RING, BETTY.

Girlhood Embroidery: American Samplers & Pictorial Needlework, 1650-1850 (Two Volumes, Slipcased).

NY:: Knopf, 1993. Hardcover. ISBN: 0394550099. Complete in two volumes. With 623 illustrations, including 376 in color. First edition. INSCRIBED by the author to a previous owner. Publisher's postcards laid in. Both volumes are fine in black cloth. No dust jackets, as issued. Housed in a fine glossy illustrated slipcase. Very Good . International orders are billed at cost: . 00 for a book of average size and weight, more for oversize or heavier volumes

Grendel BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 97564

Catalogue: Antiques and Collectibles

Keywords: 0394550099 Antiques Crafts Signed and Inscribed Books

Ring, Betty

Girlhood Embroidery. American Samplers and Pictorial Needlework 1650-1850. Two Volumes in Slipcase

New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1993. Cloth. Black cloth in glossy paper covered cardboard slipcase. 583 pp. between the two volumes. Color and black and white photos throughout. A detailed history of embroidery and needlework in the early United States. This includes a look at its role in the education of young women in colonial America, as well as a look at the art in the New England states and beyond. VERY GOOD condition. Minor fading, soiling and edgewear to the books. Slipcase rather worn, with paper peeling off from the top and bottom edge. Some scuffing, dustiness and soiling. Very Good .

Mare BooksellersProfessional seller

Book number: 018172

Catalogue: Americana

Keywords: Noisbn Knitting/Needlecraft Decorative Arts