Ancient Peruvian textile design in modern stitchery
by Jessen, Ellen
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good
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Spray, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Oblong 16mo 6" - 7" tall. Bound handsomely in a square oblong hardcover format, bound in a raspberry buckram cloth. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, showing only very minor wear, not price-clipped. 64 pp., with a single-page bibliography, stuffed with black-and-white and full color photos, diagrams and plans, ideas and motifs. A handy primer of ancient Peruvian arts and crafts and technical mastery over fabric of all kinds.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.
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- Bookseller
- Structure, Verses, Agency Books - Member, I.O.B.A. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 349113
- Title
- Ancient Peruvian textile design in modern stitchery
- Author
- Jessen, Ellen
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Van Nostrand Reinhold
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1972
- Size
- Oblong 16mo 6" - 7" t
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Ellen Jessen|Peruvian textiles|modern stitchery|Peruvian artists|Peruvian art history
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About the Seller
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About Structure, Verses, Agency Books - Member, I.O.B.A.
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- Buckram
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- Jacket
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- First Edition
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