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Nacogdoches, Texas: Stephen F.Austin State University Press, 2013. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Terracotta colour cloth with title in bronze gilt on front cover and spine. Condition: Very good, binding sound, text clean, no inscriptions. Dustjacket condition: Very good, with very light shelfwear. 152pp. Many colour illustrations. Distaffs are simple tools used for spinning. In this book, over 100 distaffs from multiple cultures are brought together. As splendid examples of folk art and material culture, the distaffs in this study are compared to one another and recognised for their individual and cultural significance..
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To Spin a Yarn: Distaffs: Folk Art and Material Culture Hardcover - 2013
by Michael T. Ricker
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- Title To Spin a Yarn: Distaffs: Folk Art and Material Culture
- Author Michael T. Ricker
- Binding Hardcover
- Pages 152
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Stephen F. Austin University Press
- Date 2013
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Maps
- ISBN 9781622880133 / 1622880137
- Weight 2.2 lbs (1.00 kg)
- Dimensions 11.2 x 8.8 x 0.8 in (28.45 x 22.35 x 2.03 cm)
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- Aspects (Academic): Art Aspects
- Library of Congress subjects Europe, Folk art
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2021443337
- Dewey Decimal Code 746.12
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Signed. First Edition. Fine/fine. Distaffs are hand tools used for weaving. Used worldwide until the Industrial Revolution and the availability of ready made fabric. They are a rural cultural touchstone and considered Folk Art. Book and jacket are in fine, like new condition. Author has inscribed and signed on the half title page.
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