SOFTBACK SHIPPED FROM THE UK.* Edition: 1st. Thus.* Impression: 1st.* Date of Publication: 1988* Publisher: Benton Ross* Binding and cover condition: Colour photo-illustrated soft card covers showing an asymmetrical quilt called ?Sailbird? by Barbara Bilyard. No bumps or rubs. Minimal shelf wear to edges & corners. No creases to spine or hinge. Top front corner has light crease. Spine very slightly faded. Seems lightly used if at all. VG+* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Patterned end papers. Clean, crisp, tight & bright. No annotations, inscriptions to text, a few very slight marks. no tanning or other visible faults. VG++* Illustrations: Colour photo-illustrations within text throughout.* Pages: 93 pp. text. xii pp. biographies & blank pages at rear.* Product Description:- New Zealand Quilts are among the best in the world. Outstanding for their originality of design and technical excellence, they are sought after by collectors and quilters from as far afield as Japan, Britain and North America. This book details a selection of pieces from our most creative contemporary quiltmakers. It features over fifty innovative and beautiful quilts in full colour, many in close detail. Anne Nicholas is an Auckland photographer and quiltmaker who has been photographing quilts for five years. She has travelled the length and breadth of New Zealand to assemble this collection.* This is a NEAR FINE copy of the 1st./1st. with absolutely minimal shelf wear reducing it to VG+.*

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Bookseller: Cocksparrow Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 186
Title: The Art of the New Zealand Quilt
Author: Nicholas, Anne
Format/Binding: Paperback
Book Condition: Used - VG++/VG/ND
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: 1st. Edn, 1st. Imp.
ISBN 10: 090863644X
ISBN 13: 9780908636440
Publisher: Benton Ross
Place of Publication: Aukland, New Zealand. 101
Date Published: 1988-01-01
Size: 25.2 x 21 x 1.6 cm

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Shelf Wear: Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
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Hinge: The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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