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By: Barth, Georg J.
Price: $18.00
Publisher: Stevens Point, Wisconsin, U.S.A., Schneider Publishing: 1993
Seller ID: 19311LC
ISBN: 0936984120
Condition: Near Fine
Very nice book -- only small spots of isolated edgewear and a tiny crease to lower corner to detract. No spine crease and no names or writing. Pages and page edges pristine. Illustrated throughout with black and white photos and instructional drawings. The author provides step-by-step instructions for traditional Native American beading techniques while placing each in its historical and cultural context. 219 pages. View more info
By: Benjamin, Susan
Price: $16.00
Publisher: London, Benjamin Dent & Co. , Ltd.: 1999
Edition: Reprint
Seller ID: 23419
ISBN: 0950580619
Condition: Fine
Crisp, clean, beautiful book which appears gently read, if at all, and still contains two unused postcards depicting enameled boxes and two Siamese cats in porcelain. No defects of note other than a message written on the front endpaper thus, " ------- ------, She gave Tom the Commander's Table (page 46 ) Purchased 1993 at Buckingham Palace." Dustjacket will arrive in brand new mylar cover,.Enamelling was a Georgian craft, but it began in 1750 and lasted lless than 100 years. By 1840 it was over and now has revitalized. Book measures 9" x 10" and has152 pages. Many illustrations in full col... View more info
Price: $30.00
Publisher: N3ew York, Self-published: 1947
Seller ID: 30022
Condition: Very Good
A long time ago when the earth was green I had one of these pink booklets. It sold rather quickly, but had no extras inside as this one does. As always, when extra items inside the main piece belong with it I never take them out and sell them individually. The main booklet covers gesso history, preparing gesso, materials for gesso frame finishing, coats of gesso, finishing with oil colors, obtaining an antique effect, a two tone finish, gold bronzing, and more. The other items are Artistic Picture Framing (10 pages) and Gesso Craft, a leaflet of four pages. The pink one has 19 pages with instr... View more info
Price: $15.00
Publisher: U.S.A., Rodale Press: 1989
Seller ID: 23418
ISBN: 087857820X
Condition: Fine
Crisp as new with no defects of note -- no names or writing, no price-clip, no tears or chips, and no creased pages. Book measures 8" x 10-3/4"and has 115 pages. Dustjacket will arrive in brand new mylar cover. Book offers seventeen "spectacular projects". including a scooter trike, a catterpillar pull-toy, 1909 Blitzen-Benz racing car, German Fokker Triplane, Volvo luxury bus, organ-grinder's cart, MAN tractor-trailer, quarry crane, horse-drawn post office van, Mercedes Benz 4-wheel drive farm tractor, steam locomotive and coaches, water-powered inclined railway, Silver Ghost boat-tailed ro... View more info
By: Bonito, Debra
Price: $25.00
Publisher: Atglen, PA., Schiffer Pubishing Ltd.: 2001
Edition: First Printing
Seller ID: 23489
ISBN: 0764312693
Condition: Fine
Book itself is bright and clean with no names or writing and no bumps to boards. Very clean inside and out. The dustjacket is likewise nice with no tears or chips. Looks very handsome in brand new mylar cover. Book measures 9" x 11-1/2" and has 207 beautifull illustrated pages. Color photographs are plentiful and there is also much information on lace trim, bridal hankies, fashion, society embroidery, Appenzell-work, bed linens, table linens and more. View more info
By: Brewer, Mary
Price: $55.00
Publisher: Boulder, Colorado, U.S.A., Paladin Press: 2002
Seller ID: 19629MtG
ISBN: 1581603061
Condition: Fine
Scarce in hard cover. Book is clean as a whistle inside and out with no names or writing, no bumps to boards and no tears or chips to jacket which has been protected by brand new mylar cover. Measures 9"x11-1/4" and is illustrated throughout with instructional drawings and black and white photographs. A practical, straightfoward guide unfettered by "arcane questions". Includes instructions for items of adornment as well such as necklaces, bags and hair enhancements. 159 pages. View more info
By: Brunello. Franco
Price: $59.00
Publisher: Venice, Italy, Neri Pozza Editore: 1973
Edition: First American Edition
Seller ID: 25205
Condition: Very Good
Book itself is clean with unbumped blue boards and no names or writing,. Pages and page edges pristine with just light tonign to pages. Jacket is also clean and shows no tears or chips. Has been protected by brand new mylar cover. 178 illustrations in black and white and seven in color. Originally published in Italy in 1967 and in America for the first time in 1973. A page at front of book shows that the American translation was made possible by Phoenix Dye Works of Cleveland, Ohio .A massive work which begins with the prime colors based on mineral pigments used by Paleolithic Man. 467 pages. View more info
By: Buchanan, George
Price: $24.95
Publisher: New York, New York, U.S.A., Sterling Pub Co Inc: 1990
Edition: Third Printing
Seller ID: 19756
ISBN: 0806974648
Condition: As New
Crisp, beautiful book. No names or writing, no spine crease, pristine pages and page edges. Includes detailed instructions and drawings from making violins, classical guitars, jaszz guitars, violas, cellos, mandolins and mandolas. Over 500 detailed diagrams. 205 pages. Indexed. View more info
Price: $110.00
Publisher: U.S.A., Meadow Run Press: 2007
Edition: Reprint
Seller ID: 27866
ISBN: 0962060976
Condition: New in Slipcase
Crisp, BRAND NEW book in beautiful pictorial slipcase. Pages and page edges pristine, as are boards and slipcase. Illustrated with numerous black and white instructional photos. A classic in the field which offers a personal biography of the author by Hoagy Carmichael who promised Garrison on his death bed that he would produce a new edition. Here he has incorporated some of his own ideas from 20 years of experience and updated the source list. 296 pages. View more info
Price: $20.00
Publisher: San Francisco, Soma Books: 1999
Edition: First Ptinting
Seller ID: 30021
ISBN: 1579590195
Condition: Fine
This is a beautiful book -- no chips, creases, writing and tears. It hasn't even been price-clipped and will arrive in a brand new mylar cover. This book measures 9" square and has 147 pages. some of which has toned very light at the edges. The potographs here are wonderful -- alll in color and numbered over 130. The book excplains colors, patterns, symbols, and history of tribal rugs, plus all the technical terms used by the dealers. I also discussed how to know how to choose, how to clean an store and much more. Very nice gift. View more info
By: Etchells, C.T.
Price: $20.00
Publisher: Exeter, N. H., Adams-Brown Co.:
Edition: Reprint
Seller ID: 26003
Condition: Fine
Very nice clean booklet with no names or writing. Measures 5-1/2"x8-1/2" and has 26 pages of dense text. Illustrated sparingly with small drawings. Originally published in 1917 and reprinted here in a limited run. No date, but fairly recent -- 70's or 80's. View more info
Price: $25.00
Publisher: Beirut, Lebanon, Al-Khal Printers: 1984
Edition: First Edition
Inscription: SIGNED by Author
Seller ID: 25376
Condition: Very Good
Very scarce book which the author had been compiling for years. She taught herself the technique while living in the U.S. and began putting ideas on paper in Turkey, and Zaire before teaming up with her illustrator in Beirut, Lebanon. She explains the basic technique and then shows how to enliven it with embroidery, edging and decoration. SIGNED by author at top of revesre side of front cover thus, "To ----, in appreciation. Dorothea." Franck died in 1988 at the age of 71 and was revered for her work iin stengthening American and Middle Eastern relations. Book measures 9"x11" ... View more info
By: Galban, Michael
Price: $25.00
Publisher: Perrysburg, Ohio, R.E. Davis Company: 2005
Seller ID: 19560MtG
Condition: Fine
Instructional DVD in nice, clean case. Runs 70 minutes and teaches the art of moccasin making, particularly that of the Woodland Indians. Topics discussed include techniques to make both center seam and wide vamp pucker toe styles. From pattern making to stitching. Much detail for the reeanctor. View more info
By: Gustafson, Paula
Price: $55.00
Publisher: Vancouver, British Columbia, Douglas & McIntye Ltd.: 1980
Seller ID: 25913
ISBN: 0888942680
Condition: Near Fine
Very handsome, clean book, with just a small holiday inscription to top corner of front free endpaper. No tears or chips, no other markings and no bumps to boards. Jacket will arrive in brand new mylar cover. Book measures 9"x12-1/2" and has 131 pages. Illustrated with maps, instructive line drawings, and black and white photos of weavers plying their craft, as well as of finished products. Color plates at center of book.An informative tribute to the Salish people of the Pacific northwest,. Ample text. View more info
By: Hargreaves, Kim
Price: $20.00
Publisher: United Kingdom, Rowan Yarns: 2003
Seller ID: 25812
Condition: Very Good
Beautiful magazine measuring 9-1/2"x12-1/2" printed on quality coated paper and lavishly illustrated with designs in full color worn by models in visually appealing settings. Patterns at back in black and white. Includes a talk with designer Zoe Mellor as well as articles on crochet, the fear of knitting with color; and the latest fashions from Milan, Paris and New York. Almost a book! View more info
By: Heringa, Rens; Veldhuisen, Harmen
Price: $18.00
Publisher: Los Angeles, Caliifornia, Los Angeles County Museum of Art: 2000
Edition: First Thus
Seller ID: 23423
ISBN: 0834803720
Condition: Fine (as new)
Exquisite book with handsome French fold cover. Very beautiful and in as new condition. Measures 9" x 12" and has 239 pages including index. Color photos throughout text show the various designs and colors. Some fot he topics covered are The World of the Pasisir; The Historical Background of Batik of Java; From Home Craft to Batik Industry; Batik Pasisir as Meztizo Costume in Java; Tranditional colors; Emblems of Colonial Power; and more. View more info
By: Hideyuki Oka
Price: $28.00
Publisher: U.S.A., Weatherhill: 1975
Edition: Fifth Printing
Seller ID: 27611
ISBN: 0834801086
Condition: Fine
This is a sequel to How to Wrap 5 Eggs, a guide to packaging Japanese style. The book is magnificently visual with no less than 244 photographs in both matte gravure and in color. Most of the book is comprised of the plates with a section at back offering information on each one. Book itself is clean and bright with no names or writing, no bumps to boards and is tightly bound. The jacket is likewise clean, marred only by a small chip to top of spine. Looks miost handsome in brand new mylar. Measures 7-1/2" x 10-1/2" and has 215 pages. View more info
By: Highes, Susan Lyons (editor)
Price: $18.00
Publisher: Marietta, Ohio, 2001
Seller ID: 22094
Condition: Very Good
Not too commonly found on the secondary market -- six issues, a full run of Volume VIII covering April through December 2001. January is included in the last issue of Vol. VII which is why this appears to be lacking one. Fascinating information for historians and those involved in Civil War reenactment. Among the varied topics are these: the importanceo f quinene in the Antebellum South, planning a mid-19th century wedding, 19th century rug hooking, Civil War emigrants, the use of oxen during the Civil War; Civil War quilts; assembling a wardrobe for newcomers; the American Sunday School Union... View more info
By: Laffan, William; Monkhouse, Christopher
Price: $35.00
Publisher: Chicago, The Art Institute of Chicago: 2015
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 277340
ISBN: 0865592721
Condition: Fine
This is a sumptuous book with many color illustrations (see photos) and is in excellent condfition, pristine inside and out. It's oversized at 9-1/2" across and 11" tall and has 288 pages. There is no crease to spine and no names or writing. Text is divided into two parts :People and Places and The Arts of Ireland -- pastels, mezzotints, miniaiture portraits on enamel and ivory, furniture, silversmithing, ceramics, glass, textiles, bookbinding and musical instruments. Much text. View more info
By: Maysmor, Bob
Price: $30.00
Publisher: Aotearoa, New Zealand, Steele Roberts: 2001
Seller ID: 25074
ISBN: 18772228265
Condition: Fine
Very handsome book of interest to both kite makers and those who love fly them. Clean as a whistle inside and out with no bumps to boards, no names or writing, and no tears or chips to jacket which will arrive protected by brand new mylar cover. Illustrated throughout with art and photographs, many od which are in full color. A comprehensive study of the craft.Book measures 7-1/4" tall and 10" across. 112 pages. View more info
