To Spin a Yarn - Distaffs: Folk Art and Material Culture
by Ricker, Michael T
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 1622880137
- ISBN 13
- 9781622880133
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About This Item
Nacogdoches, Texas: Stephen F.Austin State University Press, 2013. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Terracotta colour cloth with title in bronze gilt on front cover and spine. Condition: Very good, binding sound, text clean, no inscriptions. Dustjacket condition: Very good, with very light shelfwear. 152pp. Many colour illustrations. Distaffs are simple tools used for spinning. In this book, over 100 distaffs from multiple cultures are brought together. As splendid examples of folk art and material culture, the distaffs in this study are compared to one another and recognised for their individual and cultural significance..
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- Bookseller
- Karen Jakobsen Art & Design Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007145
- Title
- To Spin a Yarn - Distaffs: Folk Art and Material Culture
- Author
- Ricker, Michael T
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1622880137
- ISBN 13
- 9781622880133
- Publisher
- Stephen F.Austin State University Press
- Place of Publication
- Nacogdoches, Texas
- Date Published
- 2013
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12"
- Keywords
- distaffs, folk art, spinning
- Bookseller catalogs
- Costume and Textiles;
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