Books - "arts"
Showing 1901 to 1920 of 1925 results.
Baryshnikov in Black and White
Imperial octavo, white cloth boards, black lettering to spine, 320pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (sl discolouration to board edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing)
PUBLISHER: Bloomsbury 2002
KEYWORDS: Russian dancers ballet performers Mikhail Baryshnikov art photography performing arts biography
Decorated Stoneware Pottery of North America
Quarto, beige cloth boards, black & red lettering to spine, blind stamp floral illus to front board, 232pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl foxing to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges, light foxing to prelims, sm paperclip rust stain to title page) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges, moderate fading to spine, light tanning & chafing/soiling, prev. bookseller's sm label to front flap)
PUBLISHER: Charles E Tuttle Company 1980
KEYWORDS: stoneware pottery arts crafts North America American history artefacts ceramics antiques
In Praise of Hands: Contemporary Crafts of the World
Imp. 8vo hardcover (VG-) in d/w (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: New York Graphical Society 1974
KEYWORDS: Octavio Paz James J Plaut crafts art arts craft essays
Wood Carving: Techniques, Concepts amd Projects for New Zealanders
Ex-library, oblong super octavo softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Reed Books 1999
KEYWORDS: New Zealand arts crafts wood carving techniques guides how to hobbies
Australian Studio Glass: The Movement, Its Makers and Their Art
4to, pp. 240; blue heavy card boards, spine lettered in silver gilt; frontis., photos; VG (light scuffing & soiling to boards; light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light to moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; light to moderate tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals); in d/w, VG- (moderate scuffing & soiling; light to moderate bruising & creasing to edges & extrems with sl chipping; light tanning & foxing).
PUBLISHER: Craftsman House 1995
KEYWORDS: studio glass Australia social history decorative arts culture cultural theory Australian Noris Ioannou
19th Century South Australian Pottery: Guide for Historians & Collectors
Limited first edition, no. 289/1000. Signed by author. 4to, pp. 96; brown heavy card boards, spine lettered in gilt; photos; VG (light scuffing & soiling to boards; light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light to moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; light tanning & soiling to eps, prelims & terminals); in d/w, G (moderate scuffing & soiling; heavy bruising & creasing to edges & extrems with moderat to heavy chipping; lg tearing repaired with archival tape).
PUBLISHER: Salt Glaze Press 1985
KEYWORDS: 19th century South Australia Australian pottery art arts sculpture guide
Bendigo Pottery
4to, pp. 281; brown heavy card boards, spine & front board lettered in gilt; illus. eps, frontis., photos, illus.; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to boards; moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light to moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; moderate tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; sl cracking to front gutters; light to moderate cracking to frotn & rear hinges, bsg sl sloppy); in d/w, VG- (moderate scuffing & soiling; moderate bruising & creasing to edges & extrems; moderate tanning & foxing).
PUBLISHER: Lowden Publishing Co. 1979
KEYWORDS: Bendigo pottery cermanics art arts craft 19th 20th century Duncan Guthrie
The Boxer Rebellion and the Great Game in China
Octavo softcover (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Hill and Wang 2013
KEYWORDS: global conflict history the Boxers China Chinese peasants martial arts
The Art of Taaniko Weaving: A Study of its Cultural Context, Technique, Style, and Development
Ex-library. Super 8vo, pp. 95; illus. heavy card boards; photos, illus.; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to boards; red (paint?) stain to front board; light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light tanning & soiling to pg edges; light tanning & soiling to eps, prelims & terminals; library markings to feps).
PUBLISHER: A. H. & A. W. Reed 1973
KEYWORDS: Sidney M Mead New Zealand Maori art arts craft crafts weaving Taaniko culture technique
The Pottery and Ceramics of David & Hermia Boyd
Quarto hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Phillip Matthews / Hutchinson 1977
KEYWORDS: arts crafts art pottery ceramics David Hermia Boyd
A Century of Architectural Drawing: Works from the Armson-Collins Collection
Quarto stapled light card covers (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Not Stated
KEYWORDS: New Zealand architecture architectural drawings art history school of fine arts Armson-Collins collection
A New Zealand Potter's Dictionary: Techniques and Materials for the South Pacific
INSCRIBED, DATED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, imperial octavo, illus light card covers, white lettering to spine, 164pp, illus/photos, VG- (light to moderate creasing to cover edges, moderate fading to spine & front cover, light chafing to covers, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, light soiling to eps, moderate crease/bend to bottom corners of pgs 47-80, moderate crease/deformity to bottom corner of foreword page)
PUBLISHER: Reed Methuen 1985
KEYWORDS: signed Barry Brickell arts crafts pottery guides technique South Pacific New Zealand
The Four-Shaft Table Loom
Super octavo, illus glossy light card covers, black lettering to spine, 184pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl creasing & curling to cover edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Reed Methuen 1986
KEYWORDS: arts crafts hobbies weaving four shaft table loom
Year Book of the Arts in New Zealand No 3: 1947
Imperial octavo, grey buckram boards, black lettering to spine, frontispiece, 171pp, illus, VG (light to moderate bruising/scuffing & fading to spine & board edges, light soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light foxing to frontis & title page, occasional light foxing throughout)
PUBLISHER: H H Tombs Ltd 1947
KEYWORDS: New Zealand arts year books past years issues number 3 three 1947 literature art
Asia in the Making of Europe: Volume II A Century of Wonder: Book 2: The Literary Arts
THIS VOL ONLY, super octavo softcover (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: University of Chicago Press 1994
KEYWORDS: Asia history exploration culture influence Europe European literature arts
Asia in the Making of Europe Volume III: A Century of Advance: Book One: Trade, Missions, Literature
THIS VOL ONLY, super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt rule & illus to front board, illus/maps to eps, lxxvi + 597pp, illus, Near FINE, in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light fading to spine, sl soiling)
PUBLISHER: Univesity of Chicago Press 1993
KEYWORDS: Asia history exploration culture influence Europe European literature trade arts
Contemplating the Ancients: Aesthetic and Social Issues in Early Chinese Portraiture
Super octavo, red heavy boards, white lettering to spine, xv + 259pp, illus, VG+ (boards sl warped, preface detached but present & still tidy) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light fading to spine, light chafing)
PUBLISHER: University of California Press 1990
KEYWORDS: China Chinese ancient history antiquity Sui dynasty art arts portraits
The Mott's Miniature Furniture Workshop Manual
Quarto softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Fox Books 1995
KEYWORDS: arts crafts hobbies dolls houses miniature furniture doll
The Ashford Book of Hand Spinning (Revised Edition)
Square super octavo softcover (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Ashford Handicrafts 2019
KEYWORDS: arts crafts hand spinning wool hobbies
The Ashford Book of Rigid Heddle Weaving (Revised Edition)
Square super octavo softcover (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Ashford Handicrafts 2014
KEYWORDS: arts crafts rigid heddle weaving patterns projects hobbies