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Eight Photographs Of Modernist Textiles, Munich, Circa 1918-1920, From Munchen Expressionist Werstatten
by Herman Sachs
McIan's Costumes Of the Clans Of Scotland Seventy-Four Coloured Illustrations
by R R and Logan, James McIan
Collecting Costumery Books & Ephemera
The Kashmir Shawl
by Pauly, Sarah B. and Rebecca Wells Corrie
New Haven, CT: Yale University Art Gallery, 1975. 1st. Soft cover. Very Good. 10.0x7.2x0.4in. light soiling to the covers, darkening to the spine, light foxing to top edge of text block, tiny chip and small crease at upper corner of back cover. The catalogue of an exhibition at the Yale University Art Gallery, February 6 - April 12, 1975. Contains two essays: The Shawl: Its Context and Construction by Sarah Buie Pauly; and The Paisley by Rebecca Wells Corrie. 29 shawls are described and...
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CA$34.58
New York Beauties: Quilts from the Empire State
by Atkins, Jacqueline M. and Phyllis A. Tepper
New York: Dutton Studio Books, 1992. 1st. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 11.3x9.9x0.8in. remainder mark on bottom edge of text block near spine, dust jacket with tiny chip at bottom corner of back panel and small abrasion along bottom of back fold. Dust jacket in clear protector. Illustrated with 150 color plates and 56 halftones. 150pp 2.15lb 11.3x9.9x0.8in
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CA$41.49
Raiment for the Lord's Service: A Thousand Years of Western Vestments
by Mayer-Thurman, Christa C
Chicago, IL: The Art Institute of Chicago, 1975. 1st. Soft cover. Near Fine. 7.7x10.5x1.2in. errata and addenda, definitions and explanations sheet laid-in; slight spine crease. The catalogue of an exhibition at The Art Institute of Chicago in 1975. 186 objects are described and illustrated. 376pp 2.77lb 7.7x10.5x1.2in
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CA$82.98
La Toile Imprimée et Les Indiennes De Traire. Notice Par H. Clouzot.
by D'ALLEMAGNE, HENRY-RENE:
Paris. Librairie Gründ, 1942. Number 359 of a limited edition of 600 copies. 1 volume of text, 1 portfolio of plates. 4to (13 1/4 x 10 inches), original wrappers over plain boards. The volume of text with 52 plates, some coloured. The portfolio containing 228 plates (of 244); some coloured. The text volume lacking backstrip, wrappers marked and soiled, internally good. The portfolio lacking backstrip, boards solied and detached, the plates generally good.
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CA$302.78
Hispanic Lace and Lace Making
by May, Florence Lewis
New York: Hispanic Society of America, 1939. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good. 9.0x6.6x1.1in. light wear to tips, light foxing to edges of text block, dust jacket lacking. With 432 illustrations. 417pp 2.33lb 9.0x6.6x1.1in
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CA$69.15
Professional Patternmaking for Professionals: Women's Wear and Men's Casual Wear
by Handford, Jack
Redondo Beach, CA: Plycon Press, 1984. 1st. Soft cover. Fair. 11.0x9.2x1.0in. covers stained and worn, several pages with corners creases, useful notes in pencil on several pages, a well-used copy that is still quite usable. 468pp 2.23lb 11.0x9.2x1.0in
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CA$131.38
Catalogue of Oriental Rugs in the Collection of James F. Ballard
by MacLean, J. Arthur and Dorothy Blair
Indianapolis, IN: The John Herron Art Institute, 1924. 1st. Soft cover. Very Good. 12.2x9.1x0.6in. long crease to back cover, previous owner has written his name and title of an exhibition on the front endpaper. 106 rugs are described and illustrated, 1 in color. 206pp 2.24lb 12.2x9.1x0.6in
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CA$55.32
Royal Persian & Kashmir Brocades
by Anavian, Rahim and George Anavian
Kyoto, Japan: Senshoku To Seikatsusha Publishing Co., 1975. 1st. Hardcover. As New/Near Fine. 15.0x10.7x1.7in. dust jacket with small tear at bottom of front panel, as new slipcase and shipping box. Dust jacket in clear protector. 104 textiles are described and illustrated on full page color plates. Text in English and Japanese. 76pp 7.46lb 15.0x10.7x1.7in EXTRA SHIPPING CHARGES NECESSARY
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CA$311.18
Printed Textiles: English and American Cotton and Linens 1700-1850
by Montgomery, Florence M
New York: The Viking Press, 1970. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. 11.3x8.8x1.5in. light foxing to top edge of text block. Dust jacket in clear protector. With 428 black and white illustrations and 28 color plates. 379pp 3.71lb 11.3x8.8x1.5in
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CA$103.72
Gold and Silver Needlepoint
by Lane, Maggie
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1983. 1st. Soft cover. Near Fine. 12.0x8.9x0.4in. lightly curled at corners of cover. Illustrated with 14 color plates. 157pp 1.56lb 12.0x8.9x0.4in
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CA$13.83
The Ballard Collection of Oriental Rugs in the City Art Museum of St. Louis
by Dimand, Maurice S
St. Louis: Berenice C. Ballard and Nellie Ballard White, 1935. 1st. Hardcover. As New. 12.3x9.3x1.3in. #36 of 1000 copies, top edge gilt, not issued with a dust jacket; bookplate of Abraham and Marcie Kanner on front pastedown. 69 rugs are described and illustrated, 13 with tipped-in color plates. 3.29lb 12.3x9.3x1.3in
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CA$207.45
Tie-dyed Textiles of India: Tradition and Trade
by Murphy, Veronic and Rosemary Crill
New York: Rizzoli, 1991. 1st. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 11.3x8.8x1.0in. light shelf wear to bottom of boards, dust jacket with scratches to front panel and rubbing to back panel. Dust jacket in clear protector. Tie-dyed textiles have been popular in the Indian subcontinent for centuries, and they still play an important part in the culture of Gujarat and Rajasthan. Less well-known than the zigzag 'lahariya' turbans and ornately patterned 'bandhari' saris of these areas are the tie-dyes of South...
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CA$48.40
Costumes for Your Antique Dolls
by Various
NY: MERRIMACK. Fine with no dust jacket. WRAPPERS. As New. No Jacket as Issued TRADE PAPERBACK. 8vo 95 pages Illustrated with Drawings.
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CA$13.83
Remember Me: Women & Their Friendship Quilts
by Lipsett, Linda Otto
San Francisco, CA: The Quilt Digest Press, 1989. 1st. Soft cover. Fine. 11.0x8.8x0.5in. Profusely illustrated. 135pp 1.64lb 11.0x8.8x0.5in
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CA$20.74
New England Samplers to 1840
by Krueger, Glee
Sturbridge, MA: Old Sturbridge Village, 1978. 1st. Soft cover. Very Good. 8.5x7.0x0.7in. sunning to spine. Illustrated with 93 black and white photographs, primarily of samplers, and containing an extensive list of New England schools and/or teachers offering needlework instruction. 227pp 1.12lb 8.5x7.0x0.7in
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CA$103.72
Five Centuries of Tapestry from the Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco
by Bennett, Anna Gray
San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books, 1992. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 12.3x9.5x1.4in. revised edition; dust jacket price-clipped with fading to spine and portion of front panel. Dust jacket in clear protector. 100 tapestries are described and illustrated, many accompanied by numerous figures. 329pp 4.87lb 12.3x9.5x1.4in
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CA$41.49
In The Russian Style
by Onassis, Jacqueline (editor)
New York: The Viking Press, 1976. Hardcover. As New/As New. 11.2x8.7x0.9in. 2nd printing. Dust jacket in clear protector. Illustrated with numerous black and white plates and 10 color plates. 184pp 2.37lb 11.2x8.7x0.9in
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CA$27.66
The Brussels Tristan Tapestries: Myth Regenerated in Wool, Silk & Precious Threads
by Schaefer, Jacqueline Thibault
Turnhout: Brepols, 2013. 1st. Hardcover. New/New. 11.9x9.9x0.7in. in shrinkwrap. Today, a modest number of Tristanian artifacts may still be admired in museums and castles. Digital access to art collections continues to enrich the list with surprises, such as the exquisitely carved fourteenth century 'Tristan' bench of the Tallinn Town Hall in Estonia. Some embroidered work and painted wall decor also have survived. However, what there might have been of woven wall hangings on the subject has all but...
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CA$221.28
The Eastern Carpet in the Western World From the 15th to the 17th Century
by King, Donald and David Sylvester
London: Arts Council of Great Britain, 1983. 1st. Soft cover. As New. 11.7x8.2x0.5in. An exhibition at the Hayward Gallery, London, 20 May - 10 July, 1983. 86 carpets are described and illustrated, 21 in color. 112pp 1.22lb 11.7x8.2x0.5in
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CA$55.32
To Weave for the Sun: Ancient Andean Textiles in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
by Stone-Miller, Rebecca with Anne Paul, Susan A. Niles, and Margaret Young-Sánchez
New York: Thames and Hudson, 1994. 1st. Soft cover. Very Good. 11.0x11.0x0.8in. gift inscription on first page, flap price-clipped. With 495 illustrations, 90 in color. 271pp 3.25lb 11.0x11.0x0.8in
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CA$27.66
FR-One
by Delhomme, Olivier
Kontich, Belgium: Bru Textiles, 2016. 1st. Hardcover. New. 11.3x9.5x0.9in. not issued with a dust jacket. A lavishly illustrated survey of the fire retardant textiles produced by FR-One. 178pp 2.98lb 11.3x9.5x0.9in
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CA$138.30
Plain and Fancy: Vermont's People and Their Quilts As A Reflection of America
by Cleveland, Richard L. and Donna Bister
Gualala, CA: The Quilt Digest Press, 1991. Soft cover. Very Good. 11.0x8.7x0.3in. 2nd printing; light wear to head and foot of spine, owner's stamp inside cover and on first page. 103pp 0.98lb 11.0x8.7x0.3in
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CA$13.83
Stevengraphs and Other Victorian Silk Pictures
by Godden, Geoffrey A
London: Barrie & Jenkins, 1971. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 9.5x8.5x1.5in. Dust jacket in clear protector. Illustrated with 12 color and 309 black and white plates. 492pp 3.45lb 9.5x8.5x1.5in
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CA$131.38
Album Historique des Costumes Religieux Depuis L'Etablissement du Christianisme Jusqu'a nos Jours
by Thiron, M. L'Abbe
Paris: Librairie Generale, 1869. 1st. Hardcover. Good. 10.8x7.2x0.9in. paper covered boards with 3/4 cloth; boards are unevenly faded and soiled, bumping to corners, color plates have pencil number in upper corner, 2 plates have old tape repair at gutter, pages are generally clean but with toning at gutter. A history of religious, civil, and military costume in France from the establishment of Christianity to the middle of the 19th century, illustrated with 148 hand-colored plates. Text in French....
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CA$484.05
Hand-coloured fashion plate "The Fashions" - "Expressly designed and prepared for The Englishwoman's Domestic Magazine".
Paris, n.d. c. 1880 ? Central horizontal fold. 12 x 8 3/4 inches.
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CA$17.30
