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"Threads of History" Reference Book on American Textiles
1979-Dated, "Threads of History: American Recorded on Cloth", Reference Book by Herbert Ridgway Collins, published by the Smithsonian Institution, with Dust Jacket, Near New.
For collectors of Historical and Political American Textiles, this rare book is the definitive reference on the subject. Long out-of-print it has profusely illustrated 566 pages, 12" x 9.25," and this choice copy includes its original Dust Jacket. Author Ridgway was a curator in the Division of Political History at the Museum of History and Technology at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., where he had access to their vast collection of Americana. Adding works from private collections, Ridgway was able to illustrate 1501 pieces, ranging from early textiles such as Washington memorials, to printed versions of the Declaration of Independence, to political flags and banners. The dust jacket shows some slight wear around the edges and has a minor 1/2" split along the bottom edge of the back cover. This book is in great condition and ready to serve as a checklist (or Bible) for these popular and desirable items, some of which can be found with frequency in our Early American History auctions.