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"Antique Furniture by Nova Scotia Craftsmen." by George E. G. MacLaren. Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson Limited, [1975]. pp. 146. numerous b. & w. illus. Paperback (corners worn, spine faded). Very good condition.Size: 8 7/8" x 6 3/4" (22.5cm x 17cm).

"Art of the Embroiderer" by Charles Germain de Saint-Aubin, Designer to the King, 1770. [Translation of L'art du brodeur, with a facsimile reproduction of the French original of 1770]. Translated and Annotated by Nikki Scheuer. Additional Notes and Commentaries by Edward Maeder. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art and Boston & London: David R. Godine, Publisher, [1983]. pp. 192, Index. many b. & w. illus. plus 18 colour plates. Printed on Espel and Sun Fugue papers, by Nissha Printing Co., Ltd., Japan. Hardcover, quarter brick cloth with boards, title on cover and spine (corners square, title on spine bit faded, lightly soiled on boards, remainder mark on top edge, interior is very clean and unmarked). In an illustrated slipcase (shelf wear and scuffed, with 2 price stickers). Note: the first two photos are of the front and back of the slipcase.Very good condition.Size: 11 7/8" x 9" (30cm x 23cm)- book dimensions only.++PLEASE NOTE: This is a heavy book. Please contact us for a shipping… Read More

"The Book of Canadian Antiques." Edited by Donald Blake Webster. Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson Limited, [1974]. First edition. pp. 352. 64 colour plates, 350 b. & w. illus. Hardcover, orange cloth with gilt title on spine (corners square, interior clean & unmarked). dw., unclipped (worn, tattered with tear to front cover).Very good condition, dust jacket- good condition.Size: 12 1/4" x 9 5/8" (31cm x 24.5cm).

"The Collector's Guide to Masks" by Timothy Teuten. [London]: Bracken Books (Random House UK), [1996]. First published in 1995. Reprinted 1996. pp. 96. many colour illus., some full-page. Hardcover, brown boards with gilt title on spine (top & bottom of spine rubbed, corners rubbed, price on half-title page, few marks on covers). d.j. (worn at top corner, creased & wrinkled at top, 1/2-inch tear at top of spine, toned on inside of jacket).Good+ condition.Size: 12" x 9 1/4" (30.5cm x 23.5cm).

"The Color Treasury of Eighteenth Century Porcelain." Text by Siegfried Ducret. Translated by Christine Friedlander. Photographs by Michael Wolgensinger. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, [1976]. First edition. pp. 138, Index. 94 illus. (mostly in colour). Hardcover, blue boards with gilt title on spine (corners square, cover edges faded, faint mark to front cover, previous owner signature on front free endpaper, interior is clean & unmarked). dj., unclipped (several short tears & a bit tattered, but surprisingly clean with only a few marks).Very Good condition. (dustjacket is Very Good- condition).Size: 11 3/4" x 8 1/2" (29.5cm x 21.5cm).

"Crafts Canada: The useful arts by Una Abrahamson. Toronto: Clarke, Irwin & Company Limited, [1974]. pp. 191. 90 b. & w. illus. and 26 colour illus. Hardcover, black cloth with bronze title on spine (corners square, some foxing to top edge, interior is clean and unmarked). dw., unclipped (edges worn, a few marks and some soiling, and a nick to edge).Very good condition.Size: 11 1/8" x 8 1/2" (28.5cm x 21.5cm)

"The Crown Jewels at the Tower of London." by Martin Holmes. Department of the Environment Official Guide. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, [1971]. Originally published 1953. Third edition, Third impression, 1971. pp. 36. mostly colour illus. Softcover, illustrated, white & black title (corners worn, front cover scuffed some, scratch on back cover).Very Good condition.Size: 7 5/8" x 5 1/4" (19.5cm x 13.5cm).

"The Good Earth: the pots and passion of Walter Ostrom" by Peter Greenhagh et al. Introduction by Shannon Parker, Curator of Collections at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia. [Halifax, NS]: Art Gallery of Nova Scotia and [Frederiction, NB]: Goose Lane Editions, [2021]. exhibition checklist loosely inserted. pp. 175. numerous colour illus., some b. & w. illus. Hardcover, illustrated boards (top & bottom of spine bumped, one top corner bit bent, interior clean & unmarked).Very Good condition.Size: 11 1/4" x 9 1/4" (28.5cm x 23.5cm).
This book accompanies a major retrospective exhibition held at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia from October 2020 to March 2021.

"The Life and Work of Harry Clarke" by Nicola Gordon Bowe. [Blackrock, Co. Dublin]: Irish Academic Press, [1989]. pp. 301, Bibliography, Index. 190 b. & w. illus. and 24 colour pages. Hardcover, maroon cloth with gilt title on spine (corners bit bent & one corner dented, some toning of margins, but otherwise unmarked). d.w. (some wear, few scratches, but no tears). Very good condition.Size: 10" x 7 5/8" (25.5cm x 19.5cm).Also inserted: An Chomhairle Ealaion/ The Arts Council Annual Report 1979 cover, illustrated with a section of the Eve of St. Agnes stained glass by Harry Clarke.++PLEASE NOTE: This is a heavier book. Please contact us for a shipping quote for your destination.

"Mask Making: Creative Methods and Techniques" by Matthew Baranski. Illustrated by the author. Worcester, Massachusetts: Davis Publications, Inc., 1972. Sixth edition. Originally published in 1954. pp. 102. many b. & w. illus. Hardcover, yellow boards with title & illustration on front cover, title also on spine. (spine faded, foxing mostly to top edge, corners straight, few marks and soiling to covers, pages toned, pencil notes on single page, but clean & unmarked otherwise).Very Good condition.Size: 10 1/4" x 7 3/4" (26cm x 19.5cm).

"Native American Art" by Robin Langley Sommer. [London]: Bison Group, [1994]. pp. 176, Index. profusely illustrated in colour. Hardcover, black cloth with gilt title on spine (corners rubbed, indented scratch on both front and back covers, few marks on bottom edge of front cover, binding loose especially at top, small split in cover at top of spine). d.j. (wear at corners, at top of spine and along top edge, 1/2- inch tear at bottom of front cover, scratch on back cover).Very Good condition. (dustjacket in Very Good- condition).Size: 14 1/2" x 10 3/4" (36.5cm x 27cm).

"Nova Scotia Furniture" by George MacLaren. [Photos by Ken Gilmour and Ron Merrick]. Halifax, Nova Scotia: Petheric Press, [1974]. Third printing. pp. 44. many b. & w. illus. Softcover, stapled (faded, some marks on cover, interior unmarked).Very good condition.Size: 6" x 9" (15cm x 23cm).

"A Pageant of Canada: The European Contribution to the Iconography of Canadian History." Catalogue by Roy Strong. Ottawa: The National Gallery of Canada, 1967. An Exhibition arranged in Celebration of the centenary of Confederation. pp. 315, Index. numerous b. & w. illus., 4 colour. Paperback (some wear, spine faded, few scratches, page inserted- "Compliments of..., National Gallery of Canada", stamp of Edmonton Art Gallery on front & back free endpapers).Very Good condition.Size: 10" x 8" (25.5cm x 20.5cm)

Petite Portraits: Miniature Dolls by Contemporary American Doll Artists by Carol-Lynn Rossel Waugh. Cumberland, Maryland: Hobby House Press, Inc., [1982]. pp. 200, Glossary, Index. numerous b. & w. illus., some in colour. Paperback (small mark on front cover, some wear to corners, interior clean & unmarked).Very Good condition.Size: 10" x 7" (25cm x 18cm).

"Quilts and Other Bed Coverings in the Canadian Tradition." by Ruth McKendry. Photographs by Blake McKendry. Toronto...: Van Nostrand Reinhold Ltd., [1979]. pp. 240. 336 b. & w. illus., and 118 colour plates. Hardcover, gold cloth with gilt titles on front cover and spine (corners square, interior clean & unmarked). dw., unclipped (slight wear along top, faded especially spine, flaps are yellowed).Very good condition.Size: 12 1/4" x 9 1/2" (31cm x 24cm).

"The Spirit Sings: Artistic Traditions of Canada's First Peoples." Introduction by Julia D. Harrison, Curator of Ethnology, Glenbow Museum. This book grew out of an exhibition entitled The Spirit Sings, mounted by the Glenbow Museum in Calgary, Alberta, as part of the Arts Festival of the 1988 XV Olympic Winter Games. [Toronto]: McClelland and Stewart and Glenbow Museum, [1987]. pp. 264, Bibliography. 221 illus. (many in colour). Hardcover, beige cloth with gilt design on cover and gilt title on spine (top edge foxed, corners square, joint is loose, mark on lower right corner of several pages). dj. (1/2-inch tear top of spine, worn & bit tattered especially along top, mark on dj. fold, initials on inside of dj.)Very Good condition. Size: 12 1/4" x 9 1/4" (31cm x 23.5cm).++PLEASE NOTE: This is a heavy book. Please contact us for a shipping quote for your destination. Postage will be extra.

"Star Pieces: The Enduring Beauty of Spectacular Furniture" by David Linley, Charles Cator, and Helen Chislett. [New York]: The Monacelli Press, a division of Random House, Inc., [2009]. Published simultaneously in the United Kingdom by Thames & Hudson Ltd. pp. 256, Bibliography, Index. numerous colour illus. (some full-page). Hardcover, taupe cloth with gilt title on spine (corners square, interior clean & unmarked, in like new condition). dw., unclipped (very light scratches, small wrinkle at top of back cover). Very good+ condition.Size: 13" x 10 5/8" (33cm x 27cm)*Note: This is a large and heavy book. Please contact us for a shipping quote, even if shipping to Canada or the United States.

"Tapestry: Henry Moore & West Dean" by Edwin Mullins. An exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum 15th July- 25th August 1980. [Chichester, West Sussex]: Edward James Foundation, 1980. pp. 32. many b. & w. illus. (some full-page, some in colour). Softcover (some wear at corners, pencilled price on title page, mark on inside back cover, interior is unmarked otherwise).Very Good condition.Size: 7 3/8" x 9 5/8" (19cm x 24.5cm)."With this exhibition we see the first productions of the Tapestry Weaving Studio at West Dean House which began in 1976." West Dean College, started in 1971, was set up by the Edward James Foundation. The Tapestry Studio created eight tapestries, for this exhibition, made in wool from drawings by Henry Moore. The drawings were selected by Henry Moore and his daughter, Mary Moore.from the Foreword

"Treasures of Quito" by Carlos de la Torre Reyes. [Bogota, Colombia: El Sello Editorial, 1990]. [translation by Peter Goodhew]. pp. 142. numerous colour illus. (mostly full page), 1 fold out. Hardcover, cream cloth with gilt title and coat of arms on label (corners square, no marks to covers or interior, but some water damage to front cover). dj. (bit soiled, otherwise in very good condition).Very Good conditionSize: 13" x 9 3/4". (33cm x 25 cm).

"Treasury of Canadian Glass" by Doris and Peter Unitt. [Peterborough, Ontario:] Clock House, [1969]. Second edition, Sixth printing. pp. 280. many b. & w. illus., some in colour. Hardcover, wine cloth with silver title on spine (corners bit worn). dj. (worn, tattered, chipped- large piece missing at top of spine, also tear on back cover). Very Good condition.Size: 11 1/4" x 8 7/8" (28.5cm x 22.5cm)).