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The Art of Kintsugi: Learning the Japanese Craft of Beautiful Repair

Alexandra Kitty
Available October 2020
Beauty in imperfection! Learn the ancient Japanese art of kintsugi and understand why, in the way of kintsugi…
Size: 8″ x 8″ x 1/2″ | 85 images | 96 pp
ISBN13: 9780764360541 | Binding: hard cover

$27.99
Swept Away: The Vanishing Art of Broom Making

Karen Hobbs
Available Now
Since Ben Franklin brought broomcorn to America from Egypt in 1790, the humble kitchen broom has been an integral…
Size: 8 1/2″ x 11″ | 329 color and b/w images | 112 pp
ISBN13: 9780764354458 | Binding: soft cover

$24.99
A Legacy in Tramp Art

Clifford A. Wallach
Available Now
In over 600 color photos, this book presents historical images and introduces newly discovered artists of tramp…
Size: 9″ x 12″ | 630 color & 10 b/w photos | 224 pp
ISBN13: 9780764341069 | Binding: hard cover

$69.99
Amish Arts of Lancaster County

Patricia T. Herr. Introduction by Dr. Donald B. Kraybill
Available Now
A new and refreshing look at the role decorative arts play in the Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Amish home is…
Size: 11″ x 8 1/2″ | 330 color photos | 160 pp
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ISBN13: 9780764305412 | Binding: soft cover

$29.95
ANRI Woodcarvings: Bottle Stoppers, Corkscrews, Nutcrackers, Toothpick Holders, Smoking Accessories, and More

Philly Rains & Donald Bull
Available Now
This book presents vintage, often whimsical, and one-of-a-kind wooden figurine carvings by ANRI, the…
Size: 8 1/2″ x 11″ | 800 color photos | 256 pp
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ISBN13: 9780764314216 | Binding: hard cover

$69.95
Asian Ivory

Jeffrey B. Snyder
Available Now
Graceful okimono figures in many forms, dating from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, are the primary…
Size: 9″ x 12″ | 618 color photos | 288 pp
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ISBN13: 9780764327285 | Binding: hard cover

$79.95
Black Forest Woodcarvings

Peter F. Blackman
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With original documents discovered to build his story, Peter Blackman has eloquently explained the origins,…
Size: 8 1/2″ x 11″ | 936 color & 248 b/w photos | 304 pp
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ISBN13: 9780764331329 | Binding: hard cover

$99.99
Bone, Ivory, and Horn: Identifying Natural Materials

Michael Locke
Available Now
In the pre-plastic era everything was made from natural materials, often by skilled craftsmen. The materials that…
Size: 7″ x 10″ | 1000+ b/w & color images | 320 pp
ISBN13: 9780764343070 | Binding: hard cover

$45.00
Butter Prints and Molds

Paul E. Kindig
Available Now
This is the first and a most comprehensive work on wooden butter shapers, a subject of interest to many folk art…
Size: 9″ x 12″ | 916 photos | 248 pp
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ISBN13: 9780887400582 | Binding: hard cover

$45.00
Country and Folk Antiques

Don and Carol Raycraft
Available Now
According to Don Raycraft, this is the book he was looking for in 1965. He couldn’t find it, so, thirty years…
Size: 8 1/2″ x 11″ | over 540 color photos | 176 pp
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ISBN13: 9780887408281 | Binding: soft cover

$29.95
Folk Art in America

Adele Earnest
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Folk Art in America is the story of the roots of America’s passion for art that is uniquely its own. Through her…
Size: 8 1/2″ x 11″ | 251 photos | 256 pp
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ISBN13: 9780887400209 | Binding: hard cover

$35.00
Folk Art of Cape Cod and the Islands

Jeanne Marie Carley
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With over 560 color photos and well-researched text, this book recounts the histories of the hard working,…
Size: 9″ x 12″ | 567 color photos | 304 pp
ISBN13: 9780764345265 | Binding: hard cover

$75.00
Fraktur: Folk Art and Family

Corinne & Russell Earnest
Available Now
The American fraktur tradition began about 1740 in southeast Pennsylvania, but quickly spread to other states, and…
Size: 8 1/2″ x 11″ | 230 color photos | 192 pp
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ISBN13: 9780764309205 | Binding: hard cover

$49.95
Jade: 5000 B.C. to 1912 A.D.: A Guide for Collectors

Mircea Veleanu
Available Now
Prized the world over, jade has been considered a sacred stone with miraculous powers since prehistoric times. In…
Size: 8 1/2″ x 11″ | 1,020 color photos | 288 pp
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ISBN13: 9780764319440 | Binding: hard cover

$69.95
Mennonite Arts

Clarke Hess
Available Now
This pioneer work presents the rich and diverse decorative arts produced by the distinctive Mennonite communities…
Size: 8 1/2″ x 11″ | 300+ photos | 160 pp
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ISBN13: 9780764314148 | Binding: hard cover

$49.95
Mexican Arts Series: Hammered Copper

Sandy Baum. Introduction by Roy Skodnick
Available Now
See beautiful hammered copper vessels made long ago and today at Santa Clara del Cobre, Mexico, a small town in…
Size: 11″ x 8 1/2″ | 393 color photos | 160 pp
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ISBN13: 9780764335020 | Binding: hard cover

$29.99
Mexican Folk Art: From Oaxacan Artist Families

Revised & Expanded 2nd Edition
Arden Rothstein and Anya Rothstein
Available Now
This beautiful reference introduces contemporary Mexican folk art by featuring prominent artists from Oaxaca in…
Size: 11″ x 8 1/2″ | 500+ color photos | 192 pp
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ISBN13: 9780764326738 | Binding: hard cover

$39.95
Mexican Masks and Puppets: Master Carvers of the Sierra de Puebla

Bryan J. Stevens
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In the Mexican states of Puebla and Veracruz, old masked dances have survived in isolated mountain regions. These…
Size: 8 1/2″ x 11″ | 716 color photos | 224 pp
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ISBN13: 9780764340277 | Binding: hard cover

$49.99
Mexican Popular Art: Clothing & Dolls

Wendy Scalzo
Available Now
This insightful study of traditional Mexican clothing is based on authentic dolls made by folk artists in Mexico….
Size: 8 1/2″ x 11″ | 370 | 208 pp
ISBN13: 9780764328879 | Binding: hard cover

$39.95
Mother-of-Pearl Antiques and Collectibles

Michael Meyer, Dawn Meyer and Patricia Martin
Available Now
For the first time in the English language, this important book explores the subject of mother-of-pearl (MOP)…
Size: 9″ x 12″ | 5063 color photos | 368 pp
ISBN13: 9780764345289 | Binding: hard cover

$75.00