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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st American Edition, 1st Printing. Text/BRAND NEW. Illustrated boards/NF w/trace wear to corner tips. PO name to front cover verso. First published in Japanese, 1983. Introduction to the world of plants. Why do sunflowers turn to face the sun? Did you think it's the flowers that girate? Well --- "When the sunflower is young . the part of sunflower's stalk that is on the side away from the sun always grows faster than the stalk of the side facing the sun." Only at high noon do both sides of young stalks grow at the same rate! Fine copy.

Soft cover. Condition: As New. Berry, Jill K. (illustrations); Schwarzenbach, Gretchen (handprint illustrations) (illustrator). 1st Edition. As new condition glossy color illustrated softcover wraps. Includes Author Dedication; Introduction; Index; Photo Credits and List of Other Books by C & T Publishing. Profusely illustrated with color photographs. "This first volume in the Art & Inspirations series is dedicated to the work of Ruth B. McDowell. The book leads you through her progression into becoming one of today's most prominent quilt artists. Full-color reproductions of her finest works, drawn from collections all over the world, illustrated this volume and offer an immensely sensitive and personal look at her work. This book is wonderfully inviting for artists, quilters, and anyone in search of inspiration. Ruth explains, "I share with you my thoughts and ideas, construction tips, methods of working, quilt making philosophy, and images of the quilts.for your amusement and inspiration." - from the rear outer cover. "This is a triumph of a book! The glorious quilts of Ruth B. McDowell celebrate nature and life, and the wonder of the universe. These quilts are an inspiration to us all." - Lynn Lewis Young, publisher/editior of Art/Quilt Magazine. "This is a guided tour that retraces the steps in the journey of one of our most gifted quilt artists. I am one of Ruth's biggest fans!" - Barbara Brackman, quilt historian, contributing editor of Quilter's Newsletter Magazine. "Ruth's work differs from other contemporary quiltmakers because of the diversity of styles and themes in her quilts, but in fact there is an overall consistency of approach and a clear line of development. Her work is remarkable." - Verena Rybicki, contributing editor of Lady's Circle Patchwork Quilts.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Ex-Library hardcover in very nice condition with all the usual markings and attachments. Text block clean and unmarked. Tight binding.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. Bruno Manara (illustrator). 833 pages. 10.50x7.50x2.50 inches. In Stock.

paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 518 pages. 9.00x6.00x2.00 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 690 pages. 9.25x6.25x2.25 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 284 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 334 pages. 8.50x5.50x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 442 pages. 8.75x5.75x1.25 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 1st edition. 398 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 430 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.25 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 1st edition. 344 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condition: Good. [Interesting provenance: From the private library of renowned historian, Philip D. Morgan.] 24 volume set. Softcover. Good binding and cover. Shelf wear. Some covers creased. Contains Philip Morgan's personal notes. Contents: Vol. 37, No. 1, Mar. 2016; Vol. 37, No. 2, Jun. 2016; Vol. 37, No. 3, Sep. 2016; Vol. 37, No. 4, Dec, 2016; Vol. 38, No. 1, Mar. 2017; Vol. 38, No. 2, Jun. 2017; Vol. 38, No. 3, Sep. 2017; Vol. 38, No. 4, Dec. 2017; Vol. 39, No. 1, Mar. 2018; Vol. 39, No. 2, Jun. 2018; Vol. 39, No. 3, Sep. 2018; Vol. 39, No. 4, Dec. 2018; Vol. 40, No. 2, Jun. 2019; Vol. 40, No. 3, Sep. 2019; Vol. 40, No. 4, Dec. 2019; Vol. 41, No. 1, Mar. 2020; Vol. 41, No. 2, Jun. 2020; Vol. 41, No. 3, Sep. 2020; Vol. 41, No. 4, Dec. 2020; Vol. 42, No. 1, Mar. 2021; Vol. 42, No. 2, Jun. 2021; Vol. 42, No. 3, Sept. 2021; Early American Studies, Vol. 19, No. 2, Spring 2021; Journal of African Diaspora Archaeology and Heritage Vol. 9, No. 3, Nov. 2020. Interesting essays in this collection include: Free to Bury Their Dead: Baptism and the Meanings of Freedom in the Eighteenth Century Caribbean by Fernanda Bretones Lane; The Slave Ship Maria da Gloria and the Bare Life of Blackness in the Age of Emancipation by Martine Jean; Soul values and American Slavery by Daina Ramey Berry; African body marks, stereotypes and racialization in eighteenth century Brazil by Aldair Rodrigues; Slave-based coffee in the eighteenth century and the role of the Dutch in global commodity chains by Tamira Combrink; Gendering mastery: female slaveholders in the Colombian Pacific lowlands by Yesenia Barragan; Two concepts of a slave in the South Carolina law of slavery by John Samuel Harpham; Generation, resistance, and survival: African-American children and the Southampton Rebellion of 1831 by Vanessa M. Holden; Slavery and the American University: discourses of retrospective justice at Harvard and Brown by Lindsey K. Walters; Slave owning overseers in eighteenth century Virginia and South Carolina by Laura Sandy; Beyond plantations: Indian and African slavery in the Illinois County, 1720-1780 by M. Scott Heerman; In bondage when cold was king: the frigid terrain of slavery in antebellum Maryland by Tony C. Perry; Fugitive slaves and Christian evangelism in French West Africa: a protestant mission in late nineteenth century Senegal by Hilary Jones; The nameless and the forgotten: maternal grief, sacred protection, and the archive of slavery by Sasha Turner; From free womb to criminalized woman: fertility control in Brazilian slavery and freedom by Cassia Roth; Bad breeders and monstrosities: racializing childlessness and congenital disabilities in slavery and freedom by Jenifer L. Barclay; The enslaved wet nurse as nanny: the transition from free to slave labor in childcare in Barcelona after the Black Death (1348) by Rebecca Lynn Winer; Colonial bodies and the abolition of slavery: a tale of two Cobbes by Barbara A. Suess; Black Abolitionists, Irish supporters, and the brotherhood of man by Jeffrey R. Kerr-Ritchie; Custom and law: The status of enslaved Africans in seventeenth century Barbados by Jerome S. Handler; The internal economy of Cuban tobacco slavery by William A. Morgan; Black skin, red coats: the Carolina corps and Nationalism in the revolutionary British Caribbean by Gary Sellick; Finding dignity in a landscape of fear: enslaved women and girls at the University of Virginia by Kelley F. Deetz; The Kingdom of Kongo and Palo Mayombe: Reflections on an African American Religion by John Thornton; Uncovering the Hidden Lives of Last Clotilda Survivor Matilda McCrear and Her Family by Hannah Durkin; Beyond Clarkson: Cambridge, Black Abolitionists, and the British anti-slave trade campaign by Michael E. Jirik; Trouble the water: The Baltimore to New Orleans coastwise slave trade, 1820-1860 by Jennie K. Williams; Manchester antislavery, 1792-1807 by Sami Pinarbasi; Elite colored women: the material culture of photography and Victorian era womanhood in recons.