A Child's Comfort: Baby and Doll Quilts in American Folk Art
New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1977. Hardcover. Blue grey boards, navy cloth spine, white ill. DJ. xi, 116 pp. 48 color plates, 16 bw ills. More
New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1977. Hardcover. Blue grey boards, navy cloth spine, white ill. DJ. xi, 116 pp. 48 color plates, 16 bw ills. More
Honolulu, HI: Honolulu Academy of Arts, 1973. Softcover. Red/white wraps. 78 pp. Appx. 58 color & bw plates. Errata card glued inside front cover. Published in conjunction with the exhibition, "The Quilt-A Hawaiian Heritage", held at the Honolulu Academy of Arts, Oct. 13 to Nov. 18, 1973. More
New York: Funk & Wagnalls, 1953. Presentation copy. Hardcover. Oatmeal cloth/boards with blue/red lettering and decorative end papers. Bw-illus. dj with red/white lettering. Oblong. 96 pp. with bw and color illus. and line drawings. Inscribed to "Elaina" (Elena Barnet, wife of Will Barnet) from the author. "Embroidery is a challenge..... More
Baltimore, Maryland: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1981. Softcover. Red & color illus. wraps. 124 pp. 24 bw and color plates, 5 bw and color figures. Catalogue for the seminal 1981 exhibition of Baltimore Album quilts by the Baltimore Museum of Art, December 1981 to February 1982. The exhibition also..... More
Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania: Brandywine River Museum, 1997. Softcover. Pale green textile-image wraps with black lettering. 32 pp. with 4 color plates and 17 bw illus. Catalogue from the exhibition of January to March 1997. With an extensive essay, accompanied by the illustrated works from the catalogue of 23 quilts on..... More
Detroit: Tower Books, 1971. Hardcover. Navy cloth. xiii, 210 pp. 175+ bw ills. More
Brooklyn: Henry Bristow, 1883. Softcover. Tan ill. wraps with black lettering. 29 pp. 29 bw ills. Instruction manual on various types of stitching - or drawing thread. Also contains instructions on making sofa cushions. More
Bothell, Washington: That Patchwork Place, 1991. Softcover. Color-illus. wraps with white lettering. 36 pp. with color and bw illus. 16 unused, full-size patterns for original applique border designs, in ziploc bag. Construction, instructions, glossary, and more. Patterns galore. More
New York: E. P. Dutton and Co., 1975. Hardcover. Navy cloth, orange ill. DJ. 128 pp. 100 color, 150 bw plates. In-depth study of the history and development of hooked rugs. More
New York: E. P. Dutton and Co., 1975. Softcover. Red, color-illus. wraps with white lettering. 128 pp. with 213 color and bw illustrations. Signed by both authors. In-depth study of the history and development of hooked rugs and yarn rugs. With an introductory essay, notes on techniques, and information on..... More
New York, NY: Museum of American Folk Art, 1974. Softcover. Cream and color illus. stapled wraps; [40 pp.]; 72 figures, 69 bw, 3 color. Issued in conjunction with a 1974 exhibition of hooked rugs. With an essay by Joel and Kate Kopp. The exhibition checklist cites 77 pieces, and most..... More
New York: E. P. Dutton, 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. Yellow cloth, blue ill. DJ. 96 pp. 100 + color and bw ills. Features samplers dating from 1678 to 1865. DJ says, ...Provides comprehensive study of the development of the American sampler, with special attention to the types of schools where..... More
New York: E. P. Dutton, 1978. Softbound. Blue, color illustrated wraps. 96 pp. 100 + color and bw ills. Features samplers dating from 1678 to 1865. DJ says, ...Provides comprehensive study of the development of the American sampler, with special attention to the types of schools where this work was..... More
New York: Bonanza Books, 1978. Softcover. Color illustrated wraps. 96 pp. 100 + color and bw ills. Features samplers dating from 1678 to 1865. DJ says, ...Provides comprehensive study of the development of the American sampler, with special attention to the types of schools where this work was taught, the..... More
Guilford, Connecticut: Opus Publications, 1987. Hardcover. Navy cloth boards with gilt lettering; pink and white illustrated dust jacket, bw illustrated frontispiece; viii, 303 pp, bw illustrations, charts and graphs. Full title page reads: "Containing instructions to the inexperienced in cutting out and completing those articles of wearing apparel, &c., which..... More
New York: Wiley & Putnam, 1846. Original - not a reprint. Hardcover. Blue cloth with gilt decoration and lettering. AEG. 263 pp. with occasional bw examples of needlework stitches. A treatise on decorative needlework, with a brief historical sketch and a detailed description of each area of the art. Includes..... More
New York: Wiley & Putnam, 1842. Hardcover. Green cloth boards with extensive gilt tooling; xv, 263 pp; small bw illustrations throughout. Illustrations engraved by J.J. Butler. Includes bibliographical references. More
Lewisburg, PA: Oral Traditions Project, 1994. Softcover. Color-illus. wraps with white lettering on navy blue spine. 120 pp. with bw illus. throughout and color plates at beginning of each new chapter. Twelve in-depth essays, with supporting illustrations, about quilts, their history and traditions. Primarily examines the collecting attitudes of Electra..... More
San Francisco, California: San Francisco Craft & Folk Art Museum, 1987. 1990. Revised Printing. Softcover. Color illus. & light turquoise wraps, 88 pp., many BW & color illus. Issued in conjunction with a 1987-1988 exhibition of African-American quilts from the collection of Eli Leon. "Among the thousands of examples by..... More
San Francisco, California: San Francisco Craft & Folk Art Museum, 1987. Softcover. Color illus. & light turquoise wraps, 88 pp., many BW & color illus. Issued in conjunction with a 1987-1988 exhibition of African-American quilts from the collection of Eli Leon. "Among the thousands of examples by black quiltmakers he..... More
San Francisco: The Quilt Digest Press, 1985. Softcover. Pictorial wraps. 135 pp. Profuse bw and color ills. Exhaustive study of 19th century friendship quilts, which also provides insight into 19th century history, and women's economy. Lavish illustrations of gorgeous quilts. More
Softcover. White floral stapled wraps. 41 pp. 52 color plates. Catalogue and exhibit organized by Mildred Cole Peladeau. Includes extensive essay about history, development and characteristics of 19th-century Waldoboro rugs. More
Philadelphia: M. Finkel and Daughter, 1993. Softcover. Tape bound wraps; 30 pp; Profuse glossy color illus.;. Includes 33 pieces, mostly from the 1800s, a few from the 1700s. More
Philadelphia: M. Finkel and Daughter, 1994. Softcover. Tape bound wraps; 30 pp; Profuse glossy color illus.;. Includes 36 pieces, mostly from the 1800s, a few from the 1700s and 1900s. More
Philadelphia: M. Finkel and Daughter, 1994. Softcover. Tape bound wraps; 34 pp; Profuse glossy color illus.;. Includes 38 pieces, mostly from the 1800s, a few from the 1700s. More