These are items relating to textiles including rugs and carpets, textile dyeing, manufacturing, agriculture related to textiles such as cotton, wool and silk. Items on machines and manufacturers are included here.
Cincinnati: Markarian Foundation, 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. tall quarto, bound in original gray cloth covered boards in very good to near fine condition, contents are pp. viii, 423 , with 162 color plates illustrating items, some have more than one item on a plate, also many color and b&w illustrations... More about The Markarian Album The Richard R. Markarian Collection of Oriental Rugs
Washington DC: GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, 1915. Original wraps. U.S. government report misc. series No. 31, pp. 258 , bound in original gray paper wraps, darkening around the edges of the front cover, very light damp staing on the first few pages, generally very good copy full of facts and figures and tables. More about THE HOSIERY INDUSTRY; REPORT ON THE COST OF PRODUCTION OF HOSIERY IN THE UNITED STATES
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1931. First Edition. Hardcover. quarto, bound in original navy blue or black cloth covered boards in good condition, but dull from age and exposure and moderately worn. Contents are very good with age toned paper and with descriptions of items and places from the middle... More about Oriental Rugs and Carpets A Comprehensive Study
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 about Die Farbige Gewebemusterung Ein Lrhgang, Gewebe durch 2- 6 farbige Anordnung der Ketten - und...
Hopedale: The Draper Company, 1903. Second Edition. Stiff wraps. octavo, bound in original navy blue cloth (could be leather or faux leather) to make flexible covers with white lettering, light soiling and wear, contents near fine but with age toning of paper, 320 pages of text and numerous illustrations with... More about Textile Texts for Cotton Manufacturers Concerning the Proper Equipping and Running Mills...
New York: Du Pont Fibersilk Co., 1922. 1st Edition. Original wraps. small booklet of 10 pages with original covers that are stained. Contents very good. Early information about "artificial silk" . Information within states that in 1922 about half as much was produced as real silk was used. More about Artificial Silk Its Development Manufacture & Uses
Paris: Quantin, 1896. First Edition. Hardcover. quarto, bound in original dark blue pebbled cloth covered boards in very good condition, contents very good or better with occaisional light foxing, numerous photographic illistrations and many more illustrations of fashionsof the time for people, home, food and pets. Note: due to size... More about Le Grande Dame Quatrieme Annee Nr. 37
Basel: Durand & Huguenin, 1949. First Edition. Hardcover. octavo, with over 240 textile samples of all sorts of colors and a few patterns on a large fold out page. Bound in original blue cloth covered board in very good condition. content near fine. This was made of international use, but... More about Chrome Printing Colors Chromfarbstoffe Colorants au Chrome (catalog textile samples
Philadelphia: Textile Publishing Company, 1914. First Edition. Hardcover. 12mo or short octavo, bound in original black cloth covered boards with moderately heavy wear, front edge of backstrip is detached from front cover , joints a bit weak, but still sound, contents very good except of light dampstainf at top of... More about Hand Books of the Textile Industry Vol. 3- Silk Throwing (1 vol. only
Wilmington: E.I. Du Pont de Nemours & Company, 1946. Cloth. octavo bound in original burgundy cloth covered boards with blindstamped lettering outlined in gilt on covers and back strip, inside are 16 pages of text about the dyes and processing, but, the bulk of the book is a set of... More about Developed Colors on Cotton Yarn (E 732
Wilmington: E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Company, 1946. Cloth. octavo bound in original black cloth covered boards with blindstamped lettering in green on covers and back strip, inside are 6 pages of text about the dyes and processing, but, the bulk of the book is a set of... More about Sulphur Colors for Rayon Waste (E 775
Wilmington: E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Company, 1946. Cloth. octavo bound in original dark green cloth covered boards with blindstamped lettering outlined in gilt on covers and back strip, inside are 28 pages of text about the dyes and processing, but, the bulk of the book is a.... More about Vat Colors on Cotton (E 619
London: Lancaster House, 1936. Second Edition. Hardcover. small octavo quarterbound in blue cloth with blue paper covered borads, light wear and soiling, contents generally very good or better with with numerous very nice illustrations. Overall, very good or better copy. Note: due to lighter weight shipping outisde the USA may... More about London Museum Catalogues : No. 5 COSTUME
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 about Color Matching for Fashion Accessory Industry Spring / Summer 1994 color chart #7 (sales sample...
Boston: New York Graphic Soiciety, 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. tall quarto, bound in original blue cloth covered boards in very good condition but with a liitle shelf wear and fading around the edges, contents are very good with pp. x, 246 . Dust jacket is very good. No names or... More about Chinese and Exotic Rugs
Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1990. Third Edition. Hardcover. tall quarto, bound in original red cloth covered boards in near fine condition , contents are near fine with pp. 294 . Dust jacket is very good and in plastic protector. No names or bookplates noted inside. Note: dues to size... More about Oriental Rugs A New Comprehensive Guide
San Francisco: San Francisco Bay Area Rug Society, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. quarto, bound in original biege -gray cloth covered boards in near fine condition. contents are pp. viii, 244 , with photos and descriptions of more than 280 carpets and weavings. Mostly rugs and carpets, but a several other... More about Oriental Rugs from Pacific Collections Exhibition for the VIth International Conference on...
San Francisco: San Francisco Bay Area Rug Society, 1990. First Edition. Paperback. quarto, bound in original stiff paper wraps with light wear and backstrip sunned, contents are pp. viii, 244 , with photos and descriptions of more than 280 carpets and weavings. Mostly rugs and carpets, but a several other... More about Oriental Rugs From Pacific Collections for the VIth International Conference on Oriental Carpets...
Woodbridge: Antique Collectors' Club, 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. small quarto, bound in original green cloth covered boards in fine condition , contents are fine with pp. 191 . Dust jacket is near fine and in plastic protector. No names or bookplates noted inside. Note: dues to size and weight shipping... More about Starting to Collect Antique Oriental Rugs
Kansas City: Modern Handcraft, 1949. Original wraps. 12mo paperbound, age toned, but very good or better with many illustrations. pp.38. More about Aunt Ellen's Complete Book of Needlework 1949 - 1950
Philadelphia: Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. tall square quarto, bound in original black cloth covered boards in very good condition , contents are near fine with pp. 304 . Full of wonderful illustrations. Signed by the author on the title page and dated 1990. Dust jacket in... More about Oriental Carpets in the Philadelphia Museum of Art (signed
Paris: Massin, 1914. First Edition. Hardcover. folio, 62 loose plates housed in an old portfolio. X- Library. Portfoilo is heavily worn marbled paper on boards with a number of old repairs. Contents are 62 plates about a quqrter with nice color and rest b & w. Small library stamps on... More about Etoffes d' Ameublement Style Empire
Paris: Ernst Henri, 1920. First Edition. Hardcover. folio, 48 loose plates- as called for- housed in an old portfolio. X- Library. Portfoilo is heavily worn and the front cover is detached from the back cover. Contents are 48 plates attached to yellowish backing cards. Most with nice color and rest... More about Tapisseries Et Etoffes Coptes
Paris: Ernst Henri, 1925. Loose in portfolio. folio, portfolio containing 47 stiff cards -numbered 1-47 (54 are expected) with good quality b&w plates of various laces, portfolio covers are no longer attached by a piece of cloth on one edge. Covers present but heavily worn. The 47 cards are heavily... More about Fonds De Bonnets du XIX e Siecle Collection A. Lescure (embroidered hats from the 19th century...
New Haven: F. M. Brown & Company, 1885. First Edition. Hardcover. quarto, letter copy book from the days when business and personal letter often had manuscript copies on thin paper in a book. The covers are detached but present. 496 page book of letter copies- only a few unused pages... More about Manuscript letter book Brown and Bolton Company and F. M. Brown and Company. Textiles