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Dressing up dressing down

BINDER, PEARL · 1986

€12.50 ($13.78 | £10.43 | ¥2,200)

London: Allen & Unwin, 1986 (1st ed.); 25.4cm, (11+)159pp., black-white illustrations, index, hardback w. dustjacket. Dustjacket somewhat discoloured at spine, otherwise a v. good copy. Rare in NL. ¶ l From the blurb: \"It is both historical and anthropological and it deals wi...

Borduur-mozaiek

DREESMANN, CéCILE. · 0

€12.50 ($13.78 | £10.43 | ¥2,200)

Augsburg: Julius Schürer, zonder jaar; 22cm, (28pp.), zwart-wit illustraties, geniet in illustratieve omslag. Zeldzaam, want niet in enige Nederlandse openbare collectie! ¶ l Zeldzame Dreesmann-titel, mogelijk een reclame-uitgave van Schürer borduurgarens maar daarvoor toch te...

Asteroid mechanics ephemerides 1925-2000

WESCOTT, MARTHA · 1990

€15.00 ($16.53 | £12.51 | ¥2,640)

Conway, Mass.: Treehouse Mountain, 1990; 2 vols, 28cm, 79 and 79pp., tables, keywords, plastic spiral bands with transparent plastic front cover. Very good. Rare.

La science cabalistique ou l'art de connaître les bons génies

LENAIN · 1996

€25.00 ($27.55 | £20.86 | ¥4,400)

Paris: Éditions Traditionnelles, 1996; 22cm, 153(+2), tables, paper. Very good copy. Rare. ¶ l Édition nouvelle, d'après celle de 1909, de l'oeuvre originale écrite par l'auteur en 1823. Text in French.

Machine embroidery

RISLEY, CHRISTINE · 1961

€9.50 ($10.47 | £7.93 | ¥1,672)

London: Vista Books, 1961 (1st ed.); 25.5cm., 128pp., 70 black-white drawings, 34 plates, index, blue clot with gilt lettering on spine. No dustjacket. End pages slightly foxed, else a very good copy. Rare in NL. ¶ l Historical survey by Patricia Wardle.

Gebruiksaanwijzing voor de nieuwe 'Anker' Vibrating-naaimachine voor huishoudelijk gebruik en ateliers

[ANKER-WERKE A.-G.] · 1910

€10.00 ($11.02 | £8.34 | ¥1,760)

Bielefeld: Anker-Werke (ca.1910); 22cm, 20pp., 23 zwart-wit afbeeldingen, geniet in papieren omslag. Gebruikt maar in prima staat. Zeldzaam. ¶ l Titel op omslag: 'Anker' Vibrating-naaimachine gebruiksaanwijzing. Met op achterzijde panorama-afbeelding van de fabriek in Bielefel...

Michael Thonet - 200 years. Möbel aus Buchenholz. Bent wood furniture

[THONET] · 1996

€8.50 ($9.37 | £7.09 | ¥1,496)

Bystrice p.H.: Ton (1996); 30cm, 17pp., colour illustrations, stapled catalogue. With some markings in ballpoint, otherwise a good copy. Rare in NL. ¶ l This is catalogue 4/96, with concise introductions in Czech, English and German, and numerous illustrations without prices.

Needlework

CAVALLO, ADOLPH S. · 1979

€10.00 ($11.02 | £8.34 | ¥1,760)

Cooper-Hewitt Museum, 1979; 28.3cm, 128pp., 107 black-white and 30 colour illustrations, glossary, bibliography, index, half-linen hard cover w. dustjacket. Very good copy. Rare in NL. ¶ l Volume in the Smithsonian Illustrated Library of Antiques.

Letterborduurboek

LAMMèR, JUTTA · 1984

€10.00 ($11.02 | £8.34 | ¥1,760)

De Bilt: Cantecleer, 1984; 28cm, 95pp., zwart-wit en kleurenafbeeldingen, soft cover. Zeer goed. ¶ l In dit boek worden alfabetten van de laatste twee eeuwen getoond en m.b.v. verschillende borduurtechnieken en talrijke voorbeelden uitgelegd.

Stich

BLACK, PENNY · 2007

€10.00 ($11.02 | £8.34 | ¥1,760)

London: Murdoch Books, 2007; 24.5cm, 112pp., black-white drawings, colour photographs, index, soft cover. Near fine. Rare in NL. ¶ l Counted-thread embroidery techniques such as cross-stich are enduringly popular. Here, the basics of these embroidery styles are explained and 2...

Marie Berber's 515 inspirational cross-stich designs

BARBER, MARIE · 2000

€10.00 ($11.02 | £8.34 | ¥1,760)

New York: Sterling Publishing Co., 2000; 28cm, 128pp., numerous colour drawings and schemes, soft cover. Near fine. Rare in NL.

Le tour du monde au point de croix

COSS, MELINDA · 1998

€10.00 ($11.02 | £8.34 | ¥1,760)

Paris: Le Temps Apprivoisé, 1998; 28.5cm, 157(+2), numerous colour photographs and drawings (patterns), hard cover. Near fine, no dust jacket. Rare in NL. ¶ l Cross-stich instructions with very clear samples drawn. In association with DMC, in French.

Papier van alle kanten

JURRIAANS, TONNY · 1993

€7.50 ($8.27 | £6.26 | ¥1,320)

Hoorn: Westfries Museum, 1993; 29.8cm, 19pp., zwart-wit en kleurenafbeeldingen, geniet. Z. goed exemplaar met initialenstempeltje op binnenzijde omslag. Zeldzaam. ¶ l Deze brochure hoort bij de gelijknamige tentoonstelling over knipkunst, gehouden begin 1993 in het Westfries M...

Paramente

FLüELER, SR. M. AUGUSTINA · 1949

€25.00 ($27.55 | £20.86 | ¥4,400)

Zürich: NZN-Verlag, 1949 (1. Aufl.); 23.5cm, 94(+2)40pp., black-white drawings, 40 idem photographs, green cloth w. gilt decoration, original dustjacket. Near fine condition. Rare in NL. ¶ l Embroidery for the roman catholic liturgical service. Text in German.

Counted cross-stich patchwork design

FARRELL, PEG · 1980

€10.00 ($11.02 | £8.34 | ¥1,760)

New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1980; 28cm, 127pp., black-white patterns, colour photographs, bibliography, index, orig. plastic binding w. dustjacket. Dustjacket has three small tears, otherwise a v. good copy. Rare in Europe! ¶ l 'A clever combination of two of America's ol...

Handbuch der orientalischen Teppichkunde

NEUGEBAUER, R., U. SIEGFRIED TROLL · 1930

€12.50 ($13.78 | £10.43 | ¥2,200)

Leipzig: Karl W. Hiersemann, 1930 (14. gänzlich neubearbeitete Aufl.); viii+111pp., richly illustrated, cloth. VG copy. ¶ l 'Mit 128 einfarbigen und 16 mehrfarbigen Tafeln, 5 Textfiguren, 8 Motivblättern und 1 Karte'. Toegevoegd is Het Oostersche tapijt no. 7 (Maart 1939), een...

Evelyn Findlater's vegetarian food processor

FINDLATER, EVELYN · 1985

€6.50 ($7.16 | £5.42 | ¥1,144)

Wellinborough: Thorsons Publishers, 1985; 21.5cm, 192pp., black-white drawings, index, paper. V. good copy. Rare in NL. ¶ l 'Quick and easy recipes to make the most of your machine'

Wendy knits lace. Essential techniques and patterns for irresistible everyday lace

JOHNSON, WENDY D. · 2011

€15.00 ($16.53 | £12.51 | ¥2,640)

New York: Potter Craft, 2011; 27.5cm, 144pp., richly illustrated with coulor photographs, draawings, patterns, index, soft cover. As new. Rare in Europe! ¶ l Crafts & hobbies: knitting

How to cook everything vegetarian. Simple meatless recipes for great food

BITTMAN, MARK · 2007

€15.00 ($16.53 | £12.51 | ¥2,640)

Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley, 2007; 23.5cm, xii+996pp., black-white drawings, tables, menus, index, hard cover w. dustjacket. As new. Rare in Europe!

Entertaining at home. Inspiring recipes for all occasions

ALLEN, RACHEL · 2010

€12.50 ($13.78 | £10.43 | ¥2,200)

London: Harper Collins, 2010; 25.5cm, 352pp., colour photographs, index, book marker, hard cover. As new. Rare in NL. ¶ l A handbook for: Brunches and lunches; casual meals; eating outdoors; canapés and small bites; small celebrations (2-4 people); diner parties (4-8 people); ...