1500 Patterns No. J84.
Paris: CIe des Editions de l'Alma, 1985. Paperback. 4to. 194 pp. Corners lightly bumped and worn. Creasing to front cover, sunning to covers. Pages nice and clean, binding tight.
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Fixing Up:; A Bilingual Handbook for Older Homes / Manual de Consertos em Casas Antigas
Warren, RI: 1979. Paperback. 127 pp., 8vo. Paperback. English & Spanish texts. Light edgewear to covers & spine; lg po marker handwriting to front cover. Profusely illustrated w/ line drawings; also includes fold-out color chart. Pgs clean & crisp.
Fixing Up:; A Bilingual Handbook for Older Homes / Manual de Consertos em Casas Antigas
Warren, RI: 1979. Paperback. 127 pp., 8vo. Paperback. English & Portuguese texts. Light edgewear & sunning to covers & spine. Profusely illustrated w/ line drawings; also includes fold-out color chart. Pgs clean & crisp.
Atlas Layouts, HO Scale Railroads.
Hillside, NJ: Atlas Tool Co., 1987. Pamphlet. 4to. 48 pp, b&w diagrams. Cover somewhat worn, pages fine. Guide to building customized train sets.
Preston Bailey's Design for Entertaining:; Inspiration for Creating the Party of Your Dreams
Boston, New York, London: Bulfinch Press, 2002. First edition. Cloth. 183 pp. 4to. Cloth in dustjacket. First edition. Slight edge wear to jacket, minor soiling to spine. Book in near fine condition, soiling to top edge. Photographys by Roger Dong and Alex Kirkbride.
The Silk Pictures of Thomas Stevens.
New York: An Exposition Banner Book, 1957. Cloth Hard Cover. 8vo. 147 pp. Spine ends and corners are lightly bumped, light rubbing and tiny tears along dj edges, library markings to fpd and title page. A Biography of the Coventry Weaver and His Contribution to the Art of Weaving.
Columbia Yarn Book of Infants' and Children's Wear.
Philadelphia: Wm. H. Horstmann Co., 1934. Paperback. 92 pp. 4to. Paperback. Shelfwear and soiling. Bumping and lt creasing to spine, bumping to ends w/ small tears and chips. Last page missing. Front hinge split, repaired as much as posible by seller. Slight finger smudge to p. 69.
Designer Knitting with Kitty Bartholomew.
New York: Sterling Publishing Co, 2005. First edition. Hardcover. 144 pp. 8vo (square). Boards in dj. First edition. Moderate bumping to dj. sp. head and upper corners, laminate peeling at head. Very sl. wear to board edges.
Flowers and Table Settings.
New York and London: Thomas Y. Crowell Co, 1954. Hardcover. 96 pp. 4to. Hardcover in dj. Signed by author. Dj scuffed and soiled, wear to edges, bumping to sp.ends and corners w/ chips/tears, few tears to edges, foxing to flaps. Edgewear to book, lt foxing to edges, sp. ends bumped.....
Handmade Rugs.
Boston: Little, Brown & Co, 1927. First edition. Cloth. 205 pp, 8vo. Cloth. First edition. Soiling to cloth; slightly edgeworn; spine label browned. Spine slanted; back board slightly bowed. Textblock top edge discolored soiling or foxing to fore- and bottom-edges. Two pieces of paper torn from fpd near hinge; all.....
A Guide to Old Lace and New in Italy.
Chicago: W.B. Conkey Company, 1893. Cloth Hardcover. 8vo. 186 pp. Spine ends and corners are lightly bumped and rubbed, lightly shaken, light soiling to spine and around cover edges. Exhibited in Chacgo in 1893 and dedicated to her Majesty Queen Margherita. Gilt decorated endpapers. Three black and white photographic plates.....
Jazzy Jars.
New York: Sterling Publishing Co., 2002. First edition. Cloth. 4to. 128 pp. How to decorate and fill jars for gifts. Using decooupage, baking recipes, acrylic, polymer clay, etc.
O Christmas Tree.
New York: Rizzoli, 1989. Cloth Hard Cover w/ Dustjacket. 4to. 160 pp. Illustrated front dj cover. Light shelfwear, light rubbing. Very light shelfwear to bottom book cover edges, bottom edge sunned. Decorative endpapers. Interior bright and clean, filled with color photos of interesting and unique Christmas trees. Binding tight.
Paper and Fabric Mache: 100 imaginitive and ingenius projects to make.
New York: Sterling Publishing Co., 1994. First edition. Hard Cover. 8vo. 128 pp. Crisp, clean copy. More than 100 paper and fabric mache projects displayed in color with detailed instructions. Includes how to make mache fruit bowl, sewing basket, vases, and wall hangings.
Dyeing Wool With Neolans.
Basle, Switzerland: CIBA Limited. Cloth. 8vo. 72 pp. Cover lightly scuffed and soiled, bumped at corners. Some yellowing to page edges, pages otherwise fine. A guide to dye processes for wool.
Glorious Color:; Sources of Inspiration for Knitting and Needlepoint, with 17 Projects
New York: Clarkson Potter/ Publishers, 1988. First edition. Hardcover. 160 pp., folio. Hardcover in dj. First edition. Light bowing & shelfwear to boards. Slight shelfwear, cocking & shaking to spine binding very sturdy. Pgs clean & crisp. Slight scuffing, soiling & shelfwear to dj; sm crease to front cover &.....
The Encyclopedia of Needlecrafts.
London: Hermes House, 1998. Illustrated Boards. Folio. 512 pp. VG condition. Light bumping to spine ends and corners, very slight general wear to back cover. Interior clean, binding tight. Wear to dj edges, approx 2" tear to back dj cover. "A complete practical and inspirational guide to traditional and contemporary.....
Tricks & Treats: The Ultimate Halloween Book.
New York: Reader's Digest, 1998. Pictorial Boards. 4to. 143 pp. Spine ends and corners are lightly bumped, light rubbing along dj edges. Costumes, Decoartions, Foods, Toys, Gifts, and Fashions.
Whatnot: a Compendium of Victorian Crafts and Other Matters.
New York: William Morrow & Company, 1977. First edition. Cloth. 4to. 223 pp. First edition, in very good+ condition. Light bumping to spine ends and corners, slight age-discoloration to textblock. Interior clean and crisp, binding tight. Light chipping/bumping to dj edges, light soiling/sunning to dj panels. With b&w illustrations throughout.....
Maggie's Ireland:; Designer Knits on Location
Sioux Falls, ID: XRX Books, 2004. First edition. Hardcover. 174 pp. 4to (square). Boards in dj. First edition. Dj slightly scufed, lt bumping to sp. head. Bumping to book sp. ends.
Stitches in Time: The Art and History of Embroidery.
New York: Duell, Sloan & Pearce, 1966. First edition. Hard Cover. 8vo. 108 pp. Book slightly cocked, light soiling to fpd and front page. Dust jacket has light edgewear and light soiling. Illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings of stitch sketches. Includes signed letter from the author.
Jaeger Handknits: Spring Babies.
West Yorkshire: Jaeger Handknits, 2000. Paperback. 24 pp. 4to. Stapled booklet. Minor wear to edges. Slight creases to joints. Sticker to rear cover. Illustrated with color plates.
The Story of Weaving.
NY: Frederick A. Stokes Co., 1939. First edition. Cloth. 8vo. 278pp. Lightly rolled; some underlining to pencil; previous owner's name to ffep dated 1939. Dj has edgewear w/ nicks & chipping; light sunning to dj; previous owner's name to front of dj; light browning to rear of dj. Contents: When.....
Gold and Silver Needlepoint.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1983. First edition. Cloth. 4to. 157 pp. Jacket rubbed, scratched lightly, some wear to jacket edges. Cloth scuffed, lightly spotted, interior tight and clean. 12 designs based on Oriental motifs and art works. Patterns, black and white and color photos.
Rugs and Wall Hangings.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1976. First edition. Cloth. 4to. 161 pp. Jacket rubbed, some wear, few tiny closed tears to jacket edges. Spine and corners of book bumped, former owner's small address label ffep. Interior tight and clean. With patterns and color photos. 12 needlepoint designs in the Chinese.....