FS: Misc. Arts & Crafts Books
Tom Bodus
other crafts, arranged by topic. All books are hardcover unless
otherwise noted. Books are graded first, then dust jackets. Grading is
as follows:
Fine (F)
Near Fine (NF)
Very Good (VG +/-)
Good (G +/-)
Fair (reading copy)
Poor
Prices do not include shipping and handling. Contact
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AIR BRUSH
Kadel, George W., "Air Brush Art," (Signs of the Times, 1939) 191
pages, VG/no dust jacket (ex-libris: card pocket on inside front
cover; front end page has remnants of a book plate and a round mark
about the size of a shirt button from a blue marker). Price $8
ART DECO
Loeb, Marcia, "Art Deco: Designs and Motifs" (Dover, 1972), paper, 75
pages, VG+, Price $3
CALLIGRAPHY
Harris, David, "Calligraphy" (Crescent, 1991), 128 pages, VG/no dust
jacket, Price $5
CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS
Taylor, Carol, "Treasures for the Christmas Tree" (Sterling/Lark,
1994), 128 pages, VG+/VG, Price $5
CROCHET
Cosh, Sylvia, "The Crochet Sweater Book: Over 30 Original Designer
Patterns" (Crown, 1987), 127 pages, NF/NF, Price $10
Hubert, Margaret, "Weekend Crochet Projects" (Van Nostrand Reinhold,
1981), 96 pages, VG/G+, Price $6
Hubert, Margaret, "More Weekend Crochet Projects" (Van Nostrand
Reinhold, 159 pages, VG/G+, Price $7
Woman's Day, "Crochet Showcase" (Columbia House, 1980) 175 pages,
VG+/VG (1/4 inch tear on top edge of back jacket), Price $7
CROSS STITCH
Better Homes and Gardens, "The Pleasures of Cross-Stitch" (Meredith,
1984), 80 pages, VG+/no jacket, Price $4
Gostelow, Mary, "The Cross Stitch Book" (Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1982),
144 pages, VG+/VG, Price $8
DECOUPAGE
Manning, Hiram, "Manning on Decoupage" (Hearthside Press, 1969) 254
pages, VG/Fair (pen marks on title page and on the first page of the
foreword) Price $5
Wing, Frances S., "The Complete Book of Decoupage" (Coward-McCann,
1965, eighth printing), 205 pages, VG/G+ (name marked out on inside
front cover), Price $5
DOLLHOUSES
Joyner, Nina Glenn, "Dollhouse Construction and Restoration" (Chilton,
1977) 124 pages, VG+/G, Price $7
DRAWING
Lederer, Charles, "Drawing Made Easy" (Bridgman, 1939), 345 pages,
VG/no jacket, Price $5
Woods, Michael, "Perspectives in Art: Creative Perspective Made Easy
for Artists" (North Light, 1984), 144 pages, VG+/VG+ (name on front
end page), Price $8
EMBROIDERY
Knox, Gerald, editor, "Better Homes and Gardens Embroidery,"
(Meredith, 1981, first edition, seventh printing), 96 pages, VG, Price
$4
Wilson, Erica, "Crewell Embroidery" (Scribners, 1962) 152 pages,
VG+/no dust jacket (date written on front end page), Price $5
FLOWER ARRANGEMENT
Coleman, Rona, "The Step by Step Guide to Flower Arranging"
(Chartwell, 1984), 128 pages, NF/NF, Price $8
Creekmore, Betsey B., "Making Gifts from Oddments & Outdoor Materials"
(Hearthside, 1970), 224 pages, VG/VG (remainder mark on bottom edge),
Price $7
Ishimoto, Tatsuo, "The Art of Driftwood and Dried Arrangements"
(Avenel, 1951) 143 pages, VG/VG (1/2 inch tear on top edge of front
jacket near spine), Price $7
McDowall, Patricia, "Pressed Flower Collages and Other Ideas,"
(Lutterworth Press, London, 1971) 112 pages, VG+/no dust jacket, Price
$10
Nehrling, Arno and Irene, "Gardening, Forcing, Conditioning and Drying
for Flower Arrangements" (Hearthside Press, 1958, Book Club Edition),
228 pages, VG+/VG-, Price $5
Rockwell, F.F., and Esther C. Grayson, "The Complete Book of Flower
Arrangement" (American Garden Guild/Doubleday, 1968), 308 pages, 89
color illustrations, VG (ex-libris: rebound; card pocket on inside
back cover; date slip on back end page), Price $4
Squires, Mabel, "The Art of Drying Plants and Flowers," (Bonanza
Books, 1958) 258 pages, 40 photographs. VG/VG (Three pages creased.
Small tear on top edge of front jacket; edge of back flap is soiled).
Price $5
Taber, Gladys, and Ruth Kistner, "Flower Arranging for the American
Home," (McCrae Smith Company, 1947, eight printing). 221 pages, 14
photos, 6 color. VG/G, Price $5
Thompson, Dorothea S., "Creative Decorations with Dried Flowers"
(Hearthside, 1965, book club edition), 125 pages, VG/G (writing and
book plate on front end page), Price $4
Thompson, Dorothea S., "New Creative Decorations with Dried Flowers"
(Hearthside Press, 1972) 156 pages, VG/G, Price $5
Van Rensselaer, Eleanor, "Decorating with Seed Mosaics, Chipped Glass
and Plant Materials" (Van Nostrand, 1960, book club edition), 214
pages, 13 color photographs, 78 black and white photographs, VG+/VG+,
Price $6
FRAMING
Boswell, Thom, "Making & Decorating Fantastic Frames: More than 100
Unusual Techniques & Projects" (Sterling/Lark, 1993), 144 pages,
NF/NF, $12
Heydenryk, Henry, "The Right Frame" (Heineman, 1966, 3rd printing),
104 pages, VG/VG-, Price $8
McCall, Sherwood & Connie, "The Art of Picture Framing"
(Bobbs-Merrill, 1981), 189 pages, VG+/G, $8
JEWELRY
Weinstein, Michael, "Precious and Semi-Precious Stones" (Pitman, 1946,
fourth edition, third printing), 185 pages, VG/Poor, Price $4
KNITTING
Abbey, Barbara, "The Complete Book of Knitting" (Viking, 1971, Book
Club Edition), 239 pages, VG/G (line with red marker across top edge),
Price $6
Better Homes and Gardens, "Afghans to Knit & Crochet" (Meredith, 1987,
first edition, third printing), 80 pages, VG+/no jacket, Price $4
Biggs, Diana, "Knitting: Stitches and Patterns" (Octopus, 1972), 176
pages, VG/VG, Price $7
Carlson, Rosalin, "Creative Knitting and Crocheting" (Hearthside,
1969), 192 pages, VG/VG+, Price $8
Cone, Fern Geller Cone, "Classy Knitting: A Guide to Creative
Sweatering for Beginners" (Antheneum, 1984), 127 pages, VG+/VG
(1/4-inch tear on top edge of front jacket near spine), Price $6
Leinhauser, Jean, and Rita Weiss, "The 7-Day Afghan Book" (Sterling,
1985), 144 pags, NF/VG+, Price $8
Marti, "Gloves, Socks, Scarves and Gifts" (Blue Ribbon, 1949), ~40
pages, G/no jacket, Price $2
Marti, "Knitting Is Easy" (Blue Ribbon, 1949), ~42 pages, G/no jacket,
Price $2
Palmer, Cherie, "The Perfect Fit: Charting and Fitting Kntted and
Crocheted Garments" (Scribners, 1975), 174 pages, VG/Fair, Price $7
Various, "Elle Knits: 50 Exclusive Designs from France," (Ballantine,
Aug. 1986, First American Edition), 128 pages, NF/VG, Price $10
Various, "Knit One for the Kids" (Sedgewood Press, 1986, First
Printing), 168 pages, VG+/VG, Price $8
Wilson, Erica, "Erica Wilson's Knitting Book" (Scribners, 1988), 175
pages, VG/VG, Price $8
Woman's Day, "The Woman's Day Book of Knitted Sweaters" (Simon &
Schuster, 1976), 288 pages, Fair/G+ (moderate water damage to cover
cloth and flaps; otherwise near fine), Price $2
LEATHERWORKING
Willcox, Donald, "Modern Leather Design" (Watson Guptil, 1975, fourth
printing), 160 pages, VG/VG, Price $10
MACRAME
Boehm, Peggy, "Macrame and Other Projects for Knitting Without
Needles" (Gramercy, 1963, revised edition). 124 pages. VG+/G (name
written on front end page). Price $4.
Meilach, Dona Z., "Macrame: Creative Design in Knotting" (Crown, 1975,
17th printing), 212 pages, 356 photographs, 18 color plates, VG/G+,
Price $8
Solvit, Marie-Jeanine, "Magnificent Macrame: 50 Projects You Can
Create," (Sterling, 1979) 139 pages. NF/VG. Price $7.
MISCELLANEOUS CRAFTS
Deutch, Yvonne, "Crafts Jamboree" (Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1977), 296
pages, VG/VG, Price $8
Hellegers, Louisa B., and Anne E. Kallem, "Family Book of Crafts"
(Sterling, 1975, 3rd printing), 576 pages, VG+, Price $10
Lewis, Shari, "Fun with the Kids" (Doubleday, 1960), 187 pages,
VG+/VG (small chip on top edge of front jacket; 1/3 inch tear on top
edge of back jacket; 1/8 inch tear on bottom edge of back jacket;
otherwise very attractive for memorabilia fans) Price $18
Lawrence, Martin, "The Compleat Craftsman: 400 Practical Craft
Projects with Step-by-Step Instructions" (Main Street/Universe, 1977,
1st edition) 251 pages, plus index, 1,000+ illustrations, VG+/VG,
Price $10
MISCELLANEOUS NEEDLEWORK
"Better Homes and Gardens Creative Crafts and Stitchery" (Meredith,
1976, 1st edition, 2nd printing), 288 pages, VG+/VG (price clipped,
name written on front end page), Price $10
Butler, Winifred, "The Complete Book of Needlework & Embroidery"
(Putnam, 1967, 1st American edition), 196 pages, VG/G, Price $5
Cordello, Becky Stevens, "Needlework Classics" (Butterick, 1976) 128
pages, VG/Fair, Price $8
Feldman, Annette, "Needlework for the Home" (Rutledge/Prentice-Hall,
1978, 1st edition), 159 pages, VG+/VG+, Price $10
Jarnow, Jill, "Sampler Stitchery" (Doubleday, 1982, book club
edition), 174 pages, VG+/VG, Price $6
Laury, Jean Ray, "A Treasury of Needlecraft Gifts for the New Baby"
(Taplinger, 1976, 1st edition) 191 pages, VG/VG (1/2-inch tear on top
edge of front jacket, price clipped), Price $8
Van Zandt, Eleanor, editor, "The Complete Book of Babycrafts" (Arco,
1981, first printing), 184 pages, VG/VG-, Price $7
NEEDLEPOINT
Boyles, Margaret, "Needlepoint Stitchery" (Macmillan, 1973, first
printing), 158 pages, VG+/NF, Price $8
Christensen, Jo Ippolito, "The Needepoint Book" (Prentice Hall, 1976),
384 pages, VG+/VG- (small tears on top edge of jacket), Price $7
Fischer, Pauline, and Anabel Lasker, "Bargello Magic: How to Design
Your Own" (Holt Rinehart Winston, Dec. 1973, fourth printing), 148
pages, VG/VG- (3/4 inch tear on bottom edge of front dust jacket),
Price $7
Goldman, Sylvia, "The Art of Needlegraph" (Derbibooks, 1974), 124
pages, VG/no jacket (name written in corner of front end page), Price
$4
Knox, Gerald, editor, "Better Homes and Gardens Needlepoint"
(Meredith, 1978), 96 pages, G (2-inch tear on title page), $3
Nicoletti, Sally, "Japanese Motifs for Needlepoint" (Morrow, 1981) 128
pages, VG/G-, Price $5
Perrone, Lisbeth, "The New World of Needlepoint," (Random House, 1972)
142 pages, VG/VG, Price $10
Silverstein, Mira, "Fun with Bargello" (Scribners, 1971), 48 pages,
VG/VG, Price $5
Wilson, Erica, "Needleplay," (Scribners, 1975), 189 pages, VG/VG (name
written on front end page) Price $10
Wilson, Erica, "More Needleplay," (Scribners, 1979), 192 pages, VG+/VG
(small tear on top edge of dust jacket over spine), Price $10
PAINTING
Martin-Barbaz, J. "The Holiday Painter" (Emerson, 1965, third
printing), 190 pages, VG/G, Price $4
PAPER-MAKING
Heller, Jules, "Paper-Making: How to Make Handmade Paper for
Printmaking, Drawing, Painting, Relief and Cast Forms, Book Arts, and
Mixed Media" (Watson-Guptil, 1979, second printing), 216 pages,
NF/VG-, Price $18
PHOTOGRAPHY
Cass, Veronica, "Retouching From Start to Finish" (TR Book Publishers,
May 1982, third printing), 151 pages, VG/VG (small dent on top edge of
back cover; 1/4 inch tear on top edge of back dust jacket), Price $7
Sussan, Aaron, "The Amateur Photographer's Handbook" (Crowell, Aug.
1966, seventh edition, third printing), 400 pages, VG/Fair, Price $7
PILLOW-MAKING
Orshefsky, Nan, "Punch Pillow Craft" (Bobbs-Merrill, 1976, first
printing), 160 pages, VG/no jacket, Price $5
POTTERY
Hofsted, Jolyon, "Step-by-Step Ceramics" (Golden Press, 1967), paper,
95 pages, VG, Price $3.50
Rhodes, Daniel, "Clay and Glazes for the Potter" (Chilton, 1973,
revised edition), 330 pages, VG/VG, Price $10
Thompson, Bill, "The Techniques of Hobby Ceramics" (Scott, 1977), 156
pages, VG+/VG-, Price $6
Thompson, Bill, "The Fundamentals of Hobby Ceramics" Scott, 1987,
third printing), VG+/G, Price $5
Trevor, Henry, "Pottery: Step-by-Step" (Watson Guptill, 1971, third
printing), 127 pages, VG/VG, Price $8
QUILTING
Lewis, Alfred Allan, "The Mountain Artisans Quilting Book" (McMillan,
1974, 3rd printing), 179 pages, VG/G+ (name written on inside front
cover), Price $7
MacDonald, Jessie, and Marian H. Shafer, "Let's Make a Patchwork Quilt
-- using a variety of sampler blocks" (Doubleday, 1980) 128 pages,
VG+/VG+, Price $8
Seward, Linda, "Patchwork Quilts for Kids You Love" (Sterling, 1985),
192 pages, VG/no jacket, Price $7
RUGMAKING
Scobey, Joan, and Marjorie Sablow, "Rugmaking: 3 Quick and Easy Ways"
(Bobbs-Merrill, 1977, first printing), 135 pages, VG+/G, (name written
on front end page), Price $6
SEWING
"Better Homes and Gardens Sewing Book," (Meredith, 1970, second
edition, fourth printing) 360 pages, VG, Price $6
"Better Homes and Gardens Sewing Book," (Meredith, 1970, second
edition, fourth printing) 360 pages, VG+, Price $8
"Better Homes and Gardens Sewing for Your Home" (Meredith, 1974,
second printing), 208 pages, VG+, Price $6
"Better Homes and Gardens Creative Sewing Library: How to Sew for
Children," (Meredith, 1972, fourth printing), 62 pages, NF, Price $4
"Better Homes and Gardens Creative Sewing Library: Sewing Casual
Clothes" (Meredith, 1972, fourth printing), 62 pages, NF, Price $4
"Better Homes and Gardens Creative Sewing Library: Tailoring Suits and
Coats" (Meredith, 1972, fourth printing), 62 pages, NF, Price $4
"Better Homes and Gardens Creative Sewing Library: Professional Sewing
Tips" (Meredith, 1972, third printing), 62 pages, NF, Price $4
"Better Homes and Gardens Creative Sewing Library: Pattern
Adjustments" (Meredith, 1972, fourth printing), 62 pages, NF, Price $4
"Coats & Clark's Sewing Book: Newest Methods from A to Z" (Coats &
Clark, 1967, 3rd edition, first printing) 224 pages, VG/no jacket,
Price $5
Dickson, Sally, and Francis Blondin, editors, "The New Encyclopedia of
Modern Sewing" (National Needlecraft Bureau, 1943) 320 pages, VG/Poor,
Price $6
Ein, Claudia, "How to Design Your Own Clothes and Make Your Own
Patterns" (Doubleday, 1975, book club edition), 309 pages, NF/VG+,
Price $8
Eisinger, Larry, editor, "The Complete Book of Sewing" (Greystone
Press, 1972), 320 pages, VG/no dust jacket, Price $7
Eisinger, Larry, editor, "The Complete Book of Sewing" (Greystone
Press, 1972, 320 pages, VG+/VG (1/2-inch tear on top of rear jacket
near the flap), Price $10
Johnson, Mary, "The Easier Way to Sew for Your Family" (Dutton, 1972)
246 pages, NF/VG+, Price $7
Lynch, Mary, and Dorothy Sara, "Sewing Made Easy" (Garden City, 1960,
new revised edition), 403 pages, VG/Fair, Price $8
Musheno, Elizabeth, "Sewing Short-Cuts from A to Z" (Van Nostrand
Reinhold, 1978) 143 pages, VG+/VG, Price $8
Musheno, Elizabeth, editor, "The Vogue Sewing Book: Revised Edition"
(Vogue Pattern, Aug. 1977, fifth printing), 464 pages, VG/Fair, Price
$10
"Singer Sewing Book" (Singer Sewing Machine Co., 1961), 260 pages,
ringbound, VG+, Price $10
"Singer Dressmaking Course in 8 Easy Steps" (Singer Sewing Machine
Co., 1961), 174 pages, ringbound, NF, Price $12
Tyroler, Else, "Sewing Pants for Women," (Hearthside Press, 1963) 64
pages, autographed by author. G+/no dust jacket (cover faded and damp
stained; pages and binding are clean and intact) Price $4.
"Vogue Sewing for Your Children" (Harper & Row, 1987, first edition),
192 pages, NF/VG, Price $5
SILK SCREEN
Shokler, Harry, "Artists Manual for Silk Screen Print Making"
(American Artists Group, 1946, second edition), 170 pages, VG/no
jacket (name rubber stamped on front end page, with address written
underneath in pencil), Price $10
TOYS
Russell, Joan, "The Woman's Day Book of Soft Toys & Dolls" (Simon &
Schuster, 1975), 255 pages, NF/VG- (3/4 inch tear on bottom edge of
back jacket along spine), Price $6
Whanslaw, H.W., "A Bench Book of Puppetry" (Wells Gardner, 1957), 216
pages, VG/Fair (spine twist; three pages dog-earred), Price $5
Whanslaw, H.W., "A Second Bench Book of Puppetry" (Wells Gardner,
1957), 223 pages, VG/G (three pages dog-earred), Price $5
TYPOGRAPHY & GRAPHIC DESIGN
Craig, James, "Designing with Type" (Watson-Guptill, 1980, revised
edition, first printing), spiral-bound hardcover, 176 pages, VG, Price
$6
Haley, Allan, "ABCs of Type: A Guide to Contemporary Typefaces"
(Watson Guptill, 1990, 1st printing), 128 pages, VG+/VG, Price $12
Heller, Steven, etal., "Graphic Design USA 10: The Annual of the
American Institute of Graphic Arts" (Watson-Guptil, 1989) 343 pages,
VG+/VG, Price $15
WATERCOLOR
O'Hara, Eliot, "Making the Brush Behave" (Minton, Balch & Co., 1935,
ninth printing), 136 pages, 29 illustrations, VG/Fair, Price $5
WEAVING
Regensteiner, Else, "The Art of Weaving" (Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1970,
third printing), 184 pages, VG+/no jacket, Price $7
White, A.V., "Weaving Is Fun" (Dover, 1975) trade paperback, 94 pages,
VG+, Price $3