Search Results: CRAFTS & HOBBIES from A. Parker's Books, Inc.

NY: Coward-McCann, 1938. First edition. Hardcover. Very good/Good. the author. The History of Decorative Stitchery and Embroidery from the Late 16th to the 20th Century. NY: Coward-McCann, 1938. First edition. Numerous full color and b/w photographs and b/w illustrations. Illustrated by the author. 232 pp. Hardcover. 4to size. Dark blue cloth. Gilt lettering to spine and front board. Extremities sunned; heel and bottom corners bumped; endpapers toned. Dust jacket well worn with sunned spine and a large tear to front cover, but intact. Interior clean and tight. Very good/Good.

Tokyo: Ishi Press, 1977. First printing. Softcover. Very good+/No dust jacket. Tokyo: Ishi Press, 1977. Translated by John Fairbairn. First printing. Numerous b/w illustrations. 282 pp. Softcover. 16mo. Green trade paperback. Very good overall with only minimal signs of wear. Very good+/No dust jacket.

Chicago: Frederick J. Drake & CO, 1902. Softcover. Very good-/No dust jacket. Chicago: Frederick J. Drake & CO, 1902. Translated by Hilliar, William J.. Numerous b/w illustrations. 189 pp. Softcover. 16mo. Dark green trade paperback. Head and heel worn, creases down spine. Light edge wear. Some pocketing to back cover. Pages lightly toned, but are otherwise clean and bright. A very nice copy overall. Very good-/No dust jacket.

Chicago: Frederick J. Drake, 1902. Softcover. Good/No dust jacket. Chicago: Frederick J. Drake, 1902. Numerous b/w illustrations. 156 pp. Softcover. 16mo. Beige trade paperback. Head and heel beginning to peel. Many creases down spine. Corners creased. Bottom corners of front cover and some following pages are worn off. Foxing and heavy toning to pages. A good copy overall. Good/No dust jacket.

Red Creek, NY: Squire Hill Publishing Company, 1989. First edition. Softcover. Very good/No dust jacket. Red Creek, NY: Squire Hill Publishing Company, 1989. First edition. Numerous b/w photographs and illustrations. xii, 289 pp. Softcover. Small 4to. Burgundy trade paperback. Minor scuffing and edge wear. Front endpage inscribed by a ÒJackie Bellamy.Ó Pages bright and clean. Very good condition overall. Very good/No dust jacket.

Vol. 1: Dreams; Vol. 2: Dreams, The House of Orange. Ankeveen, Holland: Mingus, (1982). 2 vols. Numerous b/w and color illustrations. Vol. 1 & 2, 79 pp. Hardcover. 8vo size. Yellow & orange illustrative paper covered boards. Extremities lightly bumped and rubbed, pressure points more so. Front heel joint on vol. 2 slightly worn, heel and bottom front corner on vol. 1 starting to wear. Still clean, tight and bright. Very good/No dust jacket. (Multiple volumes - extra shipping charges apply)

New York: Np, 1946. Hardcover. Very good/No dust jacket. 12 Issues Of ÒChess ReviewÓ Magazine. New York: Np, 1946. Edited and published by I. A. Horowitz and Kenneth Harkness. Numerous b/w photographs and illustrations. various pagination pp. Hardcover. 4to. Red cloth. Gilt lettering to spine. Spine lightly toned; head and heel lightly bumped and rubbed; corners rubbed; small tear to front hinge at head; boards lightly soiled; endpaper lightly toned. Pages toned; otherwise, interior clean and sound. Very good/No dust jacket.

Contemporary Designs Inspired by the American Past. NY: Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., (1976). Photography by Kenneth Kaplowitz. Signed by the author. Numerous b/w and color illustrations including a b/w example frontispiece. 112 pp. Hardcover. Large 8vo size. Blue paper covered boards. Minor shelf wear to bottom edges. Minor bumping and rubbing to pressure points. Clean, tight and bright. Dj is slightly edge rubbed and yellowed. Very good/Very good+.

NY: William Morrow & Co., Inc., (1975). Illustrated with 40 pages of color photographs, 55 black & white photographs and 80 line drawings. 248 pp. Hardcover. Small 4to size. Mustard cloth. Gilt lettering to spine, illustrative endpapers. Minor bumping and rubbing to pressure points. Clean, tight and bright. Dj is slightly edge rubbed, pressure point worn, yellowed and price clipped. Very good+/Very good. Here is the complete story of crewel, from the Bayeux Tapestry to the present. (Oversized - extra shipping charges apply)

Detroit: Gale Research Co, 1974. Hardcover. Very good+/No dust jacket. Detroit: Gale Research Co, 1974. With an English Translation by Mary McPeek. Numerous b/w illustrations at rear and within text, and pattern guides in rear flap. 184+ pp. Text in French, with paperback English translation in rear flap. Hardcover. 8vo size. Green cloth. Top edge lightly foxed. Else, A nice copy. Very good+/No dust jacket.

NY: Charles ScribnerÕs Sons, (1976). Numerous b/w photographic examples, line drawings and color plates. 81 pp. Hardcover. Small 4to size. Gray paper covered boards. Minor rubbing to extremities. Pressure points lightly bumped; bottom corners more so, dented. Top & bottom board edges slightly sunned. Faint, mild foxing on top edge. Gutters discolored. Overall quite good. Boards and text clean, binding tight. Dj is slightly edge rubbed and interior yellowed. Very good-/Good+.

NY: Charles ScribnerÕs Sons, 1974. Hardcover. Very good/Very good-. From Old Dutch Samplers. NY: Charles ScribnerÕs Sons, (1974). Translated by Patricia Wardle and Gillian Downing. Fully illustrated with b/w samples, patterns, drawings, and several examples in color. 192 pp. Hardcover. Large 8vo size. Dark green cloth. Mild shelf wear. Former ownerÕs name in ink, blacked out on ffep. Otherwise near fine. Clean, tight and bright. Dj is lightly edge rubbed, pressure point worn, head chipped and torn, and yellowed. Very good/Very good-.

London: Merehurst, 1993. Copious full color photographs. 144 pp. Hardcover. 4to. Blue paper covered boards. A nice copy housed in a lightly top edge bumped dustjacket. Very good+/Very good+.

Munich: Hans Meschendorfer, 1964. First edition. Hardcover. Very good/No jacket issued. Munich: Hans Meschendorfer, 1964. First edition. Signed by the author. Copious b/w and full color illustrations. Unpaginated. Hardcover. 4to. Light gray cloth. Loose-leaf and soft cover set in. Cover slightly edge worn, front board slightly bowed; scattered light foxing throughout; else clean & sound. Very good/No jacket issued.

Needlepoint, Knitting and Decorative Design Projects for the Home. Boston: Little Brown and Company, 1995. Copious full color photographs. 160 pp. Hardcover. Folio. Slate blue paper covered boards. A nice copy in like dustjacket. Very good+/Very good+.

(NY): (Time Publishing Ventures, Inc.), 1996. Profusely illustrated in color for instruction. 144 pp. Hardcover. 4to size. Illustrative paper covered boards. Minor bumping and rubbing to extremities. Very good/No dust jacket.

NY: The Typophiles, Inc., 1969. Softcover. Very good/No jacket issued.

Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1987. Hardcover. Very good+/Very good. Masters, Richard.

N.p: Henry J. Wehman, 1898. Softcover. Good+/No jacket issued.

(Albuquerque, NM: The University of New Mexico Press, 1953. Hardcover. Very good/Very good-. (Albuquerque, NM: The University of New Mexico Press, 1953). In collaboration with Al Paul Theil. 38 b/w figures and a frontispiece. 77 pp. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Brown illustrative cloth. Minor bumping and rubbing to pressure points. Top edge slightly dust soiled. Edges and pages lightly yellowed with faint, very light scattered foxing extending only to endpapers, top edge more so. Still clean, tight and bright. Dj is slightly edge rubbed and worn, pressure point chipped, spine sunned, yellowed, scuffed and soiled. Very good/Very good-.