Japan: Nihon Vogue, 1998. Quarto. VG/VG DJ. Brown spine with black text. Dustjacket is clean with minimal edgewear; however, dustjacket does have a slight crease by the back pastedown; boards are strong and clean; binding is strong; textblock is clean. Pp. 254. More about 88 Leaders in the Quilt World Today
n.p. Early American Industries Association, 1976. Reprinted. Booklet; pp 63; G/paperback; lavender covers are moderately sunned, mostly to spine, slight peeling tear to rear; text block has light age toning to edges, previous owner's name to ffep; interior clean. More about C.S. Osborne and Company: Standard Tool Manufacturers
Toronto: New Press, 1970. Fall 1970. Octavo; pp 122; G/paperback; black spine with brown text; covers have some slight wear to exterior; light rubbing to edges; text block shows age toned exterior edges; interior shows toning; frontispiece; profusely illustrated. More about Canadian Whole Earth Almanac
n.p. n. publ. 1974. Booklet; pp 62; G+/paperback; Light brown spine without text; Covers have slight rubbing to exterior, slight wear to edges and corners; Text block shows slight wear to exterior edges, light ink markings to few pages throughout;. More about Catalog 1974: Mexican Hand-Knotted Rugs
Mulhouse: Editions Th. de Dillmont, 1978. Octavo (oblong); VG; Paperback; Spine, white, staple binding; Cover clean and bright, slight edgewear, slight smudging to rear at spine; Text block clean and tight; 48 pages, illustrated with color plates, includes stitch diagrams. More about CENTRAL ASIAN EMBROIDERIES: A JOURNEY THROUGH EMBROIDERY (DMC LIBRARY
South Burlington, VT: The Early American Industries Association, 1976. Reprinted. Thick quarto; G/no-DJ; blue spine with gilt text to pink bars; cloth has slightly sunfaded exterior; minor bumping to corners; slight creasing to spine; sturdy boards; text block shows light toning to exterior edges; previous owner's name to ffep; some pencil to rear endpapers; interior clean; illustrated; additional shipping may be necessary due to size/weight restrictions for international/expedited orders. More about The Chronicle of the Early American Industries Association [bound volumes 1-11, November, 1933 to...
Mulhouse, France: Editions Th. de Dillmont, 1956. Booklet [oblong, 8x12]; G/paperback; blue spine without text; covers show mild wear to exterior; some rubbing to edges; text block has slight shelf wear to exterior edges; interior clean; profusely illustrated;. More about DMC Library: Bulgarian Embroideries
Mulhouse, France: Editions Th. De Dillmont, 1956. Booklet [oblong, 8x12]; G/paperback; dark beige spine without text; covers show some soiling to exterior; intact binding; text block slightly darkened exterior edges; slight wear to front gutter; interior clean; profusely illustrated;. More about DMC Library: Czecho-Slovakian Embroideries
Mulhouse, France: Edition Th. De Dillmont, 1956. Booklet [oblong, 8x12]; G/paperback; dark beige spines without text; 2 volumes; covers show some soiling wear to exteriors; mild edge wear; intact binding; text blocks have slightly toned; interiors clean; profusely illustrated;. More about DMC Library: Jugoslavian Embroideries [1st and 2nd Series] 2 volumes
So. Lancaster, Mass. College Press, 1977. Reprinted. Booklet; pp 88; G/paperback; peach spine with black text; covers are slightly sunned, mostly to spine, slight soiling to exterior; text block has light toning, small crack to rear gutter, minor ink to rear pastedown; interior clean. More about E.C. Stearns & Co.: Catalog of Hardware
Leningrad: "Khudozhnik RSFSR" 1981. Quarto; pp 202; VG-/G-; white spine with black text; dust jacket has slight rubbing to exterior; some chips to corners; 2.5 inch chip to rear tail edge; cloth has slight wear to exterior; slightly bowed boards; text block shows slight wear to exterior edges; red endpapers; profusely illustrated with may photographs; interior clean; Russian and English text. More about Folk Art of the Russian Federation [from the Ethnographical Museum of the Peoples of the USSR
1988. Large Quarto; VG/VG-; Black spine with pink text; Dust jacket has slightly sunned exterior edges & spine with moderate rubbing on rear but otherwise clean and undamaged; Cloth has very slight shelf wear with clean, strong and intact panels; Text block shows light wear on exterior edge with unmarked pages and tight binding; pp 199. Russian text. More about Folk Arts and Crafts in Udmurtia
n.p. Early Trades & Crafts Society; The Mid-West Tool Collector's Association, n.d. Reprinted. Booklet; pp 112; G/paperback; sunned green spine without text; covers are moderately sunned, mostly to spine, previous owner's name to front; text block has light toning; interior clean. More about Goodnow & Wightman, Importer, Manufacturers and Dealers in Tools
Athens: National Green Handicraft Organization, 1961. Large Octavo; G/no-DJ; gray spine without text; boards have moderate sunning to exterior; some soiling to rear; minor rubbing to edges; strong boards; Japanese binding to spine underneath exterior spine casing; text block slight age toning to exterior edges; light toning to interior; profusely illustrated; Greek text; arts- Classical;. More about Greek Ornamental Themes
Athens: National Organization of Hellenic Handicrafts, 1961. Small Quarto; VG-/no-DJ; Off-white spine w/o text; Boards are slightly sunned with 2 small scratches on front, and lightly rubbed all over with strong & sturdy panels; Text block shows slight shelf wear due to age and handling with intact, tight binding. More about The Handwoven Fabrics of Thessaly
New York: Sotheby's, 1998. Quarto; G/G+; black spine with red and white text; dust jacket shows moderate rubbing to exterior; lightly sunned spine; minor edge wear; cloth has slight wear to exterior; slightly splayed boards; text block shows light wear to exterior edges; pictorial endpapers; profusely illustrated;. More about Highly Important Americana from the Stanley Paul Sax Collection
Greenwich, CT: Modern Mechanix Publishing Company, 1938. Octavo; pp 146; Poor/paperback; yellow spine with black text; covers have noticeable, heavy soiling to exterior; chips to corners; heavy chipping to spine edges; text block shows slight soiling to exterior edges; frontispiece; profusely illustrated; cracking to gutters; interior shows age toning; pp 4-5 are detached but still present; split starts to gutter at p 8; profusely illustrated; some minor chips to fore edges; fragile condition. More about How to Build 20 Boats
Berlin and Wien: Ullstein & Co, 1910. Octavo; G-/no-DJ; pp 477; gray spine with white text to black bar; cloth shows slight sunfading to exterior; few whitish spots to exterior; lightly rubbed corners; photograph adhered to front; strong boards; text block has age toning to exterior edges; ex-library with stamps to exterior edges; minor cracking to gutter at title page; age toned endpapers; cracking to gutter at pp 16-17; illustrated; frontispiece; previous owner' s name to ffep; German text. More about Ich kann wirtschaften
Winston-Salem, NC: The Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts (MEDSA), 2000. Octavo; VG/paperbacks in slipcase; yellow spines with black and red text; these 5 volumes are their own coherent work, Index of Early Southern Artists and Artisans; Journal of Early Southern Decorative Arts: Winter 1998, Vol. XXIV, No. 2; Summer 1999, Vol. XXV, No. 1; Winter 1999, Vol. XXV, No. 2; Summer 2000, Vol. XXVI, No. 1; Winter 2000, Vol. XXVI, No. 2; yellow slipcase is clean with strong, intact panels; set is new and unused in shrink wrap; additional shipping may be necessary due to size/weight restrictions for international/expedited orders. More about Index of Early Southern Artists and Artisans [5 volumes] (Journal of Early Southern Decorative...
Washington: Washington Calligraphers Guild, 1993. Octavo; VG; Paperback; Pamphlet spine, staple binding; Cover is white with blue and black print, clean and bright; Text block clean and tight; unpaged, chiefly illustrated (some color). More about LETTERING ARTS IN THE ZAPF TRADITION : SELECTED WORKS FROM THE INVITATIONAL EXHIBITION,...
New Orleans: Neal Auction Company, 2001. Large Octavo; pp 175; G/paperback; black spine with white text; covers have some rubbing to exterior; crease to front joint; slight rubbing to corners; text block shows mild wear to exterior edges; interior clean; frontispiece; profusely illustrated. More about Louisiana Purchase Auction, October 13 and 14, 2001
Mulhouse: Editions Th. de Dillmont, 1969. Octavo (oblong) ; VG-; Paperback; Spine, white, narrow without print; Cover has slight shelfwear, smudging; Text block clean and tight but for spotting to inside of rear cover and last page; various paging, stitch diagrams and color plates. More about MOROCCO EMBROIDERIES (DMC LIBRARY
Philadelphia: Henry C. Baird, 1850. Octavo; G-/no DJ; Hardcover w/out DJ; Spine, brown without print; Boards in brown cloth, embossed design and gold print, significant spotting, bumped corners and spine caps worn away; Textblock has foxing and spotting throughout, shaken binding, pencil inscription on front endpapers, pencil notation on rear endpapers, staining to front endpapers; v, 189 pages, illustrated. More about THE PAINTER, GILDER, AND VARNISHER'S COMPANION: CONTAINING RULES AND REGULATIONS IN EVERYTHING...
n. p. n. publ. 2002. Large Octavo; pp 24; VG/no-DJ; dark rust spine with yellow text; dark rust clamshell box encases book; box shows light wear to exterior; light bumping to edges and corners; mid wear otherwise; cloth has decorative illustrations to exterior; slight rubbing wear to exterior; strong boards; text block shows have all edges gilt; interior clean; each original designs protected with mylar guards; Chinese and English texts;. More about Paper-Cuts in China
Philadelphia: n. publ. 1878. Thick Octavo; pp 162; Fair/no-DJ; 3/4 bound leather spine with marbled boards; dark brown spine with gilt text; boards have noticeable rubbing to edges; some sunning to exterior; text block has age toned exterior edges; interior lightly toned; profusely illustrated; previous owner's name to ffep; frontispiece with tissue guard; bookbinder's tape to gutters; slight cracking between first few pages toward front; slight offset from some illustrations; small tear to pp 378 toward gutter. More about Peterson's Magazine, Vol. LXXIII, No. 1 [January, 1878
Portugal: Caixa Geral de Depositos, n.d. Large Octavo; pp 73; VG-/paperback; ivory spine with black text; covers show light wear due to handling; intact panels; text block has light wear to exterior edges; frontispiece; interior clean; pp 8-9 loosed, but present; profusely illustrated;. More about The Portuguese Guitar
Tokyo: Ondorisha Publishers Ltd., 1976. 12mo; pp 104; G-/paperback; yellow spine with black text; covers show moderate wear to exterior; minor wear to edges; text block shows slight wear to exterior edges; text block loosed from binding; interior has light toning toward edges; otherwise interior clean; profusely illustrated. More about Simple Stuffed Toys
Baltimore: National Association of Marble Dealers, 1923,1924. Large Octavo; G-/no-DJ; 3/4 bound red spines with gilt text; raised bands to spine; bound periodicals in 2 volumes; green cloth covered boards have moderate wear to exterior; noticeable rubbing to edges; chipped head and foot spine edges; sturdy boards; text blocks have light soiling to exterior edges; some cracking to gutters of vol. 2; marbled endpapers; interiors clean; profusely illustrated; additional shipping may be necessary due to size/weight restrictions for international/expedited orders;. More about Through the Ages, 2 volumes [bound magazine issues, v.1 - May, 1923 - April, 1924; v. 2 - May,...
Philadelphia: Gihon & Smith, 1846. 10mo; pp 252; VG-/no-DJ; red spine with gilt text; rebound in library binding; cloth has slight wear to exterior; mild wear to corners; strong boards; text block shows age toned exterior edges; some toning to endpapers; slight foxing to title page and rear endpaper; illustrated;. More about A Treatise on the Origin, Progressive Improvement and Present State of the Manufacture of...
Asgabat: Turkmen dowlet nesiryat gullugy, 2002. Small Quarto; G/no-DJ paperback; Red spine with dark blue text; Turkish & English languages; Covers had lightly bumped edges, otherwise exterior is clean & sturdy; Text block is generally clean, cracking slightly between front end paper and title page & pp 234-235; pp 235. More about Turkmen Carpets
Cambridge, Mass. The Botanical Museum, 1916. First Edition. 8vo, 10 pages; G; grey cover with black print, peripheral tanning, bumped corners, vertical center crease throughout, slight staining, pencil notation to front upper left corner, slight spotting, stray ink mark on back cover at spine edge; clean interior but for slight spotting. More about The Ware Collection of Blaschka Glass-Models of Plants in Flower
Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing Company, 2012. na. large Qto. VG/VG. matte silver DJ spine with white titles, jacket front illustrated in color upon a gray/silver background. HC is a glossy match for text and coloration of the full DJ exterior. solid metallic silver covers the fep/ffep. textblock is illustrated in b/w and color images and photographs. interior clear, neatly cornered and unmarked. the introductory section, text and b/w to 60 pp. is upon large plain white sheets, followed by two sections of glossy stock, heavily illustrated in color, many plates, with text and color figure thumbnail filled pages also. outer white edges are unblemished and the condition makes it an excellent copy overall. 282 pp. ISBN# 9780764342042. [Oversized book. Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates]. More about TURNING TO ART IN WOOD : A CREATIVE JOURNEY : A PUBLICATION CELEBRATING 25 YEARS OF THE WOOD...
Stockholm: LTs Forlage, 1968. Octavo; G/no DJ; Hardcover w/out DJ; Spine, white with black print; Boards in glossy illustrated paper, wear to corners and spine caps, edgewear, spotting, smudging; Text block has tanning to endpapers, spotting to edges, age-toning to paper; 83 pages, illustrated (some color), folded design diagrams in rear pocket. More about VAVA BILDER
New York: Alexander F. Milliken, 1983. Quarto; G/no-DJ (paperback); Spine is very thin, and white, no text, held together with tow staples; Covers have water damage to front and back; slightly age-toned, general shelf wear; Text block is age-toned, some water damage, content is clear, water damage has not affected color of black and white photographs throughout book; pp 12. More about Kazuma Oshita, The Art of Metal Hammering
Turin: Pruili & Verlucca, editori, 1999. First English Edition. Quarto; pp 211; VG/VG; black spine with white text; cardboard slipcase has lightly soiled exterior; minor wear to edges; dust jacket clean; mylar wraps; cloth has minimal wear to exterior; strong boards; text block clean; frontispiece; profusely illustrated; ; additional shipping may be necessary due to size/weight restrictions for international/expedited orders;. More about Hand-Crafted Knives: Masterpieces by American Knifemakers
New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1971. Quarto: G-/no-DJ paperback: Green spine with yellow and orange text: Covers have general shelfwear, some light chipping, binding is nearly entirely separated from covers: Textblock has smudges, star shaped stamp along tail edge, pages age toned but free of markings, folds or tears: 464 pp. [ Over sized book. Additional shipping necessary for expedited/international shipping. Economy international shipping unavailable due to weight/size restrictions. Please contact seller for additional information.]. More about The Tamarind Book of Lithography: Art & Techniques
New York: Alexander F. Milliken, 1987. Quarto; VG+/no-DJ (paperback); Spine is very thin, spine is bound to textblock with two staples; Covers have generals shelf wear, some age-toning, some edge wear; Text block has general signs of handling, content is clear; pp 12. More about The Art of Metal Hammering
New York: The Junior Literary Guild; The Viking Press, 1942. First Edition. Octavo; pp 334; G-/no-DJ; green spine with green text to beige block text; cloth shows moderate wear to exterior; rubbing wear to edges; text block shows light toning to exterior edges; pictorial endpapers; profusely illustrated;. More about Man Is a Weaver
Sunderland, UK: Thomas Read Industrial Press; Tyne and Wear County Council Museums, 1984. Fifth Edition. Small quarto; pp 136; G/paperback; gray, brown, yellow spine with ivory text; covers show slightly sunned and scratched exterior; moderate wear to edges; text block has slight toning to exterior edges; interior clean; illustrated with many photographs. More about Sunderland Pottery
New York: Sterling Publishing Company, 1999. First Edition. Large Octavo: VG/VG: Pink spine with white text: DJ has general shelfwear, some rubbing else clean: Boards are strong and clean, slight bumping to head and tail of spine, binding solid: Textblock is clean: 128 pp. More about Wonderful Wire Works: An Easy Decorative Craft
South Brunswick and New York: A.S. Barnes and Co., Inc., 1967. first. Quarto; G+/G+; Purple spine with off-white text; Dust jacket is age toned with rubbed exterior and corners, sunned spine; Boards have sunned spine and edges, otherwise strong; Textblock is slightly age toned; pp 206. More about Georgian Craftsmen and Their Work
New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1996. First Edition. Quarto; pp 192; VG/VG-; black spine with ivory text; dust jacket shows minor chipping to spine edges; cloth is clean; strong boards; text block shows slight minimal wear to exterior edges; illustrated with many color photographs; interior clean; signed by author. More about Quilts of Provence: The Art and Craft of French Quiltmaking [signed
Washington, DC: 3rueBrea, 2003. Second Edition, second printing. Second Edition, second printing. Quarto; vg/vg; dj, black spine with white text; dj, minor shelf wear; HB, light yellow, patterned spine with black text; minor shelf wear and bumping; text block, clean; 192 pp.; illus., plates and photos, some color; else very good. Oversized book, economy international shipping unavailable. Additional S/H may be necessary for expedited/Int'l orders. More about QUILTS OF PROVENCE: THE ART AND CRAFT OF FRENCH QUILTMAKING
Boston: New York Graphic Society, 1977. First Edition. Quarto; pp 167; G-/G-; burgundy spine with pink text; ex-library; dust jacket shows wear toedges, slight rubbing to exterior, mylar wraps; cloths have slight wear to exterior, minor wear to edges, strong boards; text block has slight toning to exterior edges; bookbinder's tape to front gutter; minor cracking to rear gutter; ex-library stamps to exterior head edge, rear pastedown and rear endpaper; light ink to ffep; light toning to pastedowns and endpapers; interior clean. More about Walk in Beauty: The Navajo and Their Blankets
New York: Everest Press, 1968. Folio; VG-/G+; black spine with white text; DJ has rubbing on the front and back, bumping to the head and tail of spine, age toning, tear on head front edge covered in scotch tape; Boards have bumping on the head and tail of spine, light age toning; Textblock and interior pages have age toning; 280 pp. More about The Encyclopedia of Working with Glass
Paris: Editions de la Reunion de musees nationaux, 1985. Quarto; 149; VG-/paperback; Ivory spine with black text; Covers have slight rubbing to exterior, minor wear to edges, light sunning to head and tail edges; Text block shows slight wear to exterior edges, interior clean; French text; Arts - Modern;. More about Le Musee Picasso
Pownal: Storey Publishing, 1996. Oblong quarto; VG/VG; white spine, purple text; jacket has very minor shelfwear, old price sticker on back; boards are strong; textblock is clean; pp 90. More about Nature Printing: With Herbs, Fruits & Flowers
London and New York: B T Batsford Ltd and Watson-Guptill Publications, 1969. second impression. Quarto; VG-/G-; Beige and orange spine with red & off-white text; First published in 1967; Dust jacket is slightly age toned and has 1 inch tear at top front edge, rubbed exterior and corners, price clipped; Boards have slight edgewear, otherwise clean and strong; Textblock is sunned on head edge, otherwise slightly age toned; pp 128. More about The Techniques of Woven Tapestry
Dresden: Staatliche Porzellan-Manufaktur Meissen GmbH, 2001. Small Quarto; pp 129; VG-/paperback; white spine with blue text; covers have moderate wear to exterior; slight wear to corners; text block shows mild wear to exterior edges; interior clean; frontispiece; profusely illustrated; German text. More about Peter Strang: Porzellanplastiker aud Leidenschaft [XV Meissener Manuskripte
Mulhouse: Editions Th. de Dillmont. Quarto; VG-/no-DJ paperback; beige cloth spine; cover has pen mark and sticker residue on front, two-inch rip at spine tail; textblock is clean, folding of a few pages, text in French; unpaginated. More about Broderies D'Assise
