Crafts from Adamstown Books

Ephrata PA: Science Press, 1972. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Science Press 1972 Christmas keepsake. Printer's Sample for Limited edition of 1200. Oblong hardcover,96 pp. Richly illustrated with b&w and color photos thoughout. Details the heritage af decoys focusing on artistic developments in carving and painting. Book Condition : Very Good; no text marks;… Read more about this item

Rockville MD: Schreiber Publishing, 2002. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Oversized hardcover, 288 pp. w/ color and b&w images throughout. Using philatley as a medium to explore Jewish history, this work is organized by category - The Bible, The Jewish Diaspora, The Holocaust, Jews in World Culture, Zionism and the state of Israel, Traditions… Read more about this item

Robesonia PA: Breininger Publications, LLC, 2013. Book. New. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Oversize hardcover, 178 pp. w/ color photos throughout. Extensive introduction traces the history of (Lester) Breininger pottery, redware, and the annual porch sales. The majority of the book is organized by designs, alphabetically, such as architectural, floral motifs, etc. Book Condition : New. Glossy… Read more about this item

Wilmington DE: Historical Society of Delaware, 2007. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Oversize softcover, 48 pp. w/ color photos throughout, issued to accompany 2007 exhibit of items selected from the permanent collection of the Historical Society of Delaware. Introduction to the Society is followed by an essay on material culture and then plates… Read more about this item

New York NY: De Capo Press, 1969. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. De Capo Press facsimile reprint of 1929 original limited editions. Two hardcovers, 654 pp. combined w/c. 60 b&w illustrations. Compiled form 18th century newspapers, this set examines a range of artistic mediums in Colonial and Revolutionary America - painters, engravers, architects, stone carvers,… Read more about this item

Lancaster PA: Landis Valley Associates, 2002. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 4to up to 12" tall. 1992 exhibit catalog - Selected Quilts from the Landis Valley Museum Collection. Side-stapled softcover. 40 pp. w/32 full color full page plates highlight quilts and textiles (primarily 19th century) from the Mid Atlantic regions including classic Pennsylvania German quilts. Items were selected… Read more about this item

University Park PA: Pennsylvania State Univ Press, 1982. Book. Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Survey of tinsmithing in PA. Oblong side-stapled softcover, 80 pp., very well illustrated with b&w photos incl. advertising broadsides. Large section on design - form, decoration, and material. Book Condition : Good; no internal markings; some wear to… Read more about this item

Wilmington DE: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation, 1977. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Side-stapled softcover, 36 pp. w/ b&w illustrations. Collection of seasonal craft projects used at the historic Eleutherian Mills house, part of the Hagley Museum, the original site of the du Pont gunpowder works in Delaware. Topics include : Apple Fan Doorway, Mirror… Read more about this item

Pfaff American Sales Corpora, 2000. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Inscribed by Author(s). Probable First. Spiral bound softcover, color illustrated cover with mylar protective sheet over it. 82 pages. Inscription by the author and signed Cindy on title page. Easy directions for modifying and designing 9 mm stitches in PC Designer software and the Creative Designer. Included are six different… Read more about this item

Self published, 1992. Book. Very Good. Softcover (Spiral Bound). Inscribed by Author(s). First Edition. 4to up to 12" tall. Catalog documenting the exhibit of contemporary Baltimore inspired quilts, tops, wall hangings, and block sets shown at the The Great Baltimore Revival Quilt Show held in Jefferson, OR, April 1992. Includes black and white drawings of the quilts. Sixty… Read more about this item

New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, 1971. Book. Good. Soft cover. Edition Unstated. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Set of 12 booklets in the "Starting Points" series - full color books which young children can use themselves. They explain in simple terms how to create pictures and how to experiment in many different ways with paint, crayons, paste,… Read more about this item