Ireland's Tradiitonal Crafts
by Shaw-Smith, David
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0500013217
- ISBN 13
- 9780500013212
- Seller
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Sturminster Newton, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London : Thames and Hudson Ltd., 1984. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Maroon hardcover with title in gilt on spine. Condition: Very good, binding sound. Inscribed on the half-title and dated May 1984 by the author and his wife Sally to the previous owners. Dustjacket condition: Very good, with just a hint of sunning to the spine. 224pp. 440 illustrations, 125 in colour. In this book the author meets the skilled practitioners of more than forty different traditional Irish crafts, from the weaving of crioses (colourful woollen belts) and the making of pampooties (moccasin-type shoes) on the Aran islands to the blowing of Waterford glass, or the making of currachs or drystone walls..
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- Bookseller
- Karen Jakobsen Art & Design Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007301
- Title
- Ireland's Tradiitonal Crafts
- Author
- Shaw-Smith, David
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0500013217
- ISBN 13
- 9780500013212
- Publisher
- Thames and Hudson Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1984
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- stone-cutting, currachs, uillean pipes, spinning, irish crafts
- Bookseller catalogs
- History; Costume and Textiles;
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