FERNALD, MARY IN COLLABORATION WITH EILEEN SHENTON

Costume Design and Making a Practical Handbook

London: Adam and Charles Black, 1958. Reprint. Hard Cover. Hardcover is pink with black lettering on spine. Pages are clean and tight; appears almost as if unused. This is a 1958 reprint of the original 1937 edition. Lavishly illustrated with 24 b/w illustrations and 51 b/w diagrams/patterns [no markings on them]. "One of the pincipal features of this practical book is the series of pattern-diagrams of English costume from Saxon times to almost the end of the 19th century. The diagrams have been carefully and accurately drawn to scale from working patterns, and detailed notes are given for the making of the costumes". List of suitable materials; a short list of books. ; B&W Illustrations; 6 1/4 x 9; 159 pages; 1958 reprint. Hardcover has light shelf wear, bumping. DJ has light rubbing/scuffing, bumping, shelf wear, closed tear at top of spine, front flap is price clipped; in a mylar cover.. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 179

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: Costume History; Costume Design; Textile History; Textiles; Patterns; Reference; English History; British History; Fashion Design; Literature/Poetry/Classics Women/Womens' History Royalty Cultural History Education Archaeology Geography English/British Hi

LEWIS, RONALD J.

Murder in Mackinac a Novel

Mackinaw City, MI: Agawa Press, 1995. Third Printing; Paperback. ISBN: 0964243601. Paperback has glossy, heavy paper covers. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on the half title page. Pages are clean and tight. "Myserious settings, murderous villains, romantic suspense and international intrigue -- all take place in the world's most beautiful places...Mackinac and the romantic Hawaiian Islands". A fun mystery with lots of Michigan locales mentioned, esoteric Michigan history, and a good murder mystery to boot! ; 0.9 x 8.3 x 5.4 Inches; 238 pages; Cover has light shelf wear, rubbing/scuffing; owner's name label on front end paper. ; Signed by Author. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 5015

Catalogue: Mi: Literature

Keywords: 0964243601 Michigan; Michigan History; Michigan Locations; Great Lakes State; Mysteries; Fiction; Novel; Signed Books; Mackinac Bridge; Literature/Poetry/Classics Fiction Cultural History Geography Social History Michigan/Detroit/Great Lakes Signed Books

LOVE, ADELAIDE

The Star and the Leaf

New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1946. First Edition. Hard Cover. Cover is black with gold lettering on the front and spine. Cover has some edge wear, bumping, rubbing with a small water stain on top of back at spine. DJ has edge wear, bumping, rubbing, scuffing, fading, a series of small tears across the top and a small tear at bottom of front. Pages are deckled, clean and tight, with a few pages uncut. Several critics write "...verse of radiant beauty; " "most gentle touch percieving and transferring beauty; " and "able to sound the authentic note of womanhood.." ; 5 3/4 x 8 1/4; 93 pages. Very Good- in Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 416

Catalogue: Women's Literature

Keywords: Poetry; Verse; Fiction; American Authors; Women Wr Poetry; Verse; Fiction; American Authors; Literature; Women Authors; Literature/Poetry/Classics Women/Womens' History Fiction

MALAN, ALLAN AND DEANNA

The Friendly Spinning Wheel

Stockbridge, MI: The Scribes, 1999. Second Printing; Hardcover. ISBN: 0965750302. Illustrated by Deanna Malan. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY BOTH AUTHORS [ONE OF WHOM IS ALSO THE ILLUSTRATOR] ON THE FRONT END PAPER. Hardcover is glazed yellow ground with black lettering on spine. Pages are clean and tight; appears as if unused. Illustrated with original b/w drawings. This novel is about nine year old Kati...." loves living on a Michigan farm with her German family during the late 19th century.....Nor, does she know that the year will hold many adventures...." gives a great picture of what it was like to live on a Michigan farm just before 1900. And over 100 years later, in many ways, some things aren't that different on the farms, in Michigan or other locales. ; Michigan Pioneer Farmer Series; B & W illustrations; 5 1/2 x 9; 295 pages; Hardcover has minor shelf wear and bumping. ; Signed by Author & Illustrator. Near Fine .

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Book number: 6907

Catalogue: Mi: Literature

Keywords: 0965750302 Cultural Anthropology; Cultural History; Social History; Farming History; Farming; Animals; Livestock; Childhood; Child Rearing; Historical Fiction Juvenile Women/Womens' History Fiction Cultural History Animals Education American History Dogs