Antiques & collectables: carpets, rugs & textiles books

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Gloria Seaman Allen applies her formidable research and narrative skills to the fledgling District of Columbia,...  Read More >>

This text features six Qing imperial costumes from the University of Hawai'i Asian Costume Collection and four Qing...  Read More >>

The richly diverse legacy of California's quilts is beautifully chronicled in words and images in this volume. Here...  Read More >>

Terry cloth was once relegated to towels for the kitchen and bathroom, but, after World War II, it was embraced...  Read More >>

The Victorian era was a time of high morals, cultured manners, and ultra feminine, luxurious apparel. While beautiful...  Read More >>

Suitable for modern admirers of oriental carpets, this book features forty classical carpets held in the al-Sabah...  Read More >>

Research into oriental carpets in general and Chinese carpets in particular. Simply a must for anyone who loves...  Read More >>

This volume, consisting of papers originally delivered at the Sport and Fashion symposium in 2011, celebrates the...  Read More >>

The effective preparation of garments for display is essential for exhibitions of contemporary and historical dress....  Read More >>

Invaluable pictorial history takes readers on a grand tour of the world, starting in ancient Egypt and culminating...  Read More >>

Vintage guide offered turn-of-the-century seamstresses clear instructions for altering patterns and creating shirt-blouses,...  Read More >>

Patchwork quilts are hugely evocative emblems of our domestic past. With no two quite the same, each example hints...  Read More >>

What American men, women, and children wore in the 1940s, shown in 122 fully illustrated and captioned pages selected...  Read More >>

Chronicles what youngsters, ages 4 to 16, wore during the first half of the 20th century -- from knickerbocker suits...  Read More >>

History, old-style wool blankets, changes brought about by traders, symbolism of design and color, a Navajo weaver...  Read More >>

This quick and ready reference thoroughly defines thousands of words associated with wearing apparel and spans nearly...  Read More >>

Meticulously researched, well-illustrated history of fashion covers 800 years of style: civilian and military clothing...  Read More >>

Clothing styles from prehistory to A.D. 1066 displayed in over 160 illustrations. Draped robes of classical Greece,...  Read More >>

Over 280 rare photographs document the clothing of ordinary men, women, and children from the 1840s through the...  Read More >>

Remarkably thorough descriptions, information about hundreds of fashions: morning dresses, riding outfits, bridal...  Read More >>

One-piece strapless bathing suits and dresses with plunging necklines for women; business suits with wide lapels...  Read More >>

Fascinating, well-documented survey covering 6 centuries of English undergarments, enhanced with over 100 illustrations:...  Read More >>

A year after R. Turner Wilcox received rave reviews for her ultimate fashion reference, The Mode in Costume, she...  Read More >>

One of the most extensive pictorial collections of its kind, this volume of 700 full-color illustrations provides...  Read More >>