crafts

Hardcover. Switzerland, Edita S. A. Lausanne, 1st, 1965, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, large folio in a bright dust jacket. 278 pages, color and b&w illustrations, many tipped-in color plates. Essay on Gothic tapestry by Pierre Verlet; essay on classical tapestry by Michel Florisoone; contemporary tapestry by Adolf Hoffmeister. An essay titled "The Weaver's Art" is by Francois Tabard. Lacks slipcase. DUE TO SIZE & WEIGHT, DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY.

Hardcover. Syracuse NY, Syracuse University Press, 1st, 1983, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. 186 pages, 116 illustrations. "The first serious study of the totality of Stickley's accomplishments, especially his architecture", and as a central figure in the American Arts and Crafts Movement as founder of The Craftsman and of the Stickley Workshops. Bibliographical references, pages 169-181. Clean copy.

Hardcover. NY, Macmillan , 1st, 1986, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 160 pages, illustrated throughout in b&w. Previous owner's signature on front end paper. Light edgewear to dust jacket, else a clean, tight copy.

Book: Very Good, Cloth bookmark with yellow hand-lettering and little wood block with initials attached with string. Unique. Creator unknown.

Hardcover. Waseca MN, Herter's Inc, 7th Ed., Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, light green cloth with black stamping. 446 pages, b&w illustrations throughout. Clean copy.

Softcover. Colorado Springs, Colorado, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, 1st, 1977, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover. Exhibition catalogue featuring the Hispanic art of the American Southwest. 118 pages, 21 black/white plates, 105 other black/white illustrations of pieces, and 36 black/white photographs of featured artists. Good condition, some soiling/light discoloration on the cover, top right corner bent.

Softcover. Middlebury VT, Dunmore House, 1st, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 121 pages, b&w illustrations. Clean copy.

Hardcover. New York , Jr. Literary Guild/J.B. Lippincott, Book Club Ed, 1941, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 359 pages, 348 b&w drawings and photographs by the authors. Scarce in the bright orange dust jacket, light edgewear and chipping.

Hardcover. New York , Doubleday, Page & Company, 1st, 1902, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 130 pages. Light purple embossed cloth cover. Cloth faded on spine, corners and edges are worn. Library stamp on front endpage. Previous owner's inscription on front flyleaf. Minor foxing on frontispiece, title page, and rear flyleaf and endpage. Inside is bright and clean, with b&w illustrations. Includes instruction and patterns for weaving and dyeing woolen, ingrain carpet and cotton rugs. A nice copy.

Softcover. Watkins Glen NY, American Lfe Books, reprint, nd, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, pictorial orange wrappers, facsimile reprint of the 1871 edition, "Sign Writing and Glass Embossing; A Complete Practical Illustrated Manual of the Art" by James Callingham. heavily illustrated with solid introduction, drawing essentials, many different alphabets, numerals and more. Clean, bright copy.

Softcover. np (Chicago), np, 1st, 1928, Book: Very Good, Softcover magazine, 32 pages plus 2-color illustrated stapled wraps. Features plans for The Penquin Ice Racer shown on cover. Lead article on "Shattering the Lowly Atom". Paper tanning, still very good.

Softcover. New York, Christie's , 1st, 1989, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 155 lots, illustrated in color. Softcover with minor wear to covers and spine else in very good condition.

Hardcover. Portland, Or., C. H. Belding, 1st, 1978, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 119 pages, illustrated throughout in color. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket.

Hardcover. Chicago, A. C. McClurg and Co., reprint, 1934, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 213 pages, 254 illustrations in color and b&w. First published in 1914, this is the 1934 reprint. Light yellow cloth with two-color design. Previous owner's signature, date on front fly leaf. Otherwise clean, very good.

Softcover. London, V&A Museum, 1st, 1982, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 252 pages, b&w photographs throughout. Rubbing, light edge wear to wrappers. Previous price sticker on back cover. Else a clean, tight copy.

Hardcover. Chicago, Henry Regnery, 1st, 1974, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a lightly worn dust jacket. A comprehensive guide to lacemaking, patterns and techniques, as well as a profusely illustrated history of this exquisite, enduring craft. Whether you want to make lace, learn to appreciate it as a connoisseur, or only contemplate its loveliest examples in the splendid photos, you will find it in this book. The author has included design notes, beautifully drawn diagrams, and clear, complete instructions for lacemaking in four categories: network, needle laces, bobbin laces, and mixed laces. These instructions will enable you to realize the ornate and flowery patterns of the past no less than the free-flowing forms of modern art. Clean copy.

Hardcover. New York, Harry N. Abrams, 1st, 1984, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 256 pages. 330 illustrations, including 150 plates in full color. Black cloth, gilt lettering to spine. Beautiful pictorial dust jacket. A very clean, tight and crisp copy. Like New.

Softcover. Oxfordshire UK, Wild Swan Publications, 1st, 1986, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 66 pages. Illustrated with b/w photographs and line drawings. fascinating book on making Landscape Models. 66 pages. Illustrated with several B&W Photographs and clear line drawings on most pages. Hugely informative and practical guide. Of interest to Landscape, Railway and Architectural modellers, Wargamers and Diorama Enthusiasts. Clean copy.

Hardcover. New York, Kodansha, 2nd, 1978, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 300 pages. SIGNED BY BY MARIA POVEKA (MARTINEZ) AND FAMILY ON FRONT ENDPAPER. Full color and black & white photographs and illustrations. Unclipped dust jacket has some minor moisture wrinkling on back. Book has faint damp smell. Clean, tight copy.

Softcover. NY, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1st, 2006, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 262 pages, color and b&w illustrations. This is an excellent and scholarly book filled with incredible photos and descriptions of LCT's home, Laurelton Hall. The author has written a series of fine chapters that look at all aspects of this magnificent residence. What the fire at Laurelton destroyed, this book restores with words and photos.

Hardcover. San Francisco, Chronicle Books, 1st, 1989, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, More than 200 illustrations in color and in black & white. 224 pages. Analyzes in detail Scottish architect Charles Rennie Macintosh's greatest work, the Glasgow School of Art, with commentaries discussing the school's place in the development of architecture. Clean copy.

Hardcover. NY, Robert Ensko, 1st, 1915, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, green cloth with silver lettering, 46 pages. A slim volume listing all known silvermakers, both by name and locations where they worked. Covers a little worn. A clean, important reference for collectors.

Hardcover. US, Schiffer Pub Ltd, 1st, 1986, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 256 pages. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on title page. Extensive color photography throughout. Marbled end papers and fly leaves. Edge wear to top edge. Faint foxing to top edge, otherwise a clean, tight copy.

Softcover. Minneapolis, Creative Publishing International, First Edition, 2009, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 144 pages. Softcover with french flaps. DVD ROM laid in. Full page, full color illustrations & details throughout. Clean, unmarked copy.