An illustrated survey of the decorative arts in Alabama. This volume features painting, sculpture, furniture, handmade textiles, quilts, needlework, photography and silverware crafted in Alabama during the 19th century.
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Seller: Sessions Book Sales, Birmingham, AL, U.S.A.
Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good. 392 pages. Illustrated. Size: 8.75 x 11.75. Art Exhibit. Seller Inventory # 79578
Seller: George Kent, Bookseller, Silverhill, AL, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: As New. No Jacket. 1st Edition. AS NEW assumed first edition of 392 pages , profusely illistrated, is tight, bright and clean. Seller Inventory # 26072
Seller: Moe's Books, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
Soft cover. Condition: Very good. No jacket. Cover is lightly rubbed, and lightly worn on edges, but text and images are clean and bright. Binding is tight. Inside is clean and unmarked. Seller Inventory # 2051854
Seller: Adkins Books, Chattanooga, TN, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Free of markings. Seller Inventory # 2404200005
Seller: Winged Monkey Books, Arlington, VA, U.S.A.
First Edition. Large softcover, very good with light wear. illustrated. Seller Inventory # 031028
Seller: Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham, AL, U.S.A.
Soft cover. Condition: New. Seller Inventory # ABE-1614370599264
Seller: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
Condition: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Seller Inventory # 7546067-6
Seller: David Hallinan, Bookseller, Columbus, MS, U.S.A.
392 pages. Paperback: H 29.75cm x L 22.25cm. Green paper covers; light creasing at rear cover's lower fore-edge corner. Interior pages are bright and clean. Binding remains fairly crisp. A very good+ copy. With Contributors, Preface, Acknowledgements, color and b/w illustrations throughout, Catalogue of the Works, Selected Bibliography, Appendixes, and Index. Features "Introduction: Made in Alabama 1819-1930" by Leah Rawls Atkins; "The Furnishing of Early Alabama Homes, 1819-1870" by Lee W. Rahe; "Marking Time in a Plain Style Tradition: The Decorative Lives of Frederick and Narcissa Cooper" by Daniel Fate Brooks; "Made of Alabama: Alabama Folk Pottery and Its Creators" by Joey Brackner; "Woven in Alabama: Handmade Textiles" by Pat Jemian; "Covering Alabama: Nineteenth Century Quilts and Needlework" by Gail Andrews Trechsel; "'True to Life . . . In the Highest Style' Painting in Alabama" by E. Bryding Adams; "Mortised, Tenoned, and Screwed Together: A Large Assortment of Alabama Furniture" by E. Bryding Adams; "'Engraved by the Sunbeams' Alabama Photographs 1840-1920" by Frances Osborn Robb; and concludes with "Alabama Silversmiths, Jewelers, and Silver Merchants" by E. Bryding Adams and Frances C. Sommers. Uncommon and authoritative monograph offering an illustrated survey of 19th century Alabama decorative arts reviewing painting, sculpture, furniture, handmade textiles, quilts, needlework, photography, silverware, etc. Published as the accompanying catalog for an exhibition organized by and opening at the Birmingham Museum of Art from October 14, 1994 to January 8, 1995 and then touring to the Huntsville Museum of Art from January 29 to March 25, 1995, the Mobile Museum of Art from August 18 to October 15, 1995, and concluding at the Montgomery Museum of Fine Art from December 10, 1995 to January 28, 1996. Please note that this book has an approximate shipping weight of 5.25 pounds (2.38 kg) and will require additional postage for any postal class other than domestic Media Mail. {RegAmShelf#2} ISBN 0931394406. Seller Inventory # Z626X-9813
Seller: Black Feathers, Colebrook, NH, U.S.A.
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Softcover binding. Very good condition with very minor corner bumps & a penciled number inside front cover and tag on bottom of spine - appears to have belonged to a personal collection. 392 pages. Unstated first edition. 8 3/4" x 11 5/8". Color photos. Book will be shipped well wrapped and in a box. Seller Inventory # 528
Seller: David Hallinan, Bookseller, Columbus, MS, U.S.A.
392 pages. Paperback: H 29.75cm x L 22.25cm. Green paper covers lightly rubbed. Interior leaves are bright and clean. Binding remains crisp. A fine copy. With Contributors, Preface, Acknowledgements, color and b/w illustrations throughout, Catalogue of the Works, Selected Bibliography, Appendixes, and Index. Features "Introduction: Made in Alabama 1819-1930" by Leah Rawls Atkins; "The Furnishing of Early Alabama Homes, 1819-1870" by Lee W. Rahe; "Marking Time in a Plain Style Tradition: The Decorative Lives of Frederick and Narcissa Cooper" by Daniel Fate Brooks; "Made of Alabama: Alabama Folk Pottery and Its Creators" by Joey Brackner; "Woven in Alabama: Handmade Textiles" by Pat Jemian; "Covering Alabama: Nineteenth Century Quilts and Needlework" by Gail Andrews Trechsel; "'True to Life . . . In the Highest Style' Painting in Alabama" by E. Bryding Adams; "Mortised, Tenoned, and Screwed Together: A Large Assortment of Alabama Furniture" by E. Bryding Adams; "'Engraved by the Sunbeams' Alabama Photographs 1840-1920" by Frances Osborn Robb; and concludes with "Alabama Silversmiths, Jewelers, and Silver Merchants" by E. Bryding Adams and Frances C. Sommers. Uncommon and authoritative monograph offering an illustrated survey of 19th century Alabama decorative arts reviewing painting, sculpture, furniture, handmade textiles, quilts, needlework, photography, silverware, etc. Published as the accompanying catalog for an exhibition organized by and opening at the Birmingham Museum of Art from October 14, 1994 to January 8, 1995 and then touring to the Huntsville Museum of Art from January 29 to March 25, 1995, the Mobile Museum of Art from August 18 to October 15, 1995, and concluding at the Montgomery Museum of Fine Art from December 10, 1995 to January 28, 1996. Please note that this book has an approximate shipping weight of 5.25 pounds (2.38 kg) and will require additional postage for any postal class other than domestic Media Mail. {RegAmShelf#3} ISBN 0931394406. Seller Inventory # Z626X-9963