Search Results: navaho weaving by amsden charles avery

Dover Publications, 2011-11-01. paperback. Good condition. 5x0x8. good condition,fast ship

The Fine Arts Press/The Southwes, 1964-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 1.1102 9.1299 6.5709. Small pencil marking on prelim pages. Cover edges have minor shelf wear.

Peregrine Smith, 1975. Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

New York: Dover Publications. Very Good. 2011. Softcover. 0486265374 . Covers have slight wear to the upper spine corners and very slight edge wear. ; 263 + ads pages .

Dover Publications, 2011-11-30. paperback. Used: Good.

Rio Grande Press, 1973. Hardcover. Good. .

Layton, Utah, U.S.A.: Peregrine Smith, 1975. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Crease to spine..

Gorieta, New Mexico: The Rio Grande Press, 1982. Sixth Printing. Hardcover. In exceptionally good condition/No dust jacket. Octavo, [23cm/9.25inches], full red and gilt-embossed turquoise-coloured cloth sans dust jacket, pp. xviii, 261, indexed. Illustrated with folded colour frontis and 123 b-w halftone and colour plates &tc. Please feel free to inquire as to particulars and/or additional photographs. ... One critic noted: "Navaho Indians probably adopted the art of weaving from captive Pueblo women in the early eighteenth century. They soon outstripped their teachers in the skill and quality of their work and today Navaho blankets, rugs and other items are known all over the world. In this profoundly illustrated, first in-depth study of the technical aspects of Navaho weaving, the author summarizes the long career of the loom and its prototypes in the prehistoric Southwest, describes and illustrates in detail the various weaves used by the Navaho and analyzes the manufacture of their… Read More

Glorieta, New Mexico: The Rio Grande Press, 1971. 3rd Impreeison. Hardcover. In exceptionally good condition/No dust jacket. Octavo, [23cm/9.25inches], full red,gilt-embossed ivory cloth sans dust jacket, pp. xviii, 261, indexed. Illustrated with folded colour frontis and 123 b-w halftone and colour plates &tc. Please feel free to inquire as to particulars and/or additional photographs. ... One critic noted: "Navaho Indians probably adopted the art of weaving from captive Pueblo women in the early eighteenth century. They soon outstripped their teachers in the skill and quality of their work and today Navaho blankets, rugs and other items are known all over the world. In this profoundly illustrated, first in-depth study of the technical aspects of Navaho weaving, the author summarizes the long career of the loom and its prototypes in the prehistoric Southwest, describes and illustrates in detail the various weaves used by the Navaho and analyzes the manufacture of their native dyes.… Read More

Used, Good Condition

In this profusely illustrated, first in-depth study of the technical aspects of Navaho weaving, the author summarizes the long career of the loom and its prototypes in the prehistoric Southwest, describes and illustrates in detail the various weaves used by the Navaho and analyzes the manufacture of their native dyes. Supplemented with over 230 illustrations, including more than 100 excellent photographs of authentically dated blankets, this rich history offers superb pictorial documentation ad exhaustive coverage of our finest native crafts.

The Rio Grande Press, Inc. at front and rear. Very Good-.

Peregrine Smith, 1975. Paperback. Good.

Dover Publications, 2011-11-01. paperback. Very Good. 5x0x8. Each book is inspected by store owner/staff.Illustrated. Drawings/pictures.

Chicago, IL: The Rio Grande Press, Inc., 1964. Red cloth binding stamped in gold. 261pp. Numerous b&w photos and illustrations, several color plates. Large foldout color rug/blanket design at front. Light wear, owner's signature on front endpaper, half tiele page, title page with handwritten address. Light wear. Photots on request.. Reprint, First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Peregrine Smith, 1975-01-01. Paperback. Like New. 0x0x0. 261 p., immaculate and unmarked anywhere; photos, some quite old, diagrams and drawings of great interest; binding firm; blue, sepia, black and white ornamental cover has no more wear than would be seen in a book store.

Paperback. Very Good. Cover has minor reading wear and corner crease on back. Inside is clean, tight, bright, and unmarked.

The Rio Grande Press, Inc, 1974-01-01. Fifth printing. Hardcover. Very Good/No dust jacket as issued. 1974 reprint on the 1934 publication. The binding is tight, corners sharp. Text and images are unmarked. Foldouts intact. xviii, 261pp.

The Rio Grande Press. 1973 fourth printing, VG/--, no DJ, weaving pattern fold out laid in, numerous B&W patterns shown, 161 pages

New York, Rio Grande Press, 1974 VG Reprint. Leatherette boards show some slight marks, otherwise no significant faults. Octavo 262pp with many B&W illustrations and photographs. History, techniques and materials of the weaving of the Navaho people of North America.

Glorieta, NM: The Rio Grande Press. Very Good with no dust jacket; Covers lightly worn.. 1973. Reprint. Hardcover. Foreword by F. W. Hodge. Decorated white leatherette binding. Numerous illustrations, mostly in black and white, with a few folding illustrations. Reprint of this 1934 classic title. Discusses finger weaving, development of Navaho looms, dyes, types of weaves, types and uses of traditional Navaho textiles, blankets, rugs, design styles, and more. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .