Publisher:
Savaria Museum / Savaria Muzeum, Szombathely, Kisfaludy, 1988,
Seller ID: 113065
TORDAY, Aliz (ed.). 7th International Biennial of Miniature Textiles / 7. Nemzetkozi Miniaturtextil Biennale. Szombathelyi Keptar 24th June - 28th August 1988 / Szombathelyi Keptar 1988. junius 24 - augusztus 28. Catalogues of the Museums in County Vas 130 / Vas Megyei Muzeumol Katalogusai 130. Series edited by Jozsef Denes / Soorozatszerkeszto: Denes Jozsef. Graphic work by Zsuzsa Kontra / Grafika: Kontra Zsuzsa. Catalogue edited and exhibition designed by Aliz Torday / A katalogust szerkesztette es a kiallitast rendezte: Torday Aliz. (Szombathely, Kisfaludy : Savaria Museum / Savaria Muzeum,... View More...
DAVIS, Marlene, Joanne CREELMAN, Joleen GORDON, Mary RODDIS, Mary SAUNDERS and Doris WENTZELL. A Nova Scotia Work Basket : Some Needlework Patterns Traditionally Used in the Province. Photographs by Ronald E. Merrick. Halifax, N.S. : Nova Scotia Museum, 1976. First Edition. No printer given. Pp (5),4-113,(1). Mostly triple column. With 60 b&w photos as well as several diagrams in the text. Oblong 8vo (280 x 218 mm, 11 x 8½ inches), black plastic comb-bound, photo-illustrated glossy card covers.
Foreword by J. Lynton Martin, the then director of the Nova Scotia Museum.
Introduction.
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Publisher:
Department of History, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, N.B., 2001,
Seller ID: 103556
FRANK, David (ed.). Acadiensis : Journal of the History of the Atlantic Region. Vol. XXX, No. 2, Spring 2001. Fredericton, N.B.: Department of History, University of New Brunswick, 2001. Pp [1]-201,(3). Illustrated. 8vo, blueand white card covers. Contents : D.G. Bell's "Allowed Irregularities: Wom en Preachers in the Early 19th-Century Maritimes"; Matthew Hatvany's "'Wedded to the Marshes': Salt Marshes and Socio-Economic Differentiation in Early Prince Edward Island"; Judith Rygiel's "'Threads in Her Hands -- Cash in Her Pockets': Women and Domestic Textile Production in ... View More...
Publisher:
Department of History, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, N.B., 2001,
Seller ID: 116050
FRANK, David (ed.). Acadiensis : Journal of the History of the Atlantic Region. Vol. XXX, No. 2, Spring 2001. Fredericton, N.B.: Department of History, University of New Brunswick, 2001. Pp [1]-201,(3). Illustrated. 8vo, blueand white card covers. Contents : D.G. Bell's "Allowed Irregularities: Wom en Preachers in the Early 19th-Century Maritimes"; Matthew Hatvany's "'Wedded to the Marshes': Salt Marshes and Socio-Economic Differentiation in Early Prince Edward Island"; Judith Rygiel's "'Threads in Her Hands -- Cash in Her Pockets': Women and Domestic Textile Production in ... View More...
Publisher:
British Museum Publications Limited, London, 1979, ISBN:0714115525
Seller ID: 103126
PICTON, John, and John MACK. African Textiles : Looms, Weaving and Design. (London) : British Museum Publications Limited, (91981). First Edition. Pp (6),7-208. Illustrated. Map. Index. 4to, black cloth, gilt lettering to spine. "In recent years there has been a growing interest in the traditional textiles of non-western societies and in these societies themselves. There is, however, no general published survey of textile manufacture and design in Africa or any review of the many, sometimes unexpected ways in which traditional cloth is used. This book provides the first comprehensive accou... View More...
Publisher:
Yale University Press, New Haven & London, 1996, ISBN:0300038666
Seller ID: 97125
BRISTOW, Ian C. Architectural Colour in British Interiors 1615-1840. New Haven & London: "Published for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art by Yale University Press", 1996. First Edition. Pp (6),vii-xxi,(1),1-265,(1). Illustrated in colour and black & white. 4to, blue cloth, gilt lettering to spine. "For many years, historical architectural colour has been anelusive topic, since paint fades and discolours, and most early schemes ha ve been obliterated by succeeding phases of redecoration. In parallel with this, the taste of later generations has also overlaid earlier ... View More...
ELLIOTT, David, and James RYAN (eds.). Art Into Production : Soviet Textiles, Fashion and Ceramics 1917-1935. (Oxford : Museum of Modern Art Oxford inconjunction with the Crafts Council of Englanmd and Wales, 1984). Pp 1-96. Illustrated. 4to, illustrated white card covers, lettered in black and yel low. Catalogue of exhibition held Museum of Modern Art, Oxford, 9 December 1984 - 3 February 1985 and Crafts Council Gallery, London, 20 February - 28April 1985. Contents : Foreword; Art into Production (by David Elliott); S oviet Ceramics 1917-1935 (by Lvdia Andreeva); The Development of Art in Ind... View More...
ROSS, Heather Colyer. The Art of Arabian Costume : A Saudia Arabian Profile. (Fribourg, Switzerland) : Arabesque, (1981). First Edition. Pp (5),6-188. Largely double column. Illustrated throughout. Folio, green leatherette, gilt lettering to spine.
Heather Colyer Ross (b. March 7, 1936, Australia).
"Few in the world are unacquainted with Arabian costume to some degree, but misconceptions about its true nature are many. With the publication of The Art of Arabian Costume, this situation is now remedied. For the first time it is possible to see the brilliance of colour, variety of form an... View More...
Publisher:
San Francisco Craft and Folk Art Museum, San Francisco, 1986,
Seller ID: 102334
MOSS, Lawrence A.G. Art of the Lesser Sunda Islands : A Cultural Resource at Risk. San Francisco : San Francisco Craft and Folk Art Museum, 1986. Pp (1),2-40. Illustrated in colour and black-and-white. Large 8vo, maroon stapled card covers, gilt lettering to front cover. A catalogue for an exhibition held at the San Francisco Craft and Folk Art Museum June 11 - August 2, 1986, and at the Honolulu Academy of Arts, August 12 - September 21, 1986. Contents : Preface; Introduction; Discovering an Art; The Bali Market; No Information, Just the Object; Art as a Cultural Resource; Growing Awareness, ... View More...
FOLTZER, Joseph. Artificial Silk and its Manufacture. Translated from the French by T. Woodhouse. L: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd., 1924. Second Edition. Pp. 255. Illustrated with 117 in text drawings and two folding charts. 8vo, navy cloth, gilt lettering to front and spine. Central crack, slight bend to boards, spine ends nicked, speckling to front cloth along fore-edge, rubbed, light wear to corners and edges, endpapers foxed, else vg. 40.00 View More...
SKELTON, Robert, and Mark FRANCIS, (eds.). Arts of Bengal : The Heritage ofBangladesh and Eastern India : An exhibition organized by the Whitechapel Art Gallery in collaboration with the Victoria and Albert Museum. (London :Published by the Trustees of the Whitechapel Art Gallery, November 1979). Pp [i]-xiii,14-80. Illustrated. 4to, illustrated card covers. Exhibition was held 9 November – 30 December 1979 at the Whitechapel Art Gallery abd 12 January – 17 February 1980 at the Manchester City Art Gallery. Contents : Bengal: The Historical Background (by Robert Skelton); Sculpture (by John Lowr... View More...
NINGKONG, Chen and Fu MULAN. Batik Art. Guizhou Educational Publishing House, n.d. [ca.1986]. Pp (2),1-101,(1). Illustrated. 4to, illustrated grey card covers. Contents : The Conception of Batik. The History of Batik. Traditional Batik Technique. Modern Batik Technique. The Prospects. Parallel Chinese and English texts. Endapers peeling from inside covers, book a bit warped, else very good. 40.00 View More...
LAWRIE, L.G. A Bibliography of Dyeing and Textile Printing : Comprising a list of books from the sixteenth century to the present time. London: Chapman & Hall Ltd., 1949. First Printing. Pp. (6),7-143,(1). 8vo, grey cloth with gilt titles to front and spine. "While this book makes no pretence to be a detailed bibliography, in the bibliophile's sense of the term, it aims toprovide a useful list of references both for historical and practical use. Although it would not be true to say that there existed no bibliography re lating to the subject of dyeing, as an excellent list was produced by M... View More...
Publisher:
Black Rose Books Ltd, Montréal, 1975, ISBN:0919618545
Seller ID: 96958
DUMAS, Evelyn. Bitter Thirties in Quebec. Translated from the French by Arnold Bennett. Montréal : Black Rose Books, (1975). First English Edition. Pp(10),11-151,(1). 8vo, illustrated black card covers, lettered in yellow. C hapters: 1. The Basic Picture. 2. The Foreigners' Strike. 3. The Shmata Strikes. 4. The "Bleuets" Strikes. 5. The Tramway Strikes. 6. The Sky Will Be Red Hot. Epilogue. Appendix : The Choice of Conflicts and the Framework of the Study. "She has undertaken to prove incorrect the notion previously widely held that the labour movement militancy associated with mod... View More...
Publisher:
The Weaver's Journal, Boulder, CO, 1978,
Seller ID: 103160
CAHLANDER, Adele, with Marjorie CASON and Ann HOUSTON. Bolivian Tubular Edging and Crossed-Warp Techniques. (Boulder, CO) ; The Weaver's Journal, (1978). Pp (2),3-22,(2), including covers. Illustrated. 4to, illustrated cream stapled wrappers. The Weaver's Journal Monograph One. Contents : A Tubular Edge-Binding from Bolivia (pp 3-5); Andean Crossed-Warp Techniques for Decorative Trims, Part I - Flat Bands (pp 6-15), Part II - Tubular Bands (pp 16-[23]). Lightly browned, else very good. With Corrections sheet laid in. 30.00 View More...
Publisher:
Geoffrey Cumberlege, Oxford University Press, London, 1948,
Seller ID: 97579
MEYER, F.V. Britain's Colonies in World Trade. London: Geoffrey Cumberlege,Oxford University Press, 1948. Issued under the auspices of the Royal Inst itute for International Affairs. Pp. (6),[vii]-xvi,[1]-281,(3). 8vo, blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine. "The history and economic effects of Imperial preference as applied to the trade of the British Colonies, and otherprotectionist measures taken to foster intra-imperial trade, provide the c entral theme of Dr. Meyer's book. It also outlines the history and economicimportance of the trade relations of the British Colonies with the Unit... View More...
Publisher:
Oxford University Press, Geoffrey Cumberledge, London, 1948,
Seller ID: 40351
MEYER, F.V. Britain's Colonies in World Trade. Issued under the Auspices ofthe Royal Institute of International Affairs. L: Geoffrey Cumberlege, Oxfo rd University Press, 1948. Pp 281, 3 folding tables at rear. 8vo, blue cloth. "The history and economic effects of Imperial preference as applied to the trade of the British Colonies, and other protectionist measures taken tofoster intra-imperial trade, provide the central theme of Dr. Meyer's book . It also outlines the history and economic importance of the trade relations of the British Colonies with the United States and the principal com... View More...
Publisher:
British Standards Institution, London , 1945,
Seller ID: 89719
(British Standards Institution). British Standard Recommendations for Preservation and Packaging for Tropical Theatres of War. Supplement No. 2 to B.S. 1133 : 1943 (Superseding Supplement No. 1). London : British Standards Institution, (1945). Pp [1]-198,(2). Illustrated. Index. 8vo, maroon limp cloth, gilt lettering to front cover. A guide to packaging armaments, electrical and telecommunications equipment, optical equipment, mechanical equipment, medical and photographic equipment, leather, and textiles. Rubbed and edgeworn, else very good. 30.00 View More...
Publisher:
Canadian Antiques and Fine Arts, Toronto , 1970,
Seller ID: 95922
(Canadian Antiques Collector). Canadian Antiques Collector. Vol. 5 / No. 4,April 1970. Toronto : Canadian Antiques and Fine Arts, 1970. Pp [1]-31,(1) including covers. Illustrated. Double column. 4to, illustrated green stapl ed wrappers. Contents : Victorian Art Pottery (by Elizabeth Collard); Interesting Items from Cork and York (by Joyce Baldwin); Victorian Canada : PartIII – The Development (continued) (by Joan Murray); Take Time for Time [wa tches] (by Mario Polidori); Made for Export [exotic fabrics] (by K.B. Brett); Corning Glass Museum (by Jane S. Shadel); Period Pieces. Rubbed, mailing... View More...
Publisher:
Canadian Antiques and Fine Arts, Toronto , 1971,
Seller ID: 95939
(Canadian Antiques Collector). Canadian Antiques Collector. Vol. 6 / No. 5,May 1971. Toronto : Canadian Antiques and Fine Arts, 1971. Pp [1]-111,(1) including covers. Illustrated. Double column. 4to, illustrated blue stapledwrappers. A special issue on the Province of Ontario. Contents : St. Marie Among the Hurons (by Bas Mason); The Development of Moose Factory (by Paul ine Hall); Simcoe Memorial Foundation (by Willis Moogk); Expert Help for Museums (by V.N. Styrmo); Ontario Heritage Foundation (by Frederick A. Wade and L. Ryan); Old Fort William: Hinge of a Nation (by K.C. Dawson); The Charm... View More...
