various steps involved in papermaking from the rag picker to
delivery. The cards were discovered by Valls in the print
collection of the Historical Archives of Barcelona. They were
originally advertising inducements on packets of cigarette
paper. 24 pages, 6 x 9 inches. Hardbound with cover paper
reproduced from an 18th-century French woodblock paper.
Edition of 300.
“Betty’s Book”
Donated by Dorothy Field
Shipping Weight: 2 pounds from 20704
Estimated Value: $50.
Starting Bid: $15.
Betty’s Book, A Journey From Pain to Recovery by Betty L.
Kjelson is one in an edition of 150 concertina style books,
consisting of finely printed reproductions of gouache paintings
encased in handmade paper covered boards. The paintings by
Kjelson, and the poetry by Charles Gillon Ward, chronicle the
artist’s struggle to recover from serious burns she received
while cooking paper fiber. The book is 8.75 x 7.5 inches,
published in 2000. This copy has a small scuff on the cover.
Large Antique Sugeta from Japan
Donated by Margaret Prentice
Shipping Weight: 6 pounds from 20704
Estimated Value: $400.
Starting Bid: $100.
This 24x40 inch sugeta was expertly crafted but it has been
well used over many years. It is very old and should only be
utilized for education, or it could be retired and put on display.
Eight Books on Typography
Donated by the estate of David Marshall
Shipping Weight: 5 pounds from 20704
Estimated Value: $200.
Starting Bid: $50.
All in excellent condition… Twentieth Century Type Designers
by Sebastian Carter, 192-page hardcover, 9 x 9 inches, 1995;
The Shaping of our Alphabet by Frank Denman, 228-page
hardcover, 7 x 9.5 inches, 1955 first edition; How Typography
Happens by Ruari McLean, 96-page hardcover, 6.5 x 9.5
inches, 2000; Typologia by Frederic W. Goudy, 170-page
softcover, 6 x 9 inches, reprint of the 1940 edition, slight water
stain; An Introduction to the History of Printing Types by
Geoffrey Dowding, 277-page softcover, 6 x 9.5 inches, 1998
reprint of 1961 edition; Pause and Effect: Punctuation in the
West by M. B. Parkes, 328-page hardcover, 9 x 11 inches,
1993; The New Typography by Jan Tschichold, 236-page
hardcover, 6 x 8.5 inches, 1995 translation of 1928 edition;
Fine Print on Type: The Best of Fine Print Magazine on Type
and Typography, 148-page hardcover, 9.5 x 12.5 inches, 1989.
Jody Beenk Artist Book “Paste”
Donated by Dorothy Field
Shipping Weight: 1 pound from 20704
Estimated Value: $50.
Starting Bid: $15.
A lovely little book with traditional Chinese thoughts on making
paste. Chinese characters printed from polymer plates and
English translations set in Bembo type. Concertina paper is
handmade flax. This signed copy is number 8 from an edition
of 25; 6 x 8.5 inches. Also see Jody Beenk’s article “Chinese
Papers in the Repair of Traditional Chinese Books” in the latest
issue of Hand Papermaking magazine.
Katagami (Japanese Paper Stencil)
Donated by Kathryn and Howard Clark
Shipping Weight: 2 pounds from 20704
Estimated Value: $200.
Starting Bid: $50.
This is an old and delicate stencil that was made of hardy kozo
coated with kakishibu (fermented persimmons) in order to
waterproof it. It measures 17 x 44 inches and has a netting of
threads for stability in the open areas of the stencil. It might
be used again with some TLC, but it is quite fragile and
probably best for educational purposes and/or exhibition. It
was previously rolled, and is now folded in half for shipping.
For background info, see Richard Flavin’s article in the Summer
2002 issue of Hand Papermaking magazine.
"Paper: Its History & Conservation"
Donated by Robert Hauser
Shipping Weight: 1 pound from 20704
Estimated Value: $20.
Starting Bid: $5.
This 16-page booklet, written by Robert Hauser and published
by Rising Paper Company in 1980, is a handy reference and an
excellent introduction to the fields of papermaking and paper
conservation.
Assorted Bookworker’s Hand Tools
Donated by the estate of David Marshall
Shipping Weight: 3 pounds from 20704
Estimated Value: $100.
Starting Bid: $25.
This collection of professional tools for bookbinding includes a
Japanese screw punch with 8 bits ranging in size from 1mm5mm; a set of brass strips used for folding or tearing; 8 bonefolders; several knives; blades; 2 Italian microspatulas; awl,
needles, thread, and much more not pictured. Also a set of
speedball linozips for carving linoleum (two handles and a
dozen cutters). It all comes in 2 clear plastic tool boxes.
Snow-Retted Banana Fiber
Donated by Gibby Waitzkin
Shipping Weight: 1 pound from 24091
Estimated Value: $100.
Starting Bid: $25.
One pound of banana stalks harvested last year at Sarvisberry
Farm in Virginia. Naturally retted over the winter, the cycle of
freezing and defrosting and freezing again has broken down
the fiber, so it requires only modest cooking/beating/rinsing
before adding to your vat.
Illustrated Indian Treasures
Donated by Helen Goldberg
Shipping Weight: 1 pound from 20704
Estimated Value: $200
Starting Bid: $50
The first item is an illustrated and hand lettered accordion
manuscript with eleven panels, each 3.25 x 8.25 inches,
containing Sanskrit text on both sides written in a script called
Devanagari; there is one illustration that appears to be a
mythical figure dancing around an infant. The second item is a
smaller accordion with seven panels, each 3.25 x 6.5 inches;
this item contains allegorical illustrations on both sides. We
know little about these mysterious pieces generously donated
from the collection of Helen Goldberg. The age is unknown.
The paper is probably handmade. If anyone knows more,
please share!
Signed "By His Own Labor" Biography of Dard Hunter
Donated by the estate of David Marshall
Shipping Weight: 2 pounds from 20704
Estimated Value: $50.
Starting Bid: $15.
This well-researched and enjoyable biography by Cathleen A.
Baker is arranged both chronologically and thematically by the
major undertakings in which Dard Hunter was involved:
stained-glass, graphic design, typography, papermaking, and
finally the years of travel and research for the writing of books
about handmade paper. This is the first comprehensive work
about all facets of Dard Hunter’s life to be offered in a trade
edition. It is a 360-page hardcover with 76 pages of color and
black and white illustrations, published by Oak Knoll Press in
2000, signed by the author on the title page.
Assorted Japanese Papers
Donated by Kathryn and Howard Clark
Shipping Weight: 2 pounds from 20704
Estimated Value: $200.
Starting Bid: $50.
A grab-bag assortment of handmade Japanese papers ranging
in size from 12 x 12 to 25 x 37 inches. There are 22 sheets
total, some as thin as butterfly wings, others more hefty like a
file folder. Some are decorated, some naturally simple, but all
are lovely and no two are the same. Surprise yourself with this
paper treat.
“The Activated Page:
Handmade Paper and the Artist's Book”
Donated by Dorothy Field
Shipping Weight: 1 pound from 20704
Estimated Value: $50.
Starting Bid: $15.
This 89-page, 5.5” x 8.5” book examines the intersection of
the worlds of handmade paper and artist’s books through
questionnaires given to artists and institutions and through a
compilation of books which incorporate handmade paper.
Edited by Jae Jennifer Rossman, published by the jenny-press
in 2007, it includes an introduction plus interview excerpts with
Brian Borchardt, Dorothy Field, John Gerard, Caren Heft,
Jeffrey Morin, John Risseeuw, Robbin Ami Silverberg, Joan
Soppe, and Claire Van Vliet. An institutional perspective is
added by Paul Wong of Dieu Donne Papermill and Tatana
Kellner of Women's Studio Workshop. The perfect-bound book
with a wrap-around cover features five mounted paper
samples including a miniature pulp painting by John Gerard.
Limited to 300 copies and printed at Yale University.
A Five-Year Subscription to “Hand Papermaking”
Donated by Hand Papermaking, Inc.
Estimated Value: $250-$375.
Starting Bid: $150.
Here’s an opportunity to get a great deal on your favorite
magazine and newsletter. An even better bargain overseas!
Wheat Straw Fiber
Donated by USDA Agricultural Research Center
Shipping Weight: 9 pounds from 20704
Estimated Value: $90.
Starting Bid: $30.
About nine pounds of raw wheat straw grown on the
government research farms near Washington, DC. Soak it
overnight, then cook it for a couple hours in 3 ounces of soda
ash per pound, rinse, and its ready for a quick turn in your
blender or beater. Or pound it with a mallet for 15 minutes.
Also makes a great sheet when mixed with cotton or abaca.
A Day in the Studio (River Forest, Illinois)
Donated by Zenith Art and Paper Studio
Estimated Value: $250.
Starting Bid: $100.
Up to 8 hours of private studio time (supervised by one of
Zenith's staff). You will have access to Zenith's space and
equipment including a 1 lb. Valley beater (operated by a Zenith
staff member), a 20-ton hydraulic press, dry box, mould and
deckles of various sizes, etc. You must supply your own fiber,
pigments, additives, stencils, etc.
Sures/Whitehead Pulp Painting, “Conversation Piece”
Donated by Lynn Sures and Beck Whitehead
Shipping Weight: 4 pounds from 20904
Estimated Value: $2500.
Starting Bid: $500.
Beck Whitehead and Lynn Sures, the directors of the noted
2010 Pulp Painting Symposium in San Antonio, Texas,
collaborated on this 18 x 24 inch pulp painting in 1999. It
combines their favorite techniques and imagery. The primary
fiber is abaca, and the coloring agent is pigment. Beck and
Lynn created a scene from the American West which contains
elements of their own individual artistic identities. Look at the
cloud formation, the bright red hill, and other clues to the
artists' personal contributions. Lynn and Beck feel this is a
complete collaboration, uniquely joining their love of the land,
their joy in its inhabitants, and the pleasure of play into a
landscape seen fully only in the minds of creative viewers.