Ultramarine Books

The History of Beads: From 30,000 B.C. To the Present

DUBIN, LOIS SHERR · 2004

$48.00 (€43.55 | £36.33 | ¥7,663)

New York, Harry N. Abrams. 2004. (ISBN: 0-8109-9176-4). Pictorial Wrapper (softcover), Large 4to. Ill.: Original Photography by Togashi. 364 pages; 356 illustrations, most in color; 15 maps showing bead sources and distribution patterns; 8-page color foldout of over 2000 beads...

Turning Wood with Richard Raffan

RAFFAN, RICHARD · 1995

$8.00 (€7.26 | £6.06 | ¥1,277)

Newtown, CT, The Taunton Press. 1995. (ISBN: 0918804248). Pictorial Card wrappers, 11"x9". 165 pages; numerous illustrations. Various lathe skills described and well illustrated. Damping has caused some rippling of corners but not affecting text or illustrations. Good.

Woodworking Techniques, Tips, and Shortcuts

AMERICAN WOODWORKER EDITORS · 1995

$8.00 (€7.26 | £6.06 | ¥1,277)

Emmaus, PA, Rodale Press. 1995. Pictorial Card Wrappers, 10 3/4" x 8". 104 ages. Tools, equipmet and skills. Router, saw blades, sharpening, bench planes, veneering, woodworking joints, jigs, "all about drawers". Very Good.

Hand Woodworking Tools (the Use of)

MCDONNELL, LEO P. · 1962

$6.00 (€5.44 | £4.54 | ¥958)

Albany, New York, Delmar Publishers. 1962. Pictorial Wrapper (softcover), 10.25" x 8". 294 pages; numerous b&w illustrations. The author, a professional in more than a single field, was also a Curriculum Specialist, Carpentry for New York's State Education Dept. So, the book i...

A Measure of the Earth: The Cole-Ware Collection of American Baskets

BELL, NICHOLAS R.; HENRY GLASSIE (FOREWORD) · 2013

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,193)

Washiington, D.C. Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum. 2013, First Edition. (ISBN: 9781469615288). Cloth, 11" x 9". Exhibition Catalogue, 192 pages; more than 100 full-page color plates. At the back listed are the artisans with descriptions of their backets....

Ceramics in America, 2001

HUNTER, ROBERT (EDITED BY) · 2001

$40.00 (€36.29 | £30.28 | ¥6,385)

Milwaukee, WI, The Chipstone Foundation. 2001, First Edition. (ISBN: 1584651334). Pictorial Wrapper (softcover), 4to. 292 pages; numerous color illustrations illuminating a large number of essays engaged in history and archaeology of ceramics in America. A fascinating article ...

Appalaichian White Oak Basketmaking: Handing Down the Basket

LAW, RACHEL NASH AND CYNTHIA W. TAYLOR · 1991

$40.00 (€36.29 | £30.28 | ¥6,385)

Knoxville, The University of Tennessee Press. 1991, First Edition. (ISBN: 0870496727). Pictorial Wrapper (softcover), 4to. Ill.: Wieboldt, Alison Bruce. 296 pages; 24 color plates, more than 200 b&w illustrations. The traditions; timber and tools; rib baskets; split baskets; r...

Crewel Embroidery

WISON, ERICA · 1962

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,193)

New York, Charles Scribner's Sons. 1962. Cloth, 4to. 154 pages; densely illustrated with photographs and very clear diagrams. Two pages have corners turned down; gift inscription on a front endpaper. Otherwise clean throughout, tight binding. Very Good/Very Good.

Beadazzled: The Story of Beads

FILSTRUP, CHRIS & JANIE; LOREN BLOOM (LINE DRAWINGS) · 1982

$22.00 (€19.96 | £16.65 | ¥3,512)

New York, Frederick Warne. 1982, First Edition. (ISBN: 0723262047). quarter-cloth and paper boards, 4to. 146 pages; color and b&w illustrations. The back of the book describes several bead craft projects, which are illustrated with detailed line drawings. Gift inscription on a...

Franka Lechner: Bildteppiche + Gouache-Collagen

ANONYMOUS · 1978

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,395)

Wien, Osterreichisches Museum für angewandte Kunst. 1978. Pictorial Wrapper (softcover), Square 8vo. Exhibition Catalogue, not paginated. 14 tapestries, 8 collages in the checklist; 11 images, color and b&w. Photo of Lechner at the loom; Q&A with Lechner transcribed. Clean thr...

Form and Fire: Natzler Ceramics, 1939-1972

NATZLER, OTTO; JOSHUA C. TAYLOR (FOREWORD); LLOYD E. HERMAN (INTRODUCTION); DANIEL RHODES (ESSAY) · 1973

$120.00 (€108.87 | £90.83 | ¥19,156)

Washiington, Smithsonian Institution Press. 1973. Pictorial Wrapper (softcover), 4to. Exhibition Catalogue, 120 pages; an exhibition at the Renwick Gallery of 175 pieces described, about half are illustrated, most in full-page color. Many pieces include in their desciptions an...

Ceramics in America, 2007

HUNTER, ROBERT (EDITED BY) · 2007

$60.00 (€54.44 | £45.42 | ¥9,578)

Milwaukee Public Museum, The Chipstone Foundation. 2007, First Edition. (ISBN: 0976734400). Cloth, 4to. 314 pages; numerous color illustrations. Nine essays with emphasis on the Bonnin and Morris of Philadelphia porcelain factory. As usual, a beautiful book. Fine/Fine.

Southern Heirlooms from Martha M. House

1972

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,395)

Montgomery, Alabama, Martha M. House. 1972. Pictorial Wrapper (softcover), 4to. Catalogue, 44 pages. Numerous illustrations of furniture and lamps manufactured by Martha M. House. Price list (1972) enclosed. Front cover chipped at the corner; lightly soiled. Very Good.

Ceramic Sculpture: Six Artists

MARSHALL, RICHARD AND SUZANNE FOLEY · 1981

$18.00 (€16.33 | £13.62 | ¥2,873)

New York/Seattle, Whitney Museum of American Art with University of Washington Press. 1981. (ISBN: 0-87427-035-9). Pictorial Wrapper (softcover), 4to. Exhibition Catalogue, 144 pages; numerous illustrations, color and b&w. Peter Voulkos, John Mason, Kenneth Price, Robert Arnes...

American Craft Today: Poetry of the Physical

SMITH, PAUL J.; EDWARD LUCIE-SMITH · 1986

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,991)

New York, Weidenfeld & Nicolson. 1986. (ISBN: 1-55584-023-x). Pictorial Wrapper (softcover), 4to. Exhibition Catalogue, 328 pages; 279 works illustrated in color; Exhibition Checklist; Chronology of American Craft 1851-1986; Major Craft Exhibitions 1851-1986; Biographies of th...

Style Trends of Pueblo Pottery, 1500-1840

MERA, H.P.; JONATHAN BATKIN (INTRODUCTION) · 1991

$22.00 (€19.96 | £16.65 | ¥3,512)

Albuquerque, Avanyu Publishing. 1991. (ISBN: 0-936755-18-0). Decorated Wrapper (softcover), 4to. 67 plates: pottery and decoration illustrated on the recto (right); text on the opposing verso (left). Wrappers are rubbed and worn along the spine; innards are fresh and bright, t...

The Craftsman in America

ANDERSON, CLAY; [ET AL.] · 1975

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,395)

Washiington, D.C. National Geographic Society. 1975. (ISBN: 0-87044-176-0). Cloth, 4to. 200 pages; thoroughly illustrated in color. An appreciation for the artists commonly called craftsmen. They work with wood, metal, glass, fiber, clay, etc. Very Good/Very Good.