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McIan's Costumes Of the Clans Of Scotland Seventy-Four Coloured Illustrations
by R R and Logan, James McIan
Collecting Costumery Books & Ephemera
Oriental Carpet Identifier
by Bennett, Ian
New York: Shooting Star Press, 1985. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 12.0x9.1x0.6in. 1996 edition. Dust jacket in clear protector. A comprehensive classification of carpets and rugs, charting the history and development of the art of oriental rug making; features over 200 lavishly illustrated carpets and rugs; includes a full glossary of techniques and patterns. 112pp 1.77lb 12.0x9.1x0.6in
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£8.10
Hungarian Domestic Embroidery
by Varju-Ember, Maria
Budapest: Corvina Press, 1963. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. 7.2x6.6x0.5in. title in Hungarian on first page, stamp on second page, toning to endpapers, dust jacket lightly worn at head of spine and top corners. Dust jacket in clear protector. Illustrated with 48 plates (8 in color). 48pp 0.67lb 7.2x6.6x0.5in
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£32.38
Chinese and Exotic Rugs
by Eiland, Murray L
Boston, MA: New York Graphic Society, 1979. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 12.3x9.3x1.0in. dust jacket with light wear to head of spine and small tear at top edge of front panel. Dust jacket in clear protector. With 52 color plates, 180 black-and-white illustrations, and 30 line drawings and maps. 246pp 3.34lb 12.3x9.3x1.0in
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£12.14
Duchess Lace.
by GRAAF, JANE NEWBLE-DE:
London: Batsford, 1989. First edition. Illustrations. 4to (10 x 7 1/2 inches), 127-pages, original cloth; excellent in like dust jacket.
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£12.00
Wrapped in Glory: Figurative Quilts & Bedcovers, 1700-1900
by Fox, Sandi
London: Thames and Hudson, 1990. 1st. Hardcover. As New/Near Fine. 11.3x9.3x0.8in. book is new, dust jacket has small abrasion to laminate at top edge of back panel near spine. Dust jacket in clear protector. With 245 illustrations, 179 in color. 167pp 2.34lb 11.3x9.3x0.8in
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£16.19
Oriental Rugs in the Metropolitan Museum of Art
by Dimand, M. S. and Jean Mailey
New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1973. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 11.3x8.4x1.3in. dust jacket price-clipped, lightly crimped at head of spine. Dust jacket in clear protector. 236 rugs in the collection are described and illustrated in photographs of the complete piece. Illustrated with 297 figures and 19 color plates. 353pp 3.46lb 11.3x8.4x1.3in
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£32.38
Appearances: Fashion Photography Since 1945
by Harrison, Martin
New York: Rizzoli, 1991. 1st. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. 12.5x11.8x1.3in. remainder mark on bottom edge near spine. Dust jacket in clear protector. The illustrations in this book include many previously unpublished works as well as the most renowned icons of fashion photography from Penn and Avedon to Bourdin and Weber. 312pp 6.00lb 12.5x11.8x1.3in
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£60.71
Seven Hundred Years of Oriental Carpets
by Erdmann, Kurt
London: Faber & Faber, 1970. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 12.5x10.2x0.9in. dust jacket price-clipped. Dust jacket in clear protector. With 286 black and white illustrations and 20 color plates. 238pp 4.11lb 12.5x10.2x0.9in
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£72.86
Textiles in America: 1650-1870
by Montgomery, Florence M
New York: W. W. Norton, 1984. 1st. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 10.2x8.8x1.4in. light foxing to edges of text block, dust jacket price-clipped and lightly rubbed at tips. Dust jacket in clear protector. A dictionary based on original documents, prints and paintings, commercial records, American merchants' papers, shopkeepers' advertisements, and pattern books with original swatches of cloth. Illustrated with 32 figures in the text and 104 color plates and 100 black and white plates in the...
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£64.76
Medieval Tapestries in the Metropolitan Museum of Art
by Cavallo, Adolfo Salvatore
New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1993. 1st. Hardcover. New. 12.1x9.7x2.5in. in shrinkwrap in slipcase with remainder mark on bottom. The catalogue of 64 medieval tapestries in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, described and illustrated with multiple images. 189 black and white figures accompany the text. 688pp 8.90lb 12.1x9.7x2.5in EXTRA SHIPPING CHARGES NECESSARY
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£76.90
The Tapestry Book
by Candee Helen Churchill
NY: Tudor 1935 Reprint Decorated Cloth. Very Good with edge wear, dust soiling to covers, cloth worn through at corners. See photos bx802
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£12.14
The Fancy Work Basket. A Profitable & Pleasant Employment for Ladies at Home & at the Seaside. Practical Lesssons in Art Needlework, Crewel and Crochet Work, Knitting and Embroidery. New Edition No..1.
by PERIODICAL:
R S Cartwright, London, 1887. A bound volume comprising Vol. 1 Numbers 1,2,9; Vol. 2, No. 17; Vol. 3 Numbers 25-36; and Vol. 4, Numbers 37-39; thus Numbers 25-39 are consecutive monthly issues. 18th monthly issuies in all, each of approx. 12-pages. At the commencement of Vol. 3 the title changes to: "Mrs. Leach's Fancy Work Basket. Practical Lessons in Art Needlework, Lustra Painting, China Painting, Crochet Macrame, Crochet, Knitting, Home Decoration, Bazaar Articles, Patchwork, Netting and...
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£65.00
Aprons, Icons of the American Home.
by CHENEY, JOYCE:
Philadelphia & London: Running Press, 2000. First edition. Coloured plates. (10 1/2 x 10 1/4 inches), 144-pages, original cloth excellent in very slightly edge curled dust jacket.
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£10.00
Michael James: Studio Quilts
by Harris, Patricia, David Lyon, and Patricia Malarcher
Neuchâtel: Éditions Victor Attinger, 1995. 1st. Hardcover. Near Fine/As New. 12.5x10.0x0.7in. Signed by Author(s). signed by author; light fading to edges of boards. Dust jacket in clear protector. 117pp 2.61lb 12.5x10.0x0.7in
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£28.33
Turkish Rugs
by Yohe, Ralph S. and H. McCoy Jones (editors)
Washington, DC: The Textile Museum, 1968. 1st. Soft cover. Very Good. 10.9x8.5x0.3in. toning to spine, slight curling to covers. The catalogue of an exhibition sponsored by the Washington Hajji Baba (the Rug Society of Washington, D.C., inc.) -- in cooperation with the Textile Museum, May 26 to September 21, 1968. Illustrated with 89 plates, 5 in color. 0.64lb 10.9x8.5x0.3in
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£9.71
Fine Oriental Rugs and Carpets, New York, December 1, 1984 (Sale 5250)
by _________________
New York: Sotheby's, 1984. 1st. Soft cover. Fine. 10.7x8.2x0.3in. 242 lots are described, many illustrated, several in color. 0.94lb 10.7x8.2x0.3in
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£12.14
American Quilts in the Newark Museum Collection
by Curtis, Phillip H
Newark, NJ: The Newark Museum Association, 1974. 1st. Soft cover. Fine. 10.0x7.4x0.2in. This is Volume 25, Numbers 3 & 4, of The Museum New Series (Summer-Fall, 1973). 68pp 0.47lb 10.0x7.4x0.2in
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£24.28
Quilts and Other Bed Coverings in the Canadian Tradition
by McKendry, Ruth
Toronto: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1979. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 12.3x9.3x0.9in. dust jacket lightly faded on spine. Dust jacket in clear protector. With 441 illustrations, a few in color. 240pp 3.04lb 12.3x9.3x0.9in
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£16.19
Caucasian Carpets
by Gans-Ruedin, E
London: Thames & Hudson, 1986. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 10.3x10.0x1.8in. dust jacket with small tear at bottom of front fold, rubbing to back panel. Dust jacket in clear protector. With 350 illustrations, including 160 color plates. 369pp 4.52lb 10.3x10.0x1.8in
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£101.19
Oriental Rugs of the Hajji Babas
by Walker, Daniel S
New York: The Asia Society, 1982. 1st. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. 11.3x8.9x0.8in. light foxing to edges of text block. Dust jacket in clear protector. 50 rugs are described and illustrated on full-page color plates. 32pp 2.06lb 11.3x8.9x0.8in
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£20.24
Carpets and Their Datings in Netherlandish Paintings 1540-1700
by Ydema, Onno
Woodbridge, Suffolk: Antique Collectors' Club, 1991. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 11.3x9.0x0.9in. Dust jacket in clear protector. With 129 figures, 32 in color, and a catalogue of 960 paintings, some with small black and white illustrations. Includes a list of codes. 208pp 2.49lb 11.3x9.0x0.9in
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£28.33
The Splendor of Persian Carpets
by Gans-Ruedin, E
New York: Rizzoli, 1978. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 10.4x10.2x2.4in. Dust jacket in clear protector. With 214 full-color illustrations. 566pp 6.15lb 10.4x10.2x2.4in
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£121.42
Fairy Fancy on Fabrics: The Wonderland of Calico Printing
by Bindewald, Erwin and Karl Kasper
Braunschweig: Georg Westermann Verlag, 1951. 2nd. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 9.2x6.6x0.6in. revised 2nd edition; acetate dust jacket with tiny chip at head of spine and long crack at bottom corner of back panel. Dust jacket in clear protector. Profusely illustrated. The paintings in water-colors and the drawings are reproductions of originals by Erwin Bindewald. 168pp 0.92lb 9.2x6.6x0.6in
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£16.19
Asian Costumes and Textiles from the Bosphorus to Fujiyama: The Zaira and Marcel Mis Collection
by Kahlenberg, Mary Hunt (introduction and essay), Valérie Berinstain, Claudine Delecourt, and Frieda Sorber (essays)
Milan: Skira Editore, 2001. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 12.1x10.3x1.4in. dust jacket with tiny crimp along bottom edge of front panel. Dust jacket in clear protector. 291pp 5.10lb 12.1x10.3x1.4in
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£48.57
New Fashions for Outsizes. Catalogue No.55.
by LEACH-WAY:
Leach-Way Fashions, n.d. Illustrations throughout in b&w. 4to (12 x 9 1/4 inches), 16-pages, original coloured pictorial wrappers, vertical crease. Without the 3 free patterns. " Long lines give added height to the not-so-slim figure" - "Not-so-slim" ! They should see what "Not-so-slim" looks like today ! . It looks trimmed in the photograph but it is not - just too large for our scanner bed.
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£10.00
