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December 5- 7, 2024

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Papermaking: The History and Technique of an Ancient Craft.

Hunter, Dard.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1947. "Second edition, revised and enlarged and printed from new plates." Inscribed "Property of Tileston & Hollingsworth Co." They were Massachusetts papermakers. Very good condition in publisher's blind stamped blue cloth.. 23 cm. xxiv, 611, xxxvii pp. b/w…
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[FASHION] [WOMEN] [ADVERTISING] Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences: Department of Millinery [cover title: Millinery Made Easy]

PICKEN, Mrs. Mary Brooks; Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences, Inc
Scranton, PA: Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences, 1918. Staplebound. Near fine. Octavo, 32pp., illustrated. Near fine in the publisher's stapled printed wraps, with mild soiling and scuffing to the front wrap, else clean and sound. A detailed promotional pamphlet for a course in…
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A Brief History of The Quilt - deluxe mini

Schwartzott, Carol, book artist and author
Freeville, NY: Carol Schwartzott, 2022. Hardcover. Fine. Hardcover. Number 8 of 20 copies, numbered and signed by the artist. A deluxe miniature book version of Schwartzott's 'A Brief History of the Quilt.' Carol Schwartzott has been creating artists' books for over twenty-five years. Her…
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1930s Sandpaper Sample Book

Troy, New York: Behr-Manning, 1935. A sandpaper sample book produced by the Behr-Manning company, makers of "quality abrasives" and sharpening stones. This sample book contains approx. eighteen (18) sandpapers organized by grit, ranging from extremely fine coarse for use in a variety of…
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Motor car upholstering: a plainly written book on the fundamentals of motor car trimming and upholstering.

[AUTOMOBILE -- UPHOLSTERY].
Philadelphia: The Hirst-Roger Company, Carpet Manufacturers, [1920]. 8vo. 180 pp. Photo frontisp. of 1920 Chalmers Limousine-Landaulet automobile, photo illustrations, diagrams, text illustrations, & plates throughout, 5 colour plates of automobile carpet samples. Blue-ribbed publisher's…
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[AFRICAN-AMERICANA] [COMICS] [BUILDING TRADES] Advertisement booklet for an African-American-owned house painting company in Cleveland, in the style of a graphic novel or comic book

Robinson, the Master Painter
[Cleveland, OH]: Robinson, the Master Painter, 1973. Staplebound. Good. Large octavo, [14]pp., illustrated. Good only in the publisher's stapled wraps, with uneven toning to the wraps, and the rear wrap scrunched, with some edge tears, and rather precariously attached. Still otherwise clean…
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Easy Steps in Sewing for Big and Little Girls, or Mary Frances Among the Thimble People

Fryer, Jane Eayre.
[Oakland, California:] Jane Eayre Fryer, 1913.] First edition. This edition, with no publisher named on the title-page, is scarce, with only five copies recorded on OCLC (only four in the United States). Later published by the John C. Winston Co. under the title The Mary Frances Sewing Book;…
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Krause, Dorothy Simpson, book artist
Fort Lauderdale, FL: Dorothy Simpson Krause, 2016. Fine. A unique book structure . Dorothy Krause is a painter, collage artist and printmaker who incorporates digital mixed media into her art. Her work is exhibited regularly in galleries and museums and featured in numerous current…
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Giant Picture Printer. An Arnold Arnold Toy.

[ Toys ]. Arnold, Arnold.
Greenwich, Conn.: The Chaspec Manufacturing Company, [n.d., ca. 1950s] [ Together with:] Arnold, Arnold. How to Play with Your Child. New York: Ballantine Books, [1955]. 4 x 7 in. [6], 185 pp. Diagrams and chapter heading vignettes. Color-printed paperback covers. Some creasing to front…
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Handboek voor den schilder, bevattende de beste en nieuwste manieren tot het nabootsen van alle soorten van hout en marmer in olie- en waterverf; het schilderen van letters en decoratien, het vergulden, het stooken van vernissen, het polijsten derzelve, enz., enz., alsmede voorschriften en recepten omtrent algemeene werkzaamheden, mengen en vervaardigen van verschillende verwen.

JONG, H. DE.
N.p., (for the author?) 1865. 31, (i), vi pp. Original printed boards, spine strengthened with brown paper. (covers cut a bit short at the bottom and pages also cut a bit irregularly at the bottom, pp. iii-vi loose = one sheet folded in two).
A rare practical manual with recipes and tips on…
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THE NEEDLE: A MAGAZINE OF ORNAMENTAL WORK (5 volumes, complete run)

De La Branchardiere, Mlle. Riego
London: Simpkin, Marshall, & Co/ Ackerman & Co, 1852. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. A scarce complete run - 30 issues in 5 volumes - bound in one volume of three quarter leather over marbleized boards. Covers are not bound-in, for a continuous numbering of 350 pages, amply illustrated…
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Livre curieux et utile pour les sçavans et artistes.

VERRIEN, NICOLAS.
Paris, quai des Orfevres, au coin de la ruë de Harlay, aux armes de Mademoiselle, (1685). 8vo. 18th century full marbled calf binding. Goldtooled border on the plates, spine richly gilt. First edition.
Engraved & finely coloured portrait frontispiece, engraved title, engraved allegorical…
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