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Manava - Kalpa - Sutra ; Being a Portion of this Ancient Work on Vadik Rites together wirh The Commentary of Kumarila - Swamin Facsimile of the Ms. No. 17 in the Library of Her Majesty's Home Government for India
London: N. Trubner and Co. 1861. First Edition. Hardcover. smal thick folio, bound in original brown speckled cloth covered boards with some tears along hinges and fraying at top and bottom of backstrip, corners bumped, covers otherwise in very good condition. Contents, edges uncut, printed with text rotated 90 degrees... More
Fabric Samples from 3 Early Aircraft wings , Curtis, Bleriot, Albatross
Washington DC: National Air and Space Museum, 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. folio loose page 15" x 20" with image of the aircraft and a sample of the fabric used on the plane. Fine condition, The air crft types are Curtis NC-4 ca. 1919, Albatross D ca. 1917 and Beriot XI... More
Braid and Trim Textile Sample Book
Flushing: Whole Braid and Trimming, 1958. First Edition. Hardcover. folio, bound with black rope through heavy card covers in black cloth, ca. 18 pages full of sample of all sorts of trim and braiding manufactured to be added to textiles to make them unique. Book measures ca. 13.5" x 10.5"... More
Textile Sample Book Cotton Trim
n.p. textile manufacturer, 1940. First Edition. Hardcover. folio, bound with black rope through heavy card covers in blue cloth, ca. 88 pages full of sample of all sorts of trim and medallions manufactured to be added to textiles to make them unique. Book measures ca. 17" x 12" x 3.5"... More
Textile Sample Book Eugene Unsworth & Cie
Paris: Eugene Unsworth, 1887. First Edition. Hardcover. folio, rebound in brown cloth covered boards which form a box that is copied from original which was heavily worn and torn, original spine label presevred which is partially missing. That label appears to say "C Colours z 1887", but this may be... More
Textiles in America 1650 - 1870 A Dictionary Based on Original Documents
New York: W. W. Norton, 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. quarto, fine copy in near dust jacket with plastic protector, pp. xviii, 412. probably second printing of first edition. No names written inside, no book plates. More
Embroidery of All Russia
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. octavo, near fine copy in very good dust jacket with plastic protector, small piece missing from top back of dust jacket. pp. 158 with many plates - many in color. No names written inside, no book plates. More
Silk Textiles of Spain Eighth to Fifteenth Century
New York: Hispanic Society of America, 1957. First Edition. Hardcover. octavo, exterior very good to near fine, contents near fine except for first and last few pages where light foxing is found along with brown spots on fore edge, pp. ix, 286 with many plates - many in color. Former... More
Fabric Treasures of Andhra Pradesh
New Delhi: Bharatiya Kala Prakashan, 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. quarto, fine copy in near fine dustjacket , pp. 44 with several pages of plates at back- most in bright color. More
Embroidery A History
London: Batsford, 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. quarto, fine copy in fine dustjacket with plastic protector. More
Fabric Enchantment Batik from the North Coast of Java
Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1996. First Edition. Paperback. tall quarto, small folio, paperback , covers with light wear, contents near fine. Note: due to size and weight, shipping outside the USA may be more expensive than an average book. More
Bianchini's Fiberset Better Fabrics (textile manufacturer sample books of silk)
n.p. Bianchini, 1950. First Edition. Paperback. small folio, 16 blue paper folders with more than 600 fabric samples of differing textures and colors. Folders with moderate wear and soiling, but generally good condition. Each folder has a red bordered label on the cover with a number , the word "silk"... More
Die Farbige Gewebemusterung Ein Lrhgang, Gewebe durch 2- 6 farbige Anordnung der Ketten - und Schussfaden zu Figurieren (textile manufacturer sample book)
Wien: A. Hartlebens, 1907. First Edition. Hardcover. octavo, bound in half maroon cloth with marbled paper covered boards with moderate wear and small tears along hinges, contents generally very good with pp. 45 if text in German and 76 plates illustrating various weave patterns with the first plate having 5... More
Color Matching for Fashion Accessory Industry Spring / Summer 1994 color chart #7 (sales sample plastic color samples)
Woonsocket: Eastern Resins and Chemicals Co. 1994. First Edition. Paperback. quarto printed stiff card with 50 disks of plastic color samples. Card laid out with spaces for 56, but 6 are left empty and having no labels, implying that 50 are expected. Attractive sales sample. The plasric could have many... More
California As An Island: An Illustrated Essay
San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1972. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Publication number 141 of the Book Club of California. Quarter bound in brown morocco with decorated tan paper covered boards. 155pp Color map of the world on the title page, 12 b&w maps illustrating the essay, plus 25 plates... More
Periplus An Essay on the Early History of Charts and Sailing Directions
Stockholm: Norstedt & Soner, 1897. First Edition. Hardcover. Elephant folio, half bound in original black leather with burgundy leather covring rest of boards, covers with light to moderate wear, contents very good or better but with age toning of paper- mainly noticeable around edges of pages. Complete with XL map... More
Map of the United States and Territories 1867 (General Land Office Folding linen backed map)
Philadelphia: Bowen & Co. 1867. Early Edition. Hardcover. octavo when folded ca. 29" x 55 " unfolded, linen backed map of the USA, housed in full dark green morocco covers in very good condition. There is light to moderate wear and soiling to map covers with one larger scuff on... More
![Samuel F. B. Morse A Dramatic Outline of the Life of the Father of Telegraphy & The Founder of The National Academy of Design [signed by author]. Violet Oakley.](/pictures/thumb/7295.jpg?v=1524259521)
Samuel F. B. Morse A Dramatic Outline of the Life of the Father of Telegraphy & The Founder of The National Academy of Design [signed by author]
Philadelphia: Cogslea Studio, 1939. First Edition. Hardcover. octavo, bound in original blue paper covered boards that are faded around the edges, one of 500 copies and signed by the author. Attractively produced work with foreedge and bottom edge uncut. Contents near fine except for front and rear pastedowns which are... More
Fugitive Essays, upon Interesting and Useful Subjects, Relating to The Early History of Ohio...
Hudson: Sawyer, Ingersoll and Co. 1852. First Edition. Hardcover. 12mo, bound in original black cloth covered boards with blindstamped decoration, moderate wear with bits of top and bottom of backstrip missing. Earlier owner ink stamp name on front pastedown. Contents good with age toning of paper, light foxing a small... More
![The Mammals of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands [no. 1269]. Gerrit S. Miller.](/pictures/thumb/5242.jpg?v=1524259515)
The Mammals of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands [no. 1269]
Washington DC: Smithsonian, 1902. First Edition. Hardcover. octavo, bound in original paper wraps in good condition. Earlier owner name on front cover and title page, pp. 751- 795 offprint of article published in Vol. XXIV of Proceedings of the United States National Museum. Text is in English. Note: due to... More
The Andaman Islanders
London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1966. First Edition. Hardcover. octavo, bound in dark bue cloth covered boards in fine condition. Dust jacket in very good condition and in plastic protector. pp. xii, 159 with many illustrations. a Text is in English. Note: due to size and weight shipping outside the USA... More
The Nicobar Islands and Their People
Guildford: Royal Anthropological Society, 1932. First Edition. Hardcover. octavo, bound in green cloth covered boards with very little wear and soiling, boards have a slight bow, contents very good to near fine with some age toning of paper. pp. x, 186 with many illustrations - some folding. no date is... More
In the Andamans and Nicobars
London: John Murray, 1903. First Edition. Hardcover. octavo, reddish brown cloth covered boards with pictoral cover and gilt decoration, moderate wear and soiling to covers, top edge gilt, contents very good to with some age toning of paper and some light foxing. pp. xvi, 373. Text is in English. Note... More
![Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society No. IX, Sept. 1888 Exploration and Survey of the Little Andamans [with] Hudson's Bay and Hudson's Strait as a Navigable Channel [two articles bound together]. Maurice Portman, A. H. Markham.](/pictures/thumb/5237.jpg?v=1524259498)
Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society No. IX, Sept. 1888 Exploration and Survey of the Little Andamans [with] Hudson's Bay and Hudson's Strait as a Navigable Channel [two articles bound together]
London: Royal Geographical Society, 1888. First Edition. Paperback. octavo, fine copies of two articles placed together in a black stiff card cover with plastic spring clip. The Andaman article was of primary interest to whoever placed them in this cover as the title of that is on the cover. Each... More