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Simplicity Sewing Book: Helpful Hints for Beginners and Experts
Simplicity Pattern Co.; New York: Simplicity Pattern Co., 1947.
Soft Cover. Book Condition: Good.Stapled bound. Small chip at bottom corner of front cover. Shelfwear and rubbing. Discoloration to rear white cover. Light browning to pages, otherwise bright and clean. Many illustrations. 88 pages with index. 7 3/4 by 11 inches in size. Simplicity sewing book from 1947 with helpful hints for beginners and experts. Contents include: Alterated Patterns; Applique; Buttonholes; Collars; Darning; Fitting; French Knots; Gauge; Hand-Sewing; Hems; Jackets; Linings; Mending; Men's Clothing; Picot Edge; Seam Finishing; Sleeves; Taking Measurements; Zippers and much more. Book ID # 000567
Singer Sewing Book
Picken, Mary Brooks; USA: Singer Sewing Machine Company, 1949.
Hard Cover. Book Condition: Good.No dust jacket. Grey book with gold lettering on front cover and spine. Spine has come unglued from the text block, but both hinges remain intact. Small bumps at top and bottom of spine. Corners bumped. Shelfwear and rubbing. Light browning to pages. Black and white and color illustrations. 244 pages with index. Weighs over 1 kg. This is a Singer sewing book from 1949. Contents include: To Sew Successfully; Your Sewing Equipment; Patters for your Use; Hem Finishes; Sleeve Finishes; Tucking and Pinking; Sewing for Children; Sewing for Infants; Planning Clothes for Children; Dressing Your Windows; Gifts You Can Make and more. Book ID # K01000194
Stitch'n Sew Quilts Volume 2, November-December 1983, Number 6
Swasey, Ruth M. (ed); Seabrook, New Hampshire: The House of White Birches, 1983.
Soft Cover. Book Condition: Good.Stapled bound. Piece cut out at top of the front cover. Closed tear at top and bottom of spine. Shelfwear and rubbing. Color illustrations. 67 pages. Volume 2, November-December 1983, Number 6 issue of Stitch'n Sew Quilts. Over 20 patterns in this issue, including: Country Farm; Wild Rose Design; Evening Star Wall Hanging; Morning Glory Applique; Summer Star Flower and more. Book ID # K10000101
Stitch'n Sew Quilts Volume 3, January-February 1984, Number 1
Swasey, Ruth M. (ed); Seabrook, New Hampshire: The House of White Birches, 1984.
Soft Cover. Book Condition: Good.Stapled bound. Small piece cut out at top of the front cover. Shelfwear and rubbing. Color illustrations. 66 pages. Volume 3, January-February 1984, Number 1 issue of Stitch'n Sew Quilts. Over 15 patterns in this issue, including: Country Gardens; A Quilted Look; Golden Gate; Golden Thimbles; Shoo Fly Tote Bag; The Wedding Quilt and more. Book ID # K10000100
Stuff 'n' Puff Quilts
None Credited; New York: Craft Books,
Soft Cover. Book Condition: Very Good.Stapled bound. Shelfwear and rubbing. Crease near corners of covers. Color and black and white illustrations. 50 pages. Craft Books number 122 featuring designs for 14 reversible quilts, including: Morning Glory Puffs; Tumbling Puffs; Easy Puffy Shells; Flower Garden Puff and more. Book ID # M02000212
The Complete Basic Book of Home Decorating
Hague, William E. (ed); Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, 1976. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). ISBN: 0385115628
Hard Cover. Book Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Spine lean and slight edgewear to covers. 523 pages with index. 6 1/4 by 9 1/4 inches in size. Book ID # 001807
The Complete Book of Sewing
Eisinger, Larry and Dolores Sini (editors); New York: Greystone Press, 1972.
Hard Cover. Book Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Red hardcover with gold illustration and lettering on front cover. Dust jacket has small closed tear on spine, shelfwear, rubbing and some creasing. Small scratch on spine. Light shelfwear and rubbing. Corners bumped. Text is tight and bright. Illustrations - color and black and white. 320 pages with index. A very nice sewing book with over 900 diagrams and illustrations, including more than 200 full-color photographs. Contents include: Seven Basic Steps to Sewing Success; Sewing Fine Fashions; For Your Family and Friends; Sewing for Your Home; Dictionary of Embroidery Stitches and Glossary of Textile Terms; etc. Book ID # J08000080
The Complete Book of Sewing
Eisinger, Larry and Dolores Sini (editors); New York: Greystone Press, 1972.
Hard Cover. Book Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Red hardcover with gold illustration and lettering on front cover. Dust jacket has closed tears and chips, near edges; tape and price sticker on front panel. Shelfwear and rubbing. Corners bumped. Text is tight and bright. Illustrations - color and black and white. 320 pages with index. A very nice sewing book with over 900 diagrams and illustrations, including more than 200 full-color photographs. Book ID # L02000014
The Golden Age of Style
Robinson, Julian; Toronto, Ontario: Royce Publications, 1976.
Hard Cover. Book Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Shelfwear and rubbing to book and dj. Dark blue book with gold lettering on spine. Wear at top and bottom of spine. Small bump at bottom edge of front cover. Color and black and white illustrations. Bright, clean. 128 pages with index. Contents: The Age of Pulence 1901-1911; Art Deco Revolution 1911-1919; The Golden Age of Style 1919-1925; A New Fashion Image 1925-1932; The End of an Epoch 1932-1939. Book ID # B04000077
The Psychology of Dress
Parsons, Frank Alvah; Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Page and Company, 1921.
Hard Cover. Book Condition: Good.Ex-library copy. Green hardcover with gold lettering on spine. No dust jacket. Edgewear and rubbing to covers. Pocket on back pastedown and library stamps on a few pages and at top edge. Small pen marks on some pages. Many black and white plates. Text is tight and bright. 358 pages with index. 6 1/4 by 9 1/4 inches in size. Book ID # 012867
Vogue Sewing for the Home
Blendel, Peggy; Illustrated by Gaughan, Phoebe Adams
New York: Harper and Row, 1986. ISBN: 0061811297
Hard Cover. Book Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Ex-library copy. Brodart covered dust jacket is taped to covers (outside and inside) near top and bottom edge and is price clipped. Library markings: label on spine and rear panel of dj; label, stamp and pocket on ffep; and stamp at bottom edge. Front hinge started. Edgewear and rubbing. Color illustrations of completed projects. 192 pages with index. From dj "Dozens of easy and elegant decorating projects for every room in your home". Book ID # 000388
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