Needlework from Abstract Books

Germany: Weppert, Scweinfurt, 2002. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 298 pp, dissertations/publications, index. Numerous illustrations in text & full page, most in color, pictorial boards, 4to. Fine, no dust jacket..

Watkins Glen, NY: American Life Foundation, 1979. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. (xi) index, 384 pages, b/w illustrations most pages; 8vo, yellow illustrated wraps. Corner cut from front endpaper/frontis, no other defects; contents fine.

Middlesex: Country Life Books, 1968. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 136 pages, b/w photo plates, drawings in text, index; 4to, wine boards. Near fine, name/1971 date inside front cover; dust jacket very good, light edge wear.

London: John Murray, 1913. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Third Printing. 202 pages, frontis/tissue guard, b/w plates and illustrations in text of lace examples, index; 8vo, blue tweed cloth, small illustration front cover. Very good, cover spine ends bumped, spotting all edges, margin frontis heavily foxed; no dust jacket.

New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1977. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Printing. 240 pages, 150 photos, many in color, from the Winterthur Museum collection + b/w drawings of stitches, notes, glossary, suggested readings, glossary; 8vo, red boards. Near fine; dust jacket very good+, flap corners clipped.

New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1990. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 192 pages, numerous color illustrartions, glossary, lace making centers, bibliography, index, color illustrated endpapers; folio, black cloth. Fine in a near fine duct jacket.

Pittstown NJ: Main Street Press, 1988. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Printing. 127 pages, b/w illustrations, patterns, color plates of quilt blocks, glossary, acknowledgments, index; 4to, green boards/red cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.

New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1977. Book. Very Good. Paperback. 233 pages, numerous b/w illustrations, patterns, a few color plates, bibliography, index, small square 4to; pictorial front cover. Very good condition, creases one plate, cover edgewear, name front endpaper.

NY: Holt Rinehart & Winston, 1976. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Very good; dust jacket edge wear, tears. wear, good. Oblong 4to, 96 pp. Color plates, b/w patterns/illustrations, glossary, suppliers, red coated boards. Book Club edition..

New York: Frederick A. Stokes, 1904. Book. Illus. by Cartwright, Charles E.. Fair. Hardcover. 4to.. 206 pages, index, 70 engravings showing specimens of lace, or its wear in famous portraits; page borders by Charles E. Cartwright, decorations after Bodini; lavender cloth, pictorial label front cover. Cover very faded, frayed cloth spine ends, corners; inner front hinge partially broken, rear hinge… Read more about this item