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A Handweaver's Pattern Book
by Marguerite Porter Davison
Originally published in 1944.
Includes index.
Bibliography: p. 203-212.
Includes index.
Bibliography: p. 203-212.
Textiles Books & Ephemera
Textiles Of the Arts & Crafts Movement
by Parry, Linda
Includes bibliographical references (p. 156) and index.
Twentieth Century Embroidery in Great Britain 1964-1977
by Constance Howard
Batsford, 1984. First edition. Hardcover. very good/very good. Large octavo. (10" x 7 1/2") 215pp. With 172 black and white photographs and 13 color plates. SIGNED by author on title page. Signed again and inscribed by author to previous owner on front free endpaper. A very nice copy in dust jacket.
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NZ$76.23
Handmade Lace and Patterns
by Feldman, Annette
Harper & Row. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1975. Hardcover. 006011231X . 10.3 X 8.0 X 0.8 inches; 208 pages .
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NZ$21.18
The Techniques of Tablet Weaving
by Peter Collingwood
Watson-Guptil Publications, 1982. First printing. Hardcover. near fine/near fine. Quarto. (11" x 8 1/2") 430pp. 474 black and whtie illustrations, appendixes, bibliography and index. A very nice copy in dust jacket. SIGNED and dated by Peter Collingwood on title page.
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NZ$254.10
A Reference Library on Costume, Lace and Textiles. The Property of a Swiss Collector. For sale by Auction...
by Christie's South Kensington. (firm)
Auction sale catalogue, 29 pages, 243 items, 29 black & white photos on 8 plates; color pictorial paper covers (4 color photos); Very Good. Stock#ofc0235.
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NZ$16.94NZ$6.78
Oriental Rugs and Carpets: a Comprehensive Study
by Arthur Urbane Dilley
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1931. Hardcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Bound in blue cloth with gilt lettering to front and spine. Slight shelf wear and scuffing to boards. Pages are age tanned but clean. Binding is tight. Pages are rough cut. Numerous colour and black and white plates. A fine copy. Please enquire about postage as this book is heavy. 1931
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NZ$84.96
Embroidered Textiles : Traditional Patterns from Five Continents (With a Worldwide Guide to Identification)
by Paine, Sheila
Rizzoli International Publications, New York, 1990. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. 192 pages with 279 illustrations 171 in color. A half inch red remainder mark to the bottom edge. Minor chipping and wear to the dustjacket edge, now protected with a mylar cover. Sources of Illustrations. Bibliography and Glossary..
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NZ$59.29
![[TEXTILES] [SILK] Societe Suisse de Tissage de Soies A. Bluter, Thal Suisse [cover title] [Sample catalog of woven silk textiles]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/955/249/1578249955.0.b.jpg)
[TEXTILES] [SILK] Societe Suisse de Tissage de Soies A. Bluter, Thal Suisse [cover title] [Sample catalog of woven silk textiles]
by (Dufour & Comp.)
[Switzerland], 1914. Hardcover. Fine. 16mo, unpaginated. Thin red boards, stamped in gilt, with numerous exposition prizes emblazoned on the front board. Nine thick cardstock leaves with glazed deep bluish-black paper lining, and 108 silk swatches loosely tipped onto both rectos and versos. Complete, with no missing swatches, and all in fine, unblemished condition. Loosely laid-in tissue guards still present. An extremely fine catalog, which offers 108 slightly different examples of very similar woven...
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NZ$508.20
Beginner's Guide to Mosaic
by Peter, Alison
Search Press, 1999-09-01. paperback. Very Good. 8x0x10. Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail tracked worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging.
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NZ$12.19
The Unicorn Tapestries
by Freeman, Margaret
New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art; E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1976. Cloth, 244 pages, illustrations (some colour); 32 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning, top edge lightly soiled. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates. Text by Margaret B. Freeman, Curator Emeritus, The Cloisters. Hunt of the unicorn. CONTENTS: Unicorn in ancient and medieval texts; Unicorn in medieval and early...
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NZ$100.79
Tapestry: Mirror of History
by Thomson, F. P. (Francis Paul)
NY: Crown Publishers, 1980. First American Edition; 224 clean, unmarked pages; dj w/lite wear, unclipped price..will not fit in priority envelope. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Color & b&w. 4 vo.
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NZ$25.41
Palestinian Costume
by Weir, Shelagh
London : British Museum , 1989 . First Edition . VG/VG . 4TO . An authoritative and compehensive survey of Palestinian costme. Extensively and beautifully illustrated. Ex-library with usual liablities, no pocket. Overall light wear. A large and heavy book.
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NZ$33.88
![[Red Rowfant Tie]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/415/056/1398056415.0.b.jpg)
[Red Rowfant Tie]
by The Rowfant Club, Schreter
Limited edition necktie created by Schreter for the Rowfant Club, Cleveland Ohio. Deep red silk with yellow thread to create the image of the Rowfant Club's mascot, a gopher holder a lit candle. Their motto being: "Light seeking light doth light of light beguile." In great condition as this has never been worn before. Tie length: 55 inches long; 3 1/4 inches wide at base of tie.
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NZ$237.16
![Designer's Guide to Japanese Patterns 3 [Ocho mon'yo jiten]. Original Book Concept](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/162/524/928524162.0.b.jpg)
Designer's Guide to Japanese Patterns 3 [Ocho mon'yo jiten]. Original Book Concept
by Allen, Jeanne, 1945- . Katano, Takashi, 1934-
San Francisco: Chronicle Books [1989]. Soft Cover. 132 p., illus. (some color); 21 cm. Based on Ocho mon'yo jiten [by] Takashi Katano. Includes over 145 patterns from textiles, ceramics, lacquerware, and enamelwork of the Nara (710-794) and Heian (794-1185) periods. ISBN (10): 0877016062. Stock#47125. Vg / soft cover.
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NZ$25.41NZ$10.16
Hands On Rigid Heddle Weaving
by Betty Davenport
Interweave Press. New. 1987. Paperback. 0934026254 . Brand New book. .
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NZ$59.29
![[WEAVING] [TEXTILES] Textile Notebook Volumn [Volume] Number One](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/200/761/1285761200.0.b.jpg)
[WEAVING] [TEXTILES] Textile Notebook Volumn [Volume] Number One
by ["Mr. Heintz" - ?] (Richard Leisner?)
[no place given]: [not published], 1960. Binder. Very good. Quarto. Clasped folder/bunder with 28pp. of typed pages, plus eighteen cardstock leaves of textile samples. Overall in very good condition with very minor wear. A typescript which contains instructions and best practices for identifying textiles and fabrics using various methods, including observation, solvents, burning, and microscopy. It appears to be a collegiate-level project, with some experiments described. Most interesting is the group...
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NZ$423.50
Antiques Price Guide 2008
by Miller, Judith
London: DK Publishing. 2007. Quarto Size [approx 24cm x 30.5cm]. Near fine condition in pictorial laminated boards in a very good dustjacket. Dustjacket now protected in our purpose made plastic sleeve. Excellent condition. Illustrated with Colour photographs. 752 pages. Over 8,000 antiques with a focus on the fastest growing areas of the market. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition. Hardback.
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NZ$20.03
THE BAYEUX TAPESTRY
by Wilson, David [introduction, description, commentary]
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1985. First American Edition. Hardcover. Quarto, 234 pages. In Very Good condition and housed in publisher's Very Good slip case. Bound in grey-green cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Minor shelfwear. Sunning to spine. Textblock clean. Shelved in Oversized Art. 1372460. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
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NZ$169.40
RAW SILK
by Raw Silk Bureau
New York: Raw Silk Bureau, [1939?]. Brochure. Good +. Single sheet, double-sided; four panel brochure. Back panel soiled and corners worn. Brochure explaining the process of pre-World War II silk production in Japan. B&w halftone photographs. (Folded, 9-1/8"x4"; unfolded, 9-1/8"x16")
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NZ$32.19
To Weave For the Sun; Andean Textiles in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
by Stone-Miller, Rebecca
Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, 1992. Paperback. Very Good. 27.5 x 27.5 cm. Quarto. 271pp. Signed and inscribed by the author on the title page. Creasing to spine, some rubbing to edges of covers.
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NZ$84.70
COTTON MATERIAL FOR A THOUSAND NEEDS (OUR AMERICA)
by Coca-Cola Co
Coca-Cola Co., 1943. Stapled wraps. Very good. [16p.] Sticker booklet with all 20 pictures tipped in and present, staples oxidized and pages lightly creased. Sticker activity book for juveniles describing cotton production, manufacture and uses of cotton cloth, and new applications for cotton. Distributed by The Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Color illustrations. (10"x7-1/4")
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NZ$59.29
History of Lace (Dover Knitting, Crochet, Tatting, Lace)
by Mrs. Bury Palliser
Cover has some wear along the edges. Front, right, top corner is creased. There is a sticker on the back from a previous retailer. Binding are tight. Pages have some browning. Page edges have some dirt. No writing noted. Non smoking environment.Lace developed prior to the 16th Century from the drawn work, cutwork and lacis (darning on squares of net) that evolved out of centuries of embroidery and needlework. Traces of elaborate netting have been found in the tombs of ancient Egypt: the Bible...
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NZ$33.88
Kimono: A Pictorial Story of the Kimono
by Keiichi Takasawa
Occupied Japan : Japan Travel Bureau , 1948. First Edition. Wraps. Very good/good. 40p. + endpapers in illustrated stab binding, printied in Occupied Japan. Portions of original glassine dustwrapper present. Illustrated and photographic representations throughout.
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NZ$127.05
Design on Fabrics
by Johnston, Meda Park
VAN NOSTRAND REINHOLD. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1977. Hardcover. 0442112149 . With dustjacket ; 11.2 X 8.9 X 0.6 inches; 155 pages .
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NZ$59.29
Porcelain Enameled Iron and Glass for Textile Machinery
by Mitchell-Bissell Co
Trenton NJ: Mitchell Bissell Co, 1927. First Edition. Stiff Wrappers. Good. First Edition. 108 pages. Ex-library, with poorly removed library sticker from front pastedown endpaper and large black ink stain on front endpaper (bleeds through several pages). Library sticker on front wrapper. Otherwise clean internally. Stiff Wrappers. Nicely illustrated catalogue of pieces and parts for textile machinery made by Mitchell-Bissell in Trenton. Includes a brief history of the company. Only one copy on OCLC as...
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NZ$140.60
LACE
by L. W. van der Meulen-Nulle
London: Merlin Press, 1963. Hardcover. Good +. 6 x 8 in. Cloth boards. History of lace-making with plates. Condition is GOOD+ ; covers has a faint stain/rubbed area. Binding tight, text unmarked. Craft. Stax.
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NZ$67.76
