Carol Schwartzott – A Brief History of the Basket
A scarce little gem from Carol Schwartzott
(Carol Schwartzott) A Brief History of the Basket. Text, design, illustration and binding by Carol Schwartzott. Lilliput Press. Niagara Falls. New York. 1998. Accordion fold book. 4.25″ x 3.75″. Computer generated type. Hand-colored illustrations, with additional actual examples of materials used, such as raffia, bark, colored string, wood, bark, grasses and stems. Bound in multi-colored strips of woven papers and paint over board; front, back, and spine all different. Two brown twigs with string (one outside and one inside) hold the text paper to the front board. Yellow cloth drop-back box lined with Japanese papers, paper title label on spine. An edition of 30 signed and numbered copies. Fine.
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