Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (xvi) 421 pp indexed. Tan/yellow cloth cover with depiction of a rug pattern in blues. A sound copy featuring Mary Evangeline Walker's drawings, w/ 5 full color plates & 8 full page line drawings w/numerous smaller drawings throughout. Over 50 illustrations. Insect damage on board edge, 1 cm & 2 cm. Light soiling to page edges. Decorative end pages w/ tape damage, and former owners name and date (1929) written in ink. This is not only a history of handmade rugs, but also a how to book; from the renaissance of rug craft; equipment's to textiles, patterns and type. The author explains how "any woman in any home" with simple equipment can also make these rugs! Color frontispiece of Antique Quilted Prayer Rug,w/ tissue. 421 pages including index. This is a fascinating book, what a treasure. hbn Ships within two days Illustrator: Mary Evangeline Walker. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Art & Design; Folk Art; Folk Craft; United States; Crafts & Hobbies. Inventory No: 000169. Hardcover

Hand Crafted Rugs, Textile Crafts, Rugs, Fiber Arts, Handmade Rugs, Handmade Crafts, History of Rugs, Textiles and Patterns, Antique Rugs, crafts Art & Design; Folk Art; Folk Craft; United States; Crafts & Hobbies. NOISBN Hardcover