Here we have eight crisp as new postcards in full color with a glossy finish. I bought them in the small bag they were placed in at the time of purchase. The bag is from the Farmer's Museum Inc. in Cooperstown and the previous owner marked the date on the front -- Monday, August 31, 1964. The cards depict these works of art: Edward Hicks "The Peaceable Kingdom"; Mrs, William Cooper (Elizabeth Fenimore Seated in Otsego Hall"; M.M. Sanford Washington at Princeton; Anonymous, Picking Flowers; John Brewster Jr., One Shoe Off; Statue of Rev. Campbell; Gilbert Stuart, Joseph Brant Thayenonegoea; Ano... View More...
Crisp and clean as new and so interesting to see Cloris Leachman transformed on the cover. The program is sponsored by IBM so they have the back cover for a full page ad. But inside there is an article about Grandma Moses - Grandma Moses: A Legend Lives On - plus picture and bios of those involved in the stage play, a couple paintings in full color, and and Grandma Moses' handwritten account of how she came to paint and how she did it. Measures 8-1/2"x11" and has 15 pages. View More...
If you are interested in Pennsylvania German genealogy this magazine is a goldmine. I have more (a fairly good sized stack), so if there's one you're seeking use the contact button and I'll see what I have. This one has an especially attractive cover which depicts a Pennsylvania Dutch Virgin Mary. Contents include a study of a Pennsylvania German broadside from the 18th & 19th centuries entitled "A Sorrowful Song About A Terrible Murder"; Pennsylvania church history; a study of a document which sought a pastor in 1731; the career of Lutheran minister, Johann Valentin Krafft; and the ordination... View More...
Crisp beautiful art catalog published to accompany the exhibit of the same name which was held in Cleveland, hio Feb.1-April 2,1978, but traveled also to the Milwaukee Museum of Art, the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, the St. Louis Art Museum and the Smithsonian throughout 1978 and '79. Exhibit concentrated on basketry, musical instruments, wood carving, quilting, pottery, boat building, blacksmithing, architecture and graveyard decoration. Maps at back, plus a checklist of works which numbered 99, only a portion of which are featured in the catalog. Catalog measures 8-1/2"x 11" and is illustrate... View More...
Very nice, clean booklet with just a pinpoint sized ink stain to bottom front edge. Booklet explains "how to do it yourself with an emphasis on wool, the history of spinning, and other facts." Booklet measures 6"x9-1/4" and has 45 pages illustrated with drawings. What's nice about this one is it has other related goodies laid-in, including a product brochure with 1969 prices from Handcraft Wools of Streetsville, Ontario. Store owner wrote a note to customer on top and marked out a few things on the first page (but you can still read them). There's also a receipt which browned the brochure on ... View More...
School Girl Samplers are so charming and this museum catalog is dedicated to them. Not only are American samplers covered, but specifically Pennsylvanian ones too. Mentions are also made of those from England, Germany, Holland, Italy, France, Spain and Mexico. There are 48 pages of black and white pohotographs each showing one large example. The catalog measures 8"square and is clean and tightly bound. Just a small skim of very light foxing to side edge. Otherwise lovely. View More...
Very handsome booklet showcasing southwest American Indian pottery. I found a few extra articles on the topic laid-in, none of which caused any browning to pages. I have sequestered them in a plastic bag and will send along with the booklet. Everything is crisp and clean and there is no spine crease. Former owner's name on title page, a few tiny check marks next to a couple names on the list of artists at back, and two circled names on the Quezada family genealogy are only faults. There's a lot of information here, but it's the huge pictures and dramatic black and white design which makes it a... View More...
Other than a small stain on the right side margin of the cover, this one is crisp, clean and bright. It's printed on quality coated paper and lavishly illustrated with instructional photographs plus photos of the finished designs. The booklet measures 7"x10-1/2" and has 45 pages of detailed instructions. Though ivory presents legal problems today, the techniques can be used on antlers and resin materials to get the same effect. View More...
Crisp and clean with extra goodies inside. The previous owner slipped several related articles into the pages, none of which caused browning. Nonetheless I have sequestered them in a plastic bag which will come with the booklet. This is really a labor of love, much research and a lot of photographs in both black and white and color. The author SIGNED and inscribed the booklet on the title page (see photo). The booklet measures 8-1/2"x11" and has 48 pristine pages printed on quality coated paper. View More...
Samplers seem to never lose their charm. This booklet offers so much information about them from the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries in England, but it also takes a look at Welsh and American samplers plus Scottish and Irish. The booklet measures 5-1/2"x8-1/2" and has 61 pages. Illustrations are beautiful in both black and white and full color. View More...
Japanese art items call me from afar, so I was delgihted to find this handsome booklet in hard cover format. The pages are clean as a whistle, as is the cover which shows some sunning to both the spine and to the upper back corner. What's especially nice is the fact that extra goodies are hiding inside. There's a tourist leaflet about the Tokyo Museum of Folk-Crafts, plus a booklet from 1962, also published in Tokyo entitled Art Around Town with an article in English about Raku pottery. The main book is illustrated with black and white photos and one color plate for a total of 19 images. It, t... View More...
