Describes the traditional tools and equipment used by regional weavers and catalogs numerous examples of early Canadian settlement patterns
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Seller: Willis Monie-Books, ABAA, Cooperstown, NY, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. Fifth Printing. Rear of DJ is slightly rubbed. Private owner's information written on the front free endpaper.; 387 pages. Seller Inventory # 385865
Seller: Antique Emporium, Eau Claire, WI, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Thick 4to hardcover volume in near fine condition with a near fine dust jacket. 387 pages are unmarked and in fine condition. Seller Inventory # 6974
Seller: ThriftBooksVintage, Tukwila, WA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Dust jacket missing. Cover and binding are worn but intact. A reading copy in fair condition. Foxing and stain on the boards and edges. Hinge is loose. Text is clean. Secure packaging for safe delivery. Seller Inventory # 3580426622
Seller: Acadia Art & Rare Books. Est. 1931, Toronto, ON, Canada
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Hardcover With Dj. Large 4to. 491 Illustrations In B/W; 4 Full-Page Colour Plates. Dj. with tiny chips to edges; book, clean, unmarked and square. 4to. Seller Inventory # 427
Seller: BISON BOOKS - ABAC/ILAB, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Hardcover. pp. xv, 387. 4to. Black and white maps and photographs. Closed tear to spine, ink gift inscription to ffep, minor discolouration to half-title page and bottom edge; very good in very good, rubbed dustjacket with minor tears to edges. "Besides the text the book contains more than 500 photographs and drawings which record the material still in existence along with the history of individual pieces." - From front flap. Seller Inventory # 0109971
Seller: Plugged Books, Middletown, CT, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Oversized hardcover with dust jacket. Jacket shows wear to edges and surface with some small chips and edge tears. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. Seller Inventory # 938
Seller: Shaker Mill Books, W. Stockbridge, MA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. illustrated (illustrator). Reprint. Colorful DJ is not price-clipped, light rubbing & soil from handling. Boards are well-bound, previous owner's bookplate on front endpaper, foxing along textbox edges & occasionally leaking into page margins, otherwise pages are clean & sharp throughout. A good solid copy of this rare treasure. Seller Inventory # WS24227
Seller: Hawking Books, Edgewood, TX, U.S.A.
Condition: Good. Good Condition. Has minor tearing. Five star seller - Buy with confidence! Seller Inventory # X0802018963X3
Seller: Archives Books, Inc., Edmond, OK, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Jacket in Good condition in mylar cover. No markings on text. Name on flyleaf. Seller Inventory # mon0000740064
Seller: RareNonFiction, IOBA, Ladysmith, BC, Canada
Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition. "The culmination of twenty-five years of study, during which this subject has been the major research project of the Textile Department of the Royal Ontario Museum. The opening chapter gives a general historical survey of early Canadian settlement patterns, with particular reference to where and by whom weaving came to be established as a craft, and to the materials available for weaving. The second chapter deals with the tools and equipment used in various parts of eastern Canada. Subsequent chapters concern kinds of weave; costume worn up to 1900; carpets, blankets, and linens; and a large variety of coverlets. Contains more than 500 photographs and drawings which record the material still in existence along with the history of individual pieces." - dust jacket. "Contains a large section with the history of early European weaving in Canada that can't be found anywhere else." - online review. 387 pages. Index. Select bibliography. Profusely illustrated with colour and primarily black and white photography. Former library copy with usual markings. Above-average but not excessive wear. Binding intact. A sound working example of this treasured reference.; Folio - over 12" - 15" ta; LC 72-83388 Burnham, Harold B.; Burnham, Dorothy K. "Keep Me Warm One Night": Early Handweaving in Eastern Canada. Seller Inventory # 217j2926