Visual Arts > Crafts
THE CRAZY QUILT HANDBOOK : 12 UPDATED STEP-BY-STEP PROJECTS, ILLUSTRATED STITCH GUIDE, INCLUDING SILK RIBBON STITCHES
Lafayette: C&T Publishing, 2014. Revised 3rd edition. Quarto; Revised 3rd edition; VG-; Paperback; Spine, black with white print; Cover has slight edgewear, vendor label on front, else clean and bright; Text block clean and tight; 111 pages, illustrated (color). [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates.]. More
Fine Woodworking: Techniques 1 and 2 [2 Volumes]
Newtown, CT: The Taunton Press, Inc. Mixed Editions. Quarto; VG/VG-; mildly sunned off-white spines with black and red text; 2 volumes: vol. 1, pp 189, 1981, reprinted; vol. 2, pp 199, 1980, first printing; dust jackets have light tone to exterior; minor edge wear; flap edges lightly toned; cloths show light exterior wear; strong boards; text block edges have light tone; interiors clean; illustrated; additional shipping may be necessary due to size/weight restrictions for expedited/international orders. More
Leathercraft in the Lands of Ancient Persia
Vic: Colomer Munmany, 1978. Octavo; G+ Paperback; Tan spine with Green and Black text; Covers have some edgewear, soem shelfwear, bending to corners, brown spotting on both covers; Textblock has foxing on many pages, book plate on front endpaper; 118 pp. More
Kaffe Fassett's Glorious Interiors [signed]
Boston, New York, Toronto: Little Brown and Company, 1995. First U.S. Edition, First Printing. Quarto; VG-/VG-; black/yellow spine with blue, pink and black text; first edition; first printing; dust jacket has modest rubbing to exterior; minor dings to edges; cloth shows mild exterior wear; slightly cocked spine; text block has light tone to exterior edges; illustrated endpapers; frontispiece; interior clean; profusely illustrated; pp 160; signed by author. More
LATVIAN MITTENS : TRADITIONAL DESIGNS & TECHNIQUES = LATVIESU CIMDI : RAKSTI UN TECHNIKAS [SIGNED]
St. Paul: Dos Tejedoras, 1981. Quarto; G+; Paperback; Spine, silver with black print; Cover has slight edgewear, light stains on front, else clean and bright; Text block clean and tight; Signed in ink by the author on the title page; Text in parallel English and Latvian; ii, 78 pages, illustrated (b&w with color plates). [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates.]. More
Rug Weaving for Everyone
New York: Bramhall House, 1957. Octavo; G+/G Hardcover w/ Dustjacket; Tan spine with Black text; Dustjacket has some edgewear, some shelfwear, fraying along spine edges, open tears to inside of rear cover; Boards strong, some edgewear, some shelfwear; Textblock has bending to corners of some pages, untrimmed edges at bottom corner of page 13, sticker on front pastedown; 294 pp. More
Kimono: A Pictorial Story of the Kimono
n.p. Japan Travel Bureau, 1948. Booklet [7x9]; VG-/paperback; sun aged spine without text; printed in Occupied Japan; no glassine dj; covers show light foxing; slight damp stain toward front for edge; black, red and blue illustrated front; tied red ribbon to wrappers; intact covers; text block edges mildly toned; pictorial endpapers; illustrated throughout with line drawings and color photographs; slight damp stain to front endpapers; slight foxing to first few pages; some uncut pages; pasted in paper label to rear endpaper; pp 39. More
Art and Handcraft in the Woman's Building of the World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893
Paris and New York: Goupil & Co., 1893. First Edition. Octavo; G-; dark brown 1/2 bound leather spine with gilt text; raised bands to spine; burgundy boards; gilt rule to leather; edges show noticeable rubbing; text block edges have modest toning; pictorial endpapers; broken hinges; frontispiece; profusely illustrated; interior pages clean; official edition; first edition; pp 287; arts - Collection. More
Acoma and Laguna Pottery
Santa Fe: SAR Press, 1992. First Edition. Large Octavo; VG-/paperback; black spine with yellow text; first edition; covers have slight rubbing wear to exterior; intact panels; text block edges show minimal wear; frontispiece; profusely illustrated; interior clean; tight binding; pp 241. More
Flemish and Related Panel-Stamped Bindings: Evidence and Principles
New York: Bibliographical Society of America, 1990. Small Quarto; VG-; green spine with gilt text to black bar; no jacket; cloth shows mild exterior wear; mildly splayed boards; text block exterior edges show some foxing; interior clean; previous owner's embossed stamp to title page; tight binding; interior clean; profusely illustrated; pp 252. More
CRAFTS OF ISRAEL
New York: Macmillan Publishing Co., 1974. Octavo; VG-/G; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, brown with white print; DJ has light edgewear with small tear at front bottom edge, smudging on rear; Boards in brown cloth with gold print, slight wear to spine caps and corners, else clean and strong; Text block clean and tight; 174 pages, frontispiece, illustrated (b&w, color). More
HANDCRAFT FOR HOME, SCHOOL, PLAYGROUND AND SUMMER CAMP
New York: Playground and Recretation Association of America, 1930. Revised and reprinted. Quarto; G-; Paperback; Spine, blue without print; Cover is blue with black print, tears to spine and over-sized rear fore edge, mild foxing, creasing, edgewear, shelfwear; Text block has slight spotting to top edge, age-toning to paper, else clean and tight; 79 pages, chiefly folded leaves of b&w craft designs. Oversized order. Additional shipping and handling may be necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy international shipping unavailable due to size/weight restriction(s). Contact seller if you have any questions. NOTE: Shelved in the back area, off the sales floor, with Netdesk oversized books. More
The Tuileries Brochures: A Series of Monographs on European Architecture with Special Reference to Roofs of Tile [19 Issues], 1929-1932
Chicago, New York and Washington, D.C. Ludowici-Celadon Company. Mixed Editions. Booklet [9x11]; G-/paperback; Bi-Monthly Publication; 19 issues: Architecture of East Anglia, March 1929; Groombridge Place Kent, September 1929; From Chipping Campden to Bath, November 1929; Eighteenth Century Bath, January 1930; The Four Inns of Court, May 1930; Rural Architecture in Buckinghamshire, September 1930; The Towers of Dorset, November 1930; French Architecture As Source Material, January 1931; Some Minor Architecture of Normandy, march 1931; Provincial Architecture of Northern France, May 1931; Some Small Houses From French Villages, July 1931; Formal Design in Minor French Buildings, September 1931; Dijon-Capital of Burgundy, November 1931; Saulieu of the Morvan, January 1932; Falaise-The Heart of Normandy, March 1932; An Architecture Revisits France, May 1932; Two Chateaux of Touraine, July 1932; A Visit to Vezelay, September 1932; and Memories of Rural France, November 1932; green and black covers; exteriors show moderate rubbing wear; slight tone toward exterior edges; black titles and lettering to front; noticeable rubbing to spines; some ink and pencil to exteriors; minor chips to spine corners; text block edges show slight toning; profusely illustrated. More
Textiles and the Tai Experience in Southeast Asia
Washington, D.C. The Textile Museum, 1992. Quarto; VG/VG- Hardback w/ DJ; Black spine with light yellow text; DJ has some shelfwear, open tear on the top of spine of DJ; Boards strong; Binding strong; Textblock clean; pp 264. More
Finally It Fits
New York: Quadrangle/The New York Times Book Co., 1973. Quarto; VG-/G; pp 235; blue spine with white text; dust jacket shows some rubbing wear to exterior; few chips to edges; creases to front flap; cloth has light wear to exterior; strong boards; text block edges show very slight wear; frontispiece; profusely illustrated. More
Papermaking: Art and Craft
Washington: Library of Congress, 1968. Oblong Octavo; pp 96; VG-/paperback; ivory spine without text; tri-fold wrapper to covers; wrapper has sunned edges; covers have slight wear to exterior; covers have embossed titles to front; intact panels; text block edges mildly toned; tight binding; illustrated. More
Western Furniture: 1350 to the Present
New York, London, Paris: Cross River Press, 1996. First U.S. Edition. Larger Octavo; pp 231; VG/VG-; black spine with white text; dust jacket shows mild smudges to exterior; cloth clean; strong boards; text block has slight wear to exterior edges; tight binding; frontispiece; profusely illustrated; interior clean. More
LEONARD THARP : AN AMERICAN STYLE OF FLOWER ARRANGEMENT [SIGNED]
Dallas: Taylor Publishing Company, 1986. Quarto; Third printing; VG-/VG-; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, black with white print; DJ is price-clipped, else clean and bright; Boards in purple cloth with gold print, slight wear to front bottom edge, else clean and strong; Signed in ink by Leonard Tharp on the front flyleaf; 231 pages, frontispiece, illustrated (color). [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates.]. More
Home: Native People in the Southwest
Phoenix: Heard Museum, 2005. Quarto; pp 192; VG/VG; black spine with silver and white text; dust jacket shows minimal wear to exterior; cloth shows clean exterior; strong boards; text block clean; frontispiece; interior clean; profusely illustrated;. More
BUILDING AND FLYING MODEL AIRCRAFT : A GUIDE FOR YOUTHFUL BEGINNERS IN AERONAUTICS : PREPARED FOR PLAYGROUND AND RECREATION ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA (RONALD AERONAUTIC LIBRARY) [SIGNED]
New York: The Ronald Press Company, 1928. Octavo; G; Hardcover; Spine, blue with gold print; Boards in blue cloth with gold print, wear to spine caps and corners, peripheral toning, shelfwear; Text block has tanning to endpapers, name in ink erased on front pastedown, page preceding title page sliced out, clean text; Inscribed in ink by the author on the title page; viii, 300 pages, illustrated (b&w). More
BUILDING AND FLYING MODEL AIRCRAFT : A GUIDE FOR YOUTHFUL BEGINNERS IN AERONAUTICS : PREPARED FOR PLAYGROUND AND RECREATION ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA (RONALD AERONAUTIC LIBRARY) [SIGNED]
New York: The Ronald Press Company, 1928. Octavo; G; Hardcover; Spine, blue with gold print; Boards in blue cloth with gold print, wear to spine caps and corners, shelfwear; Text block has tanning to endpapers, book plate on front pastedown, list of names in ink on rear pastedown, clean text; Inscribed in ink by the author on the title page; viii, 300 pages, illustrated (b&w). More
BUILDING AND FLYING MODEL AIRCRAFT : A GUIDE FOR YOUTHFUL BEGINNERS IN AERONAUTICS : PREPARED FOR PLAYGROUND AND RECREATION ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA (RONALD AERONAUTIC LIBRARY) [SIGNED]
New York: The Ronald Press Company, 1928. Octavo; G-; Hardcover; Spine, blue with gold print; Boards in blue cloth with gold print, fraying to spine caps and corners, small stain/blemish on front, shelfwear; Text block has tanning to endpapers, intermittent spine breaks, small stain on title page, age-toning to paper; Inscribed in ink by the author on the half-title page; viii, 300 pages, illustrated (b&w). More
Important Ceramics by Pablo Picasso [featuring property from the Nina Miller Collection, London 5 April 2016]
London: Sotheby's, 2016. Quarto; pp 136; VG/paperback; white spine with black text; covers have slight rubbing wear; minor intact panels; text block clean; pictorial design inside covers; profusely illustrated. More
Oriental Rugs: A Complete Guide
Rutland, VT and Tokyo: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1968. Reprinted. Large Octavo; pp 479; VG-/G; beige spine with red and black text; dust jacket show modest toning to exterior; minor wear to edges; mylar wrap; cloth has minimal wear to exterior; lightly sunned edges; strong boards; text block edges have slight foxing; gift inscription to ffep; interior clean; profusely illustrated. More
NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN JEWELRY AND ADORNMENT: FROM PREHISTORY TO THE PRESENT
New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, 1999. Quarto, 608 pages; VG/G; white spine with black and red lettering; minimal shelf wear, pages clean; shelved in Native American Art. More
The American Shakers and Their Furniture with Measured Drawings of Museum Classics
New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, 1971. Large Octavo; pp 208; VG-; brown spine with gilt text; no jacket; cloth shows light wear to exterior; minor rubbing to corners; strong boards; text block has modest toning to exterior edges; pictorial endpapers; illustrated;. More
Expedition: 150 Years of Smithsonian Research in Latin America [Expediciones: 150 Anos de Investigaciones de la Institucion Smithsonian en America Latina]
Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1996. Booklet [7x9]; pp 48; VG/paperback; brown/beige spine without text; covers show light wear to exterior; intact panels; text block clean; illustrated; text in English and Spanish NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area, Oversized Ephemera Case. More
DECORATIVE ART FROM THE SAMUEL H. KRESS COLLECTION AT THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART
New York: Phaidon, 1964. First Edition. Quarto, 303 pages; VG/VG-; spine is blue with white lettering; dust jacket is in a mylar covering, has shelf wear, with creasing along the top and bottom edges, has occasional small closed tears, has chipping at the top and bottom of the spine, and on the fore edge corners, has sticker residue on the front cover; binding has minimal shelf wear; pages clear. More
HANDCRAFT IN NORTH BORNEO
Jesselton: Printed at Sabah Publishing House, 1963. Octavo; G; Paperback; Spine, tan without print; Cover has slight spotting on front, spotting and blemishes on rear, toning to spine; Text block clean and tight; 130 pages, illustrated (b&w). More
HAIR EMBROIDERY IN SIBERIA AND NORTH AMERICA (OCCASIONAL PAPERS ON TECHNOLOGY, 7)
Oxford: The University Press, 1955. Octavo; G+; Paperback; Spine, grey with black print; Cover has very slight peripheral tanning but is clean and bright; Text block coming unglued from cover at front hinge, else clean and tight; At head of title: “Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford”; 83 pages, frontispiece + xvi b&w plates. More
North Carolina Pottery: Earthenware, Stoneware, and Fancyware [Identification and Values]
Paducah, KY: Collector Books, 2011. Quarto; pp 208; VG-; beige/brown spine with brown and greenish beige text; no jacket; cloth has mild wear to exterior; lightly sunned spine and fore edges; strong boards; text block has minimal wear to exterior edges; profusely illustrated; interior clean; tight binding;. More
LITTLE HOUSES BY THE SIDE OF THE ROAD : COMMERCIAL AND UNIQUE DOLLHOUSES, 1850-1925
Annapolis: Gold Horse Publishing, 2001. Octavo; VG/VG; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, blue with blue print; DJ has slight edgewear, 2-inch tear at top of spine, slight blemish on front, else clean and bright; Boards in illustrated paper, clean and strong; Text block clean and tight; 80 pages, illustrated (color). More
A COLLECTION OF ANCIENT HIDEHIRA WOODEN LACQUERED BOWLS : SPECIAL COMMEMORATIVE HIDEHIRA LACQUER EXHIBITION COVERING 850 YEARS
Tokyo: Bijitsusho Publishing Company, 1980. Octavo; G; Paperback; Spine, white with black print; Cover has mild edgewear, mild shelfwear; Text block clean and tight; Photographs and explanations of 72 lacquered bowls, trays, and other dinnerware; Text in Japanese; unpaged, illustrated (72 plates, b&w and color). [Shelf: East Asian Art]. More
THE THIRD EXHIBITION OF JAPANESE TRADITIONAL LACQUERWARE
Seibu Department Store, 1986. Octavo; VG-; Paperback; Spine, black with white print; Cover has slight edgewear, light shelfwear; Text block clean and tight; 55 pages of photographs and explanations of lacquerware, including tea objects, tableware, boxes, and trays; Text in Japanese; 55 pages, illustrated (color). [Shelf: East Asian Art]. More
MASTERPIECES OF GLASS : A WORLD HISTORY FROM THE CORNING MUSEUM OF GLASS (A CORNING MUSEUM OF GLASS MONOGRAPH)
New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1990. Expanded edition. Quarto; VG; Paperback; Spine, black with white print; Cover has slight shelfwear but is clean and bright; Text block clean and tight; 256 pages, frontispiece, illustrated (color). [NOTE: Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates.]. More
THE INDUSTRIAL ARTS IN SPAIN (SOUTH KENSINGTON MUSEUM ART HANDBOOKS)
London: Published for the Committee of Council on Education by Chapman and Hall, 1890. Octavo; G+/no DJ; Hardcover w/out DJ; Spine, grey with gold print; Boards in grey cloth with gold and black print, light wear to corners and spine caps, else clean and strong; Text block has name in ink on front flyleaf, bookplate on front pastedown, else clean and tight; "Spanish Arts"-- Cover title; viii, 276 pages, illustrated (b&w). More
Schatz kammer de Schweiz
Zurich and Munich: Artemis Verlag, 1980. Quarto; pp 110; G/G; dark navy.pink pictorial spine with white text; dust jacket has slight rubbing wear to exterior; minor chips to corners; cloth has clean exterior; some rubbing wear to edges; slightly splayed boards; text block shows light tone to exterior edges; profusely illustrated; text in German, French, Italian and English; additional shipping may be necessary due to size/weight restrictions for international/expedited orders;. More
Spirit of Nova Scotia: Traditional Decorative Folk Art, 1780-1930
Halifax; Toronto: Art Gallery of Nova Scotia; Dundurn, 1985. Large Octavo; pp 211; Good/paperback; red spine with white and black text; covers have mild wear to exterior; some rubbing wear to edges; intact panels; text block has light wear to exterior edges; minor stain to exterior head edge; frontispiece; interior clean; profusely illustrated;. More
The Big Book of Applique [for Quilts and Banners, Clothes, Hangings, Gifts and More], inscribed
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1978. Large Octavo; pp 160; VG-/G; ivory spine with black text; dust jacket has slightly sun toning to exterior; mild dings to edges; light sticker residue to front; cloth clean; strong boards; text block has light wear to exterior edges; previous owner's name to ffep; interior clean; profusely illustrated; inscribed by author;. More
THE ART OF TURNING : TRANSLATED FROM THE SECOND FRENCH EDITION OF 1749
Brooklyn: Paul L. Ferraglio, 1975. Quarto; VG-/no DJ; Hardcover w/out DJ; Spine, blue with silver print; Boards in blue cloth, slight wear to spine caps, light shelfwear; Text block has name in ink on front flyleaf, else clean and tight; iv, xxi, 294 leaves, illustrated (b&w). NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area, ND-HV Section. More
Mother of the Land, Queen Sirikit of Thailand: Patroness of Thai Crafts
Bangkok: The Government Public Relations Department, Office of the Prime Minister, 2004. Large Octavo; pp 199; VG/VG; burnt orange pictorial spine with gilt text; burnt orange pictorial slipcase has mild wear to exterior; strong, intact panels; no jacket; cloth clean; strong boards; text block clean; pictorial endpapers; frontispiece; profusely illustrated;. More
Manessier: Oeuvre Tisse: Tapisseries, Vetements Liturgiques
n.p. Comité d'organisation pour l'exposition, 1993. Quarto; pp 142; G+/paperback; black spine with white text; covers show slight wear to exterior; mild bending to edges; text block has light stain to exterior fore edge; frontispiece; interior clean; profusely illustrated; text in French; NOTE: Shelved in Room X, Case #5. More
Oriental Art: Ceramics, Fabrics, Carpets
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1928. Large Octavo; pp 20; G-; dark green spine with gilt text; no jacket; original publisher's cloth has some soiling to exterior; gilt circular decoration to front; rubbing wear to corners; sturdy boards; text block shows foxing to exterior edges; deckled edges; previous owner's name to front pastedown; mild crack to gutter at pp 8-9; many color plates some with tissue guards;. More
CERAMIQUES ANCIENNES, CATALOGUE NO. 11
Paris: www.cperles.com, 2010. Quarto; G+/no DJ; Hardcover w/out DJ; Spine, black with white print; Boards in glossy illustrated paper, light shelfwear on rear, else clean and bright; Text block clean and tight; 166 pages, frontispiece, illustrated (color). More
CERAMIQUES ANCIENNES, CATALOGUE NO. 14
Paris: www.cperles.com, 2013. Quarto; VG/no DJ; Hardcover w/out DJ; Spine, black with white print; Boards in glossy illustrated paper, clean and bright; Text block clean and tight; 182 pages, frontispiece, illustrated (color). More
Drawings on America's Past: Folk Art, Modernism, and the Index of American Design
Washington: National Gallery of Art, Smithsonian, 2002. Small Quarto; pp 253; VG/paperback; blue spine with white and light blue text; covers clean; flaps; shrink wrapped; text block clean; profusely illustrated; arts - American;. More
The Magic of Kirigami: Happenings with Paper and Scissors
Tokyo: Japan Publications, Inc., 1978. First Printing. Large Octavo; pp 136; VG-/G; white spine with black text; dust jacket has some rubbing to exterior; light smudges to front; minor dings to edges; crease to rear flap; cloth has clean exterior; minor wear to corners and spine edges; text block has slight shelf wear to exterior edges; small smudges to exterior fore edge; profusely illustrated; interior clean;. More
Women Silversmiths, 1685-1845 [Works from the Collection of The National Museum of Women in the Arts]
Washington, D.C. The National Museum of Women in the Arts with Thames and Hudson, 1990. Quarto; pp 176; VG-/VG-; light grayish ivory spine with black text; dust jacket shows mild wear toward edges; slightly sunned spine and head edge; cloth has light shelf wear to exterior; mild splaying to boards; text block clean; profusely illustrated; Oversized order. Additional shipping and handling may be necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy international shipping unavailable due to size/weight restriction(s). Contact seller if you have any questions. This book is part of the overstocked 15's, kept in Room X. More
ARS Orientalis: The Arts of Islam and the East, Volume XI
Washington: The Freer Gallery of Art, 1979. Large Octavo; pp 328; VG; beige spine with brown text; no jacket; odd volume; cloth clean; strong boards; text block shows very little wear to exterior edges; frontispiece; interior clean; profusely illustrated; arts - Asian;. More