Author: HODGES, FELICE.
Title: PERIOD PASTIMES. A Practical Guide to Four Centuries of Decorative Crafts.
Description: London. Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1989., Headings of the 4 sections are "Painting..from penwork to stencils"; " Paper pursuits with scissors: & a pot of gum."; " Lady's Workbox, needles, yarn & threads."; " Fancy work: Fish scales to Porcupine Quills." 189 pages including notes, glossary, bibliography, suppliers & index. Colour & b./ w. photographs on almost every page, drawings & instructions. Near fine, no inscription or marks, except 2 tiny dents in page opposite half-title, not leaving holes & hardly visible. Cream cover with gold decoration. D./w. slightly worn on corners, back top corner slightly torn, bottom corner of pages slightly brown, price clipped, o./w. near fine. Part of edges of flaps stuck onto the endpapers.11¼" x 8¾". Heavy. ISBN 0297796313. 1989

Keywords: crafts decoration needlework paint stencil history sampler beads paper heirloom quilt shells pastimes


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