Handicrafts of the Southern Highlands: With an Account of the Rural Handicraft Movement in the United States and Suggestions for the Wider Use of Handicrafts in Adult Education and in Recreation
by Eaton, Allen H
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good with no dust jacket; Pages toned, corners bumped, boards rubbed, owner name on front free endpaper.
- Seller
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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About This Item
NY: Russell Sage Foundation. Very Good with no dust jacket; Pages toned, corners bumped, boards rubbed, . owner name on front free endpaper.. 1937. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. Navy cloth with titles in gilt on front boards and spine. Illustrated endpapers. 112 illustrations, including 58 succulent photogravures by Doris Ulmann, most noted for her photos of Southern Americans in this book and in "Roll, Jordan, Roll". ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 370 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Old Saratoga Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 45970
- Title
- Handicrafts of the Southern Highlands: With an Account of the Rural Handicraft Movement in the United States and Suggestions for the Wider Use of Handicrafts in Adult Education and in Recreation
- Author
- Eaton, Allen H
- Illustrator
- Doris Ulmann
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket; Pages toned, corners bumped, boards rubbed, owner name on front free endpaper.
- Edition
- First Edition; Second Printing
- Publisher
- Russell Sage Foundation
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1937
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Appalachian Crafts, Doris Ulmann, Photobooks
- Bookseller catalogs
- Crafts; Photography;
Terms of Sale
Old Saratoga Books
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About the Seller
Old Saratoga Books
Biblio member since 2005
Selkirk, New York
About Old Saratoga Books
Old Saratoga Books owners Dan and Rachel Jagareski have been selling books since 1996. After running an open shop for twenty years in the historic village of Schuylerville we now sell books online and at book fairs. We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). Our specialties include books about history, science, cooking, children's books, and the arts. Rachel is a graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar and has attended Rare Book School in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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