Textiles from Chequamegon Book Company

San Francisco CA: Levi Strauss & Co Publishing, 1995 unpaginated. shipping will be extra, please inquire. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Illus. by Jon Zax Photography . 10 3/4 x 13 1/2 ".

Danville VA: Dan River Mills Inc., 1967 127 pages. This handy pocket sized compilation will enable you to acquire better knowledge of fabrics for general and particular usage. Front cover has vertical crease, some cover edges bumped.. 10th Edition. Center Stapled Booklet. Very Good. 4 1/2 x 6 ".

Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania: Mkuki Na Nyota, 2016 108 pages. Kanga is a single sheet of cloth which beautifies women's lives in Tanzania and Kenya. Each kanga has a Swahili phrase known as "jina" printed in the center. The book also brings out an unknown history between kanga and Japan. Beautiful color photos.. Paperback. As New. 8 1/4 x 5 1/4 ".… Read more

London: Victoria & Albert Museum/Weatherhill, 1896 135 pages. Written around the V&A's collection; dragon robes and court robes, jewellery, hairstyles and make-up, dress technology, dyes, weaving techniques, detailed stidy of pattern cutting, and embroidery techniques. Color photos throughout.. Paperback. Near Fine. Illus. by Tomas, Ian (photos). 10 x 10 ".

New York: Clarkson Potter, 1994 Gorgeous large color illustrations of fabrics, soft furnishings, a creative album, and glossary, source guide, bibliography, index. 218 pages. Shipping may be extra for this large heavy book, please inquire.. 2nd Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Dirand, Jacques. 9 1/4 x 12 1/4 ".

Auckland New Zealand: Benton Ross, 1988 101 pages green line on bottom edge of pages. Paperback. Fine. 8 1/4 x 10".

Independence MO: McKim Studios, 1931 128 pages. Quilt Name Stories, Cutting Designs, Material, Suggestions, Yardage, Estimates Definite instructions fo revery steop of quilt making. previous owner's name and address on inside front cover dated 1931. small chips lacking from front lower corner of dj & top and bottom of dj spine (dj now in mylar protector). dj also shows some… Read more

Boulder CO: Colorado Fiber Center , 1980 96 pages. with Elayne Zorn and Ann Pollard Rowe. This is Weaver's Journal Monograph IV. Structure and Classification; The making of a sling; braids worked downward, braids worked upward, theory related to making reproductions etc. . Paperback. As New. 8 1/2 x 11 ".

New York: Charles Scribners Sons, 1981 180 pages. previous owner's name on first page.. Paperback. Near Fine. 6 x 9 ".

Palo Alto CA: Craft Works Company, 1987 91 pages. Paperback. Near Fine. 7 x 9 ".

Istanbul: Self Published "The language of Motifs and Symbols." 94 pages, color photographs throughout. Spots along inner margin of endpage, cover folds and corners scuffed. Text block Very Good.. Paperback. Good +. Illus. by Olmez, Irfan (photos). 7 3/4 x 10 3/4 ".

New York: Mayflower Books, 1979 Absorbing text on each of 26 classic European traditions, each illustrated with authentic and historical illustrations and 24 color plates. 160 pages. Faint foxing on top page edge, DJ edges slightly rubbed, spine a bit faded (now in mylar sleeve).. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Ambrus, Victor (color plates). 9 x 11… Read more

Washington D C: Textile Museum, 1974 Exhibition: Textile Museum, Washington D.C., and Montclair Art Museum, New Jersey; 9/1974 -3/1975. History and iconography of the prayer rug (Richard Ettinghausen), 42 full page color and b/w plates, 139 pages. Covers a bit scuffed, Ketterer Harris label on free front endpage, the usual library stamps.. Paperback. Very Good. 8 1/4 x 11 1/4… Read more

Needham MA: Prentice - Hall, 1990 514 pages. . Hard Cover. Fine/No Dust Jacket. 8 1/4 x 10 1/4 ".

San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1996 344 pages. "Hundreds of full-color photographs, taken especially for this volume, present a glorious array of cloths: painted and block-printed, roller-printed, tie-dyed, woven , embroidered or exquisitely hand-painted with gold and wsilver leaf; as well as prized ikats." large gift inscription on first white page otherwise book would also be in fine condition. shipping will… Read more

New York: Rizzoli, 1990 "This book is the first to examine in detail the symbolism of the motifs and designs that give life to these marvelous textiles" from around the world. 279 illlustrations, 171 in vivid color. The usual library markings, text block Near Fine.. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8 x 9 3/4 ". Ex Library.

New York: Wellington Sears Company , 1963 757 pages. small previous owner's name on inside front cover. . Hard Cover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 6 x 8 1/2 ".

Los Angeles CA: Textile Society of America, 1994 This symposium highlights the causes and effects of change on textiles around the world from the 4th century B.C. into the future (30 papers). 366 pages, b/w illustrations. Shipping may be extra for this heavy book; please inquire.. Paperback. As New. 8 1/2 x 11 ''.

Washington DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1971 63 pages. An extensive collection of household textiles, costume items, furniture and related family pieces used by the Copp family of Stonington CT from 1750-1850, was given to the U.S. National Museum in the 1890s. This catalog includes general background and considerable technical information about each textile. 65 pages, b/w illustrations. The usual library markings,… Read more

Mineola: Dover, 1979 48 pages. selection of plates from Old Oriental Carpets published in 1926 & 1927. . Paperback. Near Fine. 9 3/8 x 12 1/4".