Search Results: Art from Scraps of American History

San Francisco: Pomegranate Artbooks, 1994. Not stated. Paperback. Very Good/No jacket. Unpaginated, a collection of beautiful postcards in color, suitable for framing or mailing. All present and attached. Colorful illustrated wraps with white titles on front cover and spine. Remains of old sticker on front cover, light edge wear, light scuffing of back cover, interior pages bright and clean, binding tight. Trade paperback, measures 7 x 5 inches.

Newtown, Connecticut: The Taunton Press, 1988. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. 199 pages with index, illustrated with more than 250 drawings, photographs and charts. A complete workshop on the art of colorwork Fair Isle knitting, by a recognized master of the craft. Gray cloth binding with white titles on the spine, decorative end papers. Very little wear to cover, titles bright, interior pages bright and clean, binding tight. Illustrated red dust jacket with white titles has a couple of dings at spine edges, light edge wear, a little fading at spine, crease in back inner fold, not clipped (price on back of dust jacket.) Measure 9 x 11 1/2 inches.

Nashville, Tennessee: Rutledge Hill Press, 1994. First edition. Hardcover. Good/good. 240 pages, indexed and illustrated with 200 of Mort Küstler's magnificent paintings. Although the artist is probably most famous for his depictions of the Civl War, this large format book covers the broad range of American subjects he has painted. Blue-green cloth binding with gilt titles on spine, blue end papers. Some fading along edges of cover, spotting, edge wear with light bumping of corners and spine ends, gilt titles bright, spotting of end papers, interior pages bright and clean, binding tight. Illustrated white dust jacket with black titles on front cover and spine shows some edge wear, curling at edges with small tears, a little scuffing and soiling, not price clipped. Measures 12 x 12 1/2 inches

London: Weston Publishing Limited, 1999. Reprint. Hardcover. Fine/very good. Unpaginated, arranged in sections with index, terms and an appendix of trade names and abbreviations. An accessible introduction to textile terminology for the student and professional in fashion, textile and related industries.Black boards with white titles on front cover and spine. Book looks nearly new with light wear at edges, interior pages bright and clean, binding tight. Matching black jacket with white titles is a little spotted, short tear and crease at top of spine, tiny tears along top edge of jacket, old price sticker on back of jacket with a little scrubbing, not clipped. Measures 5 1/4 x 7 1/4 inches.

Richmond, Virginia: The Virginia Museum, 1979. Paperback. Good +. 32 pages. Collection of articles with black and white photographs: "A Half-Century of Creative Collecting in the American Decorative Arts" by Alice Winchester, "Francis P. Garvan: He Would Educate the Nation" by Charles F. Montgomery and "Henry Francis du Pont: The Growth of a Collector" by John A. H. Sweeney. Brown wraps with embossed and imprinted lettering on front cover, 3 staple binding. Some light edge wear and a little spotting, corners creased, interior pages bright with no obvious marks or writing.

Berkeley: University of California Press, 2004. First edition. Hardcover. Good +/No jacket. 279 pages with index, beautifully illustrated in color throughout. The book resulted from a program by the authors titled "Awake Art, Buddhism and the Dimensions of Consciousness." Illustrated black boards with red titles on front cover and spine, red end papers. A little spotting of cover, light edge wear, some light scuffs, spine a bit cocked, interior pages bright and clean, binding tight.

Montreal, Canada: Penguin Lane Press, 1997. First edition, as stated. Paperback. Fine/No jacket. 102 pages, plus workbook pages, indexed and illustrated with color plates and black and white diagrams and drawings. Covers basics of knitting, felting and embroidery and then patterns for home Christmas decor and gifts.Stiff illustrated wraps with green, white and red titles on front cover, spiral binding. Very light shelf wear, new stock from former shop, a spot or two, inside pages bright and clean, binding tight, shop stamp on title page. Trade paperback, measures 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches.

Wilton, Connecticut: Morehouse-Barlow Company, 1976. Not stated. Paperback. Good +/No jacket . 75 pages, illustrated with color photographs, black and white and color charts and diagrams and drawings. A brief history of needlepoint as religious art, use of color and instructions for stitching and finishing a piece of needlepoint artwork. Contains 38 symbolic motifs. Yellow illustrated wraps with green and black titles on front cover, spiral bound. Crease in front cover at binding, light spotting and minor edge wear, remains of old sticker on front cover and price sticker on back cover, interior pages clean and bright with no marking or notations, binding tight. Trade paperback, measures 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches.

New York: Harmony Books, 1979. Not stated. Hardcover. Very Good/good. Leman, Martin. Unpaginated, illustrated with beautiful color prints. A special ABC book about cats. Illustrated boards with black titles on front cover and spine, illustrated end papers. Very light shelf wear, minor spotting, interior pages bright. Illustrated dust jacket with black titles on front cover and spine is a ittle spotted, minor fading, small nicks in edges, small stain on back jacket, not price clipped.

New York: National Educational Alliance, Inc., 1942. First edition. Hardcover. Good +/No jacket. Six copies of Volume VII bound into a handsome brown wrapper with embossed titles and a camera illustration on front cover. A complete guide to amateur and professional photography. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Each magazine has original red illustrated cover with white titles. Light wear to binder, edge wear along spine, boards a little curved, top of spine bumped in, minor spotting, a little bumping of corners, scratches on front cover, small dent in bottom edge of front cover, bindings tight, interior magazine covers bright and clean, interior pages a little tanned.

New York: National Educational Alliance, Inc., 1942. First edition. Hardcover. Good +/No jacket. Six copies of Volume VI bound into a handsome brown wrapper with embossed titles and a camera illustration on front cover. A complete guide to amateur and professional photography. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Each magazine has original red illustrated cover with white titles. Light wear to binder, edge wear along spine, boards a little curved, top of spine bumped in, minor spotting, a little bumping of corners, scratches on front cover, small dent in bottom edge of front cover, bindings tight, interior magazine covers bright and clean, interior pages a little tanned.

New York: National Educational Alliance, Inc., 1943. First edition. Hardcover. Good +/No jacket. Six copies of Volume 9 bound into a handsome brown wrapper with embossed titles and a camera illustration on front cover. A complete guide to amateur and professional photography. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Each magazine has original red illustrated cover with white titles. Light wear to binder, edge wear along spine, boards a little curved, top of spine bumped in, minor spotting, a little bumping of corners, bindings tight, interior magazine covers bright and clean, interior pages a little tanned.

New York: National Educational Alliance, Inc., 1942 . First edition. Hardcover. Good +/No jacket. Six copies of Volume VII bound into a handsome brown wrapper with embossed titles and a camera illustration on front cover. A complete guide to amateur and professional photography. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Each magazine has original red illustrated cover with white titles. Light wear to binder, edge wear along spine, boards a little curved, top of spine bumped in, minor spotting, a little bumping of corners, bindings tight, interior magazine covers bright and clean, interior pages a little tanned with small stain on one or two page edges.

New York: National Educational Alliance, Inc., 1941. First edition. Hardcover. Good +/No jacket. Six copies of Volume I bound into a handsome brown wrapper with embossed titles and a camera illustration on front cover. A complete guide to amateur and professional photography. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Each magazine has original red illustrated cover with white titles. Light wear to binder, edge wear along spine, boards curved, top of spine bumped in, minor spotting, a little bumping of corners, bindings tight, interior magazine covers bright and clean, interior pages a little tanned.

New York: National Educational Alliance, Inc., 1942. First edition. Hardcover. Good +/No jacket. Six copies of Volume V bound into a handsome brown wrapper with embossed titles and a camera illustration on front cover. A complete guide to amateur and professional photography. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Each magazine has original red illustrated cover with white titles. Light wear to binder, edge wear along spine, boards a little curved, top of spine bumped in, minor spotting, a little bumping of corners, bindings tight, interior magazine covers bright and clean, interior pages a little tanned.

New York: National Educational Alliance, Inc., 1941. First edition. Hardcover. Good +/No jacket. Six copies of Volume II bound into a handsome brown wrapper with embossed titles and a camera illustration on front cover. A complete guide to amateur and professional photography. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Each magazine has original red illustrated cover with white titles. Light wear to binder, edge wear along spine, boards curved, top of spine bumped in, minor spotting, a little bumping of corners, bindings tight, interior magazine covers bright and clean, interior pages a little tanned, former owner's name on cover of Issue 12.

New York: National Educational Alliance, Inc., 1943. First printing. Hardcover. Good +/No jacket. Master index Volume 10, Issue 55, bound into a handsome brown wrapper with embossed titles and a camera illustration on front cover. Also contains a bibliography of photography, corrections and a glossary of photo terms. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Magazine has original red illustrated cover with white titles. Bound into cover with an A to Z plus misc. section of heavy envelopes for filing. Light wear to binder, edge wear along spine, boards curved, a little bumping of corners, bindings tight, interior magazine cover bright and clean, minor edge wear, interior pages a little tanned.

New York: National Educational Alliance, Inc., 1942 . First edition. Hardcover. Good +/No jacket. Six copies of Volume III bound into a handsome brown wrapper with embossed titles and a camera illustration on front cover. A complete guide to amateur and professional photography. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Each magazine has original red illustrated cover with white titles. Light wear to binder, edge wear along spine, boards curved, top of spine bumped in, minor spotting, a little bumping of corners, bindings tight, interior magazine covers bright and clean, interior pages a little tanned.

New York: National Educational Alliance, Inc., 1942. First edition. Hardcover. Good +/No jacket. Six copies of Volume IV bound into a handsome brown wrapper with embossed titles and a camera illustration on front cover. A complete guide to amateur and professional photography. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Each magazine has original red illustrated cover with white titles. Light wear to binder, edge wear along spine, boards a little curved, top of spine bumped in, minor spotting, a little bumping of corners, bindings tight, interior magazine covers bright and clean, interior pages a little tanned.

Loveland, Colorado: Interweave Press, LLC, 2007. First edition. Paperback. Good +/No jacket. 127 pages with index. Nineteen patterns plus instruction for felting (or fulling) knitted pieces. Illustrated brown wraps with white and golt titles on front cover and spine. Some edge wear with tiny chips in top edge, minor spotting, light bumping of corners and spine ends, interior pages bright, binding tight. Trade paperback, measures 8 1/2 x 9 inches.