THE BASKET MAKING

COLLECTION

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A truly unique and wonderful collection of 45 rare, out-of-print books compiled together for the first time on DVD data disc covering all aspects of the ancient art of BASKET MAKING.

Discover the history, origins and principles of the ancient art of basket making. Study the basketry skills of the Indians of North America. Learn how to make all sorts of types of baskets, from fine willow basketry to practical and artistic baskets for general use. Read about reed weaving and raffia basket construction as well as rope baskets and seat weaving. Overall, this is a remarkable archive and an absolute must for those with an interest in basket making.

Some of the books contained within this collection are extremely rare and will provide a valuable library of reference material for anyone with an interest in basketry and the history of basket design and construction. The full list of titles speaks for itself!

This superb compilation of 45 vintage books provides literally 1,000’s of pages of great content and fabulous photos / illustrations for the reader. All of the books have been scanned in high quality and preserved forever in pdf format - easy to read on your laptop, computer, tablet, smartphone, kindle or e-reader. You can also print entire books or select pages.

This is without doubt the most extensive collection of its kind - compiled over time by rare-book-collections, and only available here!

The Full List of Titles Included is as Follows:

A basket-maker cave in Kane County, Utah by J. L. Nusbaum (1922)

A portfolio of designs for raffia basketry by G. P. Ashley (1918)

Aboriginal American basketry by G. W. James (1904)

Alaska basketry by V. V. Cavana (1917)

Basket designs of the Indians of north-western California by A. L. Kroeber (1905)

Basket making by T. V. Morse (1902)

Basket making among the Karuk by unknown author (1984)

Basketry and weaving in the school by K. Pasch (1904)

Basketry designs of the Indians of Northern California by R. B. Dixon (1902)

Basketry of the coast and islands of the Pacific (1896)

Basketry of the Papago and Pima by M. L. Kissell (1916)

Basket-work of the North American aborigines by O. T. Mason (unknown publication date)

Constructive work by E. F. Worst (1905)

Decorative art of Indian tribes of Connecticut by F. G. Speck (1915)

Directions for collectors of American basketry by O. T. Mason (1902)

Fine Willow Basketry by A. G. Knock (1929)

Full instructions in the art of crepe paper rope basket weaving by unknown author (1922)

Handicraft for girls; a tentative course in needlework, basketry, designing, paper and cardboard construction by I. McGlauflin (1910)

Handwork construction by L. Eppendorff (1908)

How to make baskets by M. White (1915)

How to make Indian and other baskets by G. W. James (1903)

How to make paper maché baskets by H. Klatt (1907)

Indian basket weaving by The Navajo school of Indian basketry (1903)

Indian basketry. With 360 illustrations by G. W. James (1902)

Indian basketry; studies in a textile art without machinery Vols. 1 & 2 by O. T. Mason (1905)

Inexpensive basketry by W. S. Marten (1912)

More baskets and how to make them by M. White (1903)

Poetry and symbolism of Indian basketry by G. W. James (1913)

Pomo Indian baskets and their makers by C. Purdy (1902)

Practical and artistic basketry by L. R. Tinsley (1904)

Practical basket making by G. W. James (1914)

Priscilla juniors' basketry book by S. G. Fitzgerald (1914)

Raffia basketry as a fine art by G. P. Ashley (1915)

Raffia; methods and suggestions for work, in the home, schools, and women's institutes by A. L. Begg (1930)

Raphia and reed weaving, including also cardboard and paper construction by E. S. Knapp (1901)

Reed and raffia construction work in primary schools by M. A. Shults (1904)

Seat weaving by L. D. Perry (1917)

The ancient basket makers of south-eastern Utah by G. H. Pepper (1902)

The basket maker by L. W. Turner (1909)

The basketry book; twelve lessons in reed weaving by M. M. Blanchard (1914)

The handicraft book, comprising methods of teaching cord and raffia construction work, weaving, basketry and chair caning by J. L. Jessup (1912)

The pine-needle basket book by M. J. Mcafee (1911)

The Priscilla basketry book - a collection of baskets and other articles with lessons for working and directions for dyeing and staining by S. G. Fitzgerald (1911)

Weaving with paper rope by Dennison Manufacturing Company (1922)

An absolute must for anyone with an interest in basketry and the ancient art of basket making – an unbelievable treasure trove of information for a very small price!

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All of the files are hi-resolution scans presented in pdf format, easy to read on your computer, laptop, tablet, smartphone, or any modern Kindle / ebook reader that can read pdf files. All files can be printed or transferred between devices. You will need adobe reader to read these files (if you don’t already have it) which can be downloaded for free from www.adobe.com.

For some devices you may need to convert the pdf files. A free program called Calibre can be used to do this and can be included on the DVD if requested.

Please note that this is a data DVD disc that will contain all of the books, documents and material listed in this auction. It will work in a laptop or computer (including MAC) but will NOT work on a normal DVD player, X-Box or audio CD player.

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