Here you can browse the 52 titles in stock on May 24, 2007, about various aspects of Folk Art. Any of these books can be ordered from Ray Boas, Bookseller in Walpole, New Hampshire, at any time. Thank you, RAY
1. Andrews, Edward Deming; Malcolm, Janet;Emerich, A. D.; Benning, A. H. (catalog by); Herman, Lloyd (foreword); Tayor, J. (intro), SHAKER - FURNITURE AND OBJECTS FROM THE FAITH AND EDWARD DEMING ANDREWS COLLECTIONS, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, 1973, B&W and color illustrations, very good++, wraps (softcover) in fine clam shell box as issued, "COMMEMORATING THE BICENTENARY OF THE AMERICAN SHAKERS." Published for the exhibition at the Renwick Gallery of the National Collection of Fine Arts. In this presentation clamshell box is the 88 page exhibtion catalogue, an 8 page booklet SHAKER: THE HEAVEN-INSPIRED DRAWINGS; and the 8 page booklet SHAKER: RENDERINGS OF TEXTILES AND COSTUMES FROM THE INDEX OF AMERICAN DESIGN. In addition, laid in is the invitation and reply card to the preview exhibition in Washington, DC for the first of November, 1973., (Order No: 50609 ), $75.00
2. Barba, Preston A. (foreword by), THE PENNSYLVANIA GERMAN FOLKLORE SOCIETY - VOLUME ELEVEN - 1946, Penn. German Folklore Soc., Allentown, PA, (1948), B&W illustrations, 178pp, very good++, tan cloth (hardcover), Contents of this eleventh yearbook include: The Pennsylvania Germans in Ontario, Canada; Coppersmithing in Pennsylvania; Lexical Differences Between Four Pennsylvania German Regions; 1946 in Pennsylvania Germany History;, and The 1946 Annual Meeting., (Order No: 39170 ), $45.00
3. Beck, Jane C. (edited by), ALWAYS IN SEASON: FOLK ART AND TRADITIONAL CULTURE IN VERMONT, Vermont Council on the Arts, Montpelier, VT, (1982), B&W and color illustrations, 144pp, very good, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0916718093 "ALWAYS IN SEASON illustrates our history, our patterns of settlement, our natural resources and our occupations. It's about our self-reliance, our pride of work and craftsmanship and even about our poverty.", (Order No: 44751 ), $12.50
4. Benes, Peter, THE MASKS OF ORTHODOXY: FOLK GRAVESTONE CARVING IN PLYMOUTH COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS, 1689-1805, Univ. of Massachusetts Press, Amherst, MA, 1977, B&W illustrations, 273pp, very good+ w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0870232371 An illustrated study of Puritan gravestone symbolism in the former Plymouth Colony area during the height of the naive style - from 1689 to 1805. A pioneer effort in the use of demographic and historical data to interpret a material culture, the study draws on data provided by approximately 4, 000 stone markers found in over 100 colonial burial sites in southeaster and central New England, and offers an explanation of the curious facial distortins, markings, and caricatures which have baffled students of early New England iconography for almost a century., (Order No: 10408 ), $45.00
5. Bessom, Frank L., GUIDE TO THE OLD BURYING HILL CONTAINING MANY QUAINT INSCRIPTIONS - MARBLEHEAD, MASSACHUSETTS, published by the author, Marblehead, MA, 1914 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 39pp, very good, wraps (softcover), An interesting collection of old gravestone inscriptions and illustrations from the early 18th century., (Order No: 50508 ), $20.00
6. Black, Mary and Lipman, Jean, AMERICAN FOLK PAINTING, Bramhall House, New York, (1966), 146 B&W ill, 86 color plates, 244pp, good, brown cloth spine (hardcover) no dustjacket, "This is the most comprehensive book ever published about the charming and enduringly interesting art of the self-taught American painter who worked in the small towns and countryside.", (Order No: 1008 ), $7.50
7. Burnell, Marcia, HERITAGE ABOVE: A TRIBUTE TO MAINE'S TRADITION OF WEATHER VANES, Down East Books, Camden, ME, (1991), color photographs, 83pp, very good+ w/good dustjacket (hardcover) couple nicks front dj, ISBN 0892722789, (Order No: 4939 ), $12.50
8. Campbell, Joseph (foreword by); Tuchman, Maurice (preface by), MASQUERADE - THE MASK AS ART, Chronicle Books, San Francisco, CA, (1993), color illustrations, 107pp, fine, blue boards (hardcover) no dustjacket, ISBN 0811804453 An exhibit of outsider-art folk art masks., (Order No: 50136 ), $5.00
9. Christensen, Erwin O., EARLY AMERICAN WOODCARVING, The World Publishing Co., Cleveland, OH, (1952) 1st ed, B&W and color illustrations, 149pp, good w/good dustjacket, about 9 pages with pencil underlining, "An authoritative and fascinating account of a primitive American art." A nice clean copy except for the few underlined pages., (Order No: 617 ), $12.50
10. Colio, Quintina, AMERICANA WOOD CARVING & NEEDLEWORK - AMERICAN WOODCARVING AND NEEDLEWORK, Quintina Colio Science Press, n.p., 1974, B&W and color illustrations, 112pp, very good, blue cloth (hardcover), This volume features two collections; the DeTurk Collection of hand carved figures and Roosevelt Greer's collection of samplers., (Order No: 44739 ), $125.00
11. Doty, Robert M., BY GOOD HANDS: NEW HAMPSHIRE FOLK ART, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, (1989), 102 B&W ill., 8 color plates, 123pp, fine, wraps (softcover), ISBN 087451973X This catalogue accompanies a cooperative exhibition project of The Currier Gallery of Art, Manchester, New Hampshire, and the University Art Galleries, University of New Hampshire, Durham., (Order No: 12482 ), $15.00
12. Ericson, Jack T. (edited by), FOLK ART IN AMERICA: PAINTING AND SCULPTURE, Mayflower Books, Inc., New York City, (1979) 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 175pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0831734124 An anthology of articles from "The Magazine" ANTIQUES., (Order No: 49122 ), $10.00
13. Faill, Carol E.; Bentzel, Curtis C.; and Mickey, Robert G., FRAKTUR: A SELECTIVE GUIDE TO THE FRANKLIN AND MARSHALL FRAKTUR COLLECTION, Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, PA, (1987), B&W and color illustrations, 29pp, very good++, wraps (softcover), Contents include: Fraktur; Calligraphy and Linguistics: A Different Look at the F&M Fraktur; Religious Dimensions; Checklist., (Order No: 46323 ), $30.00
14. Gillon, Edmund Vincent, EARLY NEW ENGLAND GRAVESTONE RUBBINGS, Dover Publications, Inc., New York, (1966), 195 B&W plates, 26pp text, good, wraps (softcover) owner's inscription, ISBN 0486213803 "Some of the most striking examples of primitive American art are to be found in the early burying grounds of New England.", (Order No: 9461 ), $7.50
15. Grave, Alexandra, THREE CENTURIES OF CONNECTICUT FOLK ART, Art Resources of Connecticut, (1979), B&W and color ill., 103pp, good+, wraps (softcover), Ltd. 3,000 copies. Catalogue of an exhibition held to share with the people of Connecticut this part of their cultural heritage. Over 250 pieces of folk art - carvings, pots, signs, portraits, genre pictures, and needlework - are included in the exhibition, chosen for their aesthetic value, their reflection of the lives and feelings of Connecticut people, or their depiction of the land, waters, and towns., (Order No: 3981 ), $12.50
16. Hamilton, Georgia W., SILENT PILOTS: FIGUREHEADS IN MYSTIC SEAPORT MUSEUM, Mystic Seaport Museum, Mystic, CT, 1984 1st ptg, B&W ill., 115pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), In this book, the author has researched, described, and illustrated forty figureheads in the collection; these range from the well known and positively identified, such as the eagle from the clipper GREAT REPUBLIC, to those with traditional but unverified attributions and those with unknown provenances. A list of all the figureheads in the collection is appended., (Order No: 31406 ), $17.50
17. Harding, Deborah and Fisher, Laura, HOME SWEET HOME - THE HOUSE IN AMERICAN FOLK ART, Rizzoli, New York, (2001), color illustrations, 160pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0847824098 For the first time ever, the house motif - one of the most enduring and prominent in American folk art - is explored in depth across the genre's most popular media by two established folk art experts., (Order No: 42468 ), $30.00
18. Harper, J. Russell, A PEOPLE'S ART: PRIMITIVE, NAIVE, PROVINCIAL, AND FOLK PAINTING IN CANADA, University of Toronto Press, Toronto, Canada, (1974), B&W and color illustrations, 176pp, good+, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0802021530 This handsomely illustrated volume demonstrates the high quality, wide range, and richness of Canadian folk painting., (Order No: 48637 ), $14.50
19. Hemphill, Herbert W. (edited by), FOLK SCULPTURE USA, The Brooklyn Museum, New York, (1976), B&W and color ill., 96pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0872730557 Published for the exhibition FOLK SCULPTURE USA, The Brooklyn Museum, March 6-May 31, 1976, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, July 4-August 29, 1976., (Order No: 34703 ), $10.00
20. Hicks, Edward (introduction by Eleanore Price Mather), A PEACEABLE SEASON, The Pyne Press, Princeton, NJ, (1973), color illustrations, unpaginated, very good+, pictorial boards (hardcover), ISBN 0878610529, (Order No: 19217 ), $4.50
21. Hilton, Alison, RUSSIAN FOLK ART, Indiana University Press, Bloomington, IN, (1995) 1st ptg, B&W and color ill., 357pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0253327539 This volume describes the traditions, styles, and functions of a broad range of objects made by Russian peasant artists for local use and by specialized artisans for trade., (Order No: 32502 ), $25.00
22. Hornung, Clarence P. (selected and edited by), THE AMERICAN EAGLE IN ART AND DESIGN - 321 EXAMPLES, Dover Publications, Inc., New York, (1978), B&W illustrations, 113pp, very good, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0486236048 The most popular design motif in American decorative arts is the eagle. This volume is the largest single collection illustrating the use and development of the eagle in art and design in America., (Order No: 51117 ), $10.00
23. Kallir, Jane, THE FOLK ART TRADITION: NAIVE PAINTING IN EUROPE AND THE UNITED STATES, The Viking Press, New York, (1982), 71 B&W ill., 29 color plates, 100pp, very good++, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0910810206 An exhibition at: Galerie St. Etienne, New York, NY, from November 17, 1981 to January 9, 1982. Foreword by Dr. Robert Bishop., (Order No: 6086 ), $10.00
24. Laliberte, Norman and Jones, Maureen, WOODEN IMAGES: A CREATIVE HANDBOOK FOR TEACHERS, DESIGNERS, AND CRAFTSMEN, Reinhold Publishing Corp., New York, (1966), B&W and color ill., 136pp, very good, red cloth, (hardcover) (no dustjacket), Illustrates the full range of wooden images from sophisticated historic examples from all overthe world to folk-art images and contemporary examples. Authors demonstrate how to use the basic characteristics of wood to render numerous subjects. Majority of book illustrates antique folk art examples., (Order No: 7094 ), $20.00
25. Larsen-Martin, Susan and Martin, Lauri Robert (an exhibition organized by Kent James Smith), PIONEERS IN PARADISE: FOLK AND OUTSIDER ARTISTS OF THE WEST COAST, The Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, CA, (1984), B&W and color illustrations, 64pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), The co-curators criss-crossed California, Oregon and Washington seeking out the most important works of their kind, documenting the often obscure lives of the artists who produced them., (Order No: 44551 ), $30.00
26. Lasansky, Jeannette, CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA REDWARE POTTERY 1780-1904, Penn. State Univ. Press, University Park, PA, 1979, B&W and color ill., 60pp, very good, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0271002271 Third in a series of regional studies focusing on rural, small town and city handcraft industries., (Order No: 10419 ), $85.00
27. Lipman, Jean, AMERICAN FOLK ART IN WOOD, METAL AND STONE, Pantheon, New York, 1948 1st ed, 183 ill., 4 color plates, 193pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), (Order No: 2414 ), $20.00
28. Lipman, Jean (foreword by Gerard Piel) (foreword to 1980 edition by John I. H. Baur), RUFUS PORTER REDISCOVERED: ARTIST - INVENTOR - JOURNALIST 1792-1884, Clarkson N. Potter, Inc., New York, (1980) 1st ptg, 104 B&W ill., 22 color plts., 202pp, very good, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0517541165 Originally published in 1968 as RUFUS PORTER, YANKEE PIONEER. Reissued, and revised with the renewed interest in Porter and other early American painters of the period., (Order No: 4143 ), $50.00
29. Lipman, Jean, AMERICAN FOLK DECORATION (WITH PRACTICAL INSTRUCTION BY EVE MEULENDYKE), Oxford University Press, New York, 1951 1st ed, over 180 B&W ill., 163pp, good w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover) lt wear bottom of spine, Covers the decorative painting that flourished in the rural communities of New York, New England, and Pennsylvania during the past three centuries., (Order No: 5035 ), $14.50
30. Lipman, Jean, AMERICAN FOLK ART IN WOOD, METAL AND STONE, Dover Publications Inc., New York, (1972), 183 B&W ill, 4 color plates, 193pp, good+, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0486228169 Reprint of 1948 edition., (Order No: 5225 ), $6.00
31. Lipman, Jean & Armstrong, Tom (editors), AMERICAN FOLK PAINTERS OF THREE CENTURIES, Arch Cape Press, New York, (1988), over 200 B&W and color ill., 233pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0517661926 First published in 1980. Presents the richest collection of American folk paintings ever assembled along with authoritative biographical essays., (Order No: 6020 ), $20.00
32. Little, Nina Fletcher, COUNTRY ARTS IN EARLY AMERICAN HOMES, E. P. Dutton & Co., New York, 1975 1st ed, 190 B&W ill., 20 color plts, 221pp, very good++, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0525473920 Valuable study of a wide variety of country arts that were characteristic of early American Homes. Contents include: architectural development of the New England country house, carvings for house and barn, schoolgirl and ladies art, picture frames with painted decoration, flowers in the parlor, small objects for use and enjoyment, wooden boxed for all occasions, ceramics used by American housewifes, fireboards on the hearth, and more., (Order No: 5362 ), $9.50
33. Lord, Priscilla A. and Foley, Daniel J., THE FOLK ARTS AND CRAFTS OF NEW ENGLAND, Chilton Books, Philadelphia, PA, (1965) 1st ed, over 500 B&W and color ill., 282pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), Covers all aspects of folk-art, extensive bibliography. Franklin 6761., (Order No: 983 ), $7.50
34. Madigan, Mary Jean (introduction by) Edited by Art & Antiques, AMERICANA: FOLK AND DECORATIVE ART, An Art & Antiques Book, New York, (1982) 1st ptg, 150 B&W, 100 color ill., 160pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0823080056 A collection of articles by noted authorities. Chapters include various pottery, shaving mugs, quilts, bandboxes, disc music boxes, decoys, and much more., (Order No: 5856 ), $12.00
35. Manufactured by Thomas W. Jones, ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE AND PRICE LIST OF COPPER WEATHER VANES, TOWER ORNAMENTS, FINIALS, CHURCH CROSSES AND EMBLEMATIC SIGNS, reprint c1980s, B&W illustrations, 80pp, very good, wraps (softcover), Reprint of circa 1882 trade catalog when T. W. Jones became the sole owner of the business started in 1862 by Chas. C. Briggs and V. W. Baldwin. Absolutely fabulous illustrations., (Order No: 50305 ), $30.00
36. McNerney, Kathryn M., PRIMITIVES: OUR AMERICAN HERITAGE, Collector Books, Paducah, KY, (1985), B&W illustrations, 190pp, very good++, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0891451021 First published in 1979. Values updated 1985., (Order No: 40335 ), $6.50
37. Murray, Joan; Price, Ralph; Price, Patricia; and, Harper, J. Russell, 'TWAS EVER THUS: A SELECTION OF EASTERN CANADIAN FOLK ART, M. F. Feheley Publishers, Toronto, (1979), B&W and color illustrations, 88pp, very good++, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0919880150 An exhibition of the Price Collection., (Order No: 44549 ), $10.00
38. Ohrn, Steven, REMAINING FAITHFUL: AMANA FOLK ART IN TRANSITION, Iowa Dept. Cultural Affairs, Des Moines, IA, 1988, B&W and color ill., 56pp, very good, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0890330107 "This book, and the exhibition it accompanies, explores this other Amana as it is mirrored by traditional arts; it is a personal impression, in words and photographs, of my welcome into the lives of the people who create and seek to perpetuate old Amana culture.", (Order No: 35051 ), $25.00
39. Orr-Cahall, Christina; Jones, Harvey; Reid, Donna; Larsen, Susan C.; Rosen, Seymour; and, Jackson, Louise, CAT AND A BALL ON A WATERFALL: 200 YEARS OF CALIFORNIA FOLK PAINTING AND SCULPTURE, The Oakland Museum Art Dept., Oakland, CA, (1986), B&W and color illustrations, 112pp, fine, wraps (softcover), Catalogue to an exhibition held at The Oakland Museum Art Department, March 22 to August 3, 1986., (Order No: 44548 ), $14.50
40. Pinckney, Pauline A., AMERICAN FIGUREHEADS AND THEIR CARVERS, W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., New York, (1940) 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 223pp, good w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover), This book deals with American ship carving and carvers, among whom were such famous names as Rush, McIntyre, and Skillin, whose work aroused the admiration of foreign artists whenever American ships came to port., (Order No: 30893 ), $65.00
41. Polk, Patrick Arthur, HAITIAN VODOU FLAGS, Univ. Press of Mississippi, Jackson, MS, (1997) 1st ptg, B&W and color illustrations, 72pp, fine, pictorial boards (hardcover), ISBN 1578060249 In showcasing Vodou flags and the artists who create them, this book also offers a striking revelation of the gods (Iwa) that inhabit the Vodou spirit world., (Order No: 39029 ), $20.00
42. Priddy, Sumpter, AMERICAN FANCY: EXUBERANCE IN THE ARTS, 1790-1840, Chipstone Foundation, Milwaukee, WI, (2004) 1st ptg, B&W and color illustrations, 268pp, very good+, red cloth spine (hardcover) lacks acetate cover, ISBN 0972435395 A book about a specific group of objects that are spiritually linked through their association with an early nineteenth-century cultural phenomenon known then and now simply as "Fancy." Catalogue for the Chipstone Foundation exhibition of the same name., (Order No: 42935 ), $45.00
43. Pronin, Alexander and Pronin, Barbara, RUSSIAN FOLK ARTS, A. S. Barnes and Company, South Brunswick, NJ, (1975), B&W and color illustrations, 192pp, very good w/good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 049801276X Presents a historical survey of twelve major folk art handicrafts of European Russia, fron archaeological findings of the ninth and tenth centuries, through the icons of postmedieval times and eighteenth and nineteenth-century lubki, to the painted matryoshki, and bonecarvings of the present-day USSR., (Order No: 5229 ), $12.50
44. Robacker, Earl F., OLD STUFF IN UP-COUNTRY PENNSYLVANIA, A.S. Barnes and Co., South Brunswick, NJ, (1973), over 180 photographs, 283pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0498012115 Fascinating look at the antiques and people known as the Pennsylvania Dutch in the up-country counties of Wayne, Pike and Monroe., (Order No: 6012 ), $12.50
45. Schaffner, Cynthia V. A. and Klein, Susan, FOLK HEARTS: A CELEBRATION OF THE HEART MOTIF IN AMERICAN FOLK ART, Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1984 1st ed, 120 color ill., 30 B&W ill., 108pp, very good+ w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0394534964 For lovers of Americana, for lovers of hearts and things antique and endearing, and for lovers--a celebration in 150 photographs, 120 in full color, of the heart motif in American folk art from 1660 to 1880., (Order No: 23710 ), $125.00
46. Teleki, Gloria Roth, THE BASKETS OF RURAL AMERICA, E. P. Dutton & Co., New York, (1975) 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 202pp, good, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0525474099 Includes: history, techniques, identification of ethnic, communal and regional origins. Franklin 9667., (Order No: 856 ), $6.00
47. Vydra, Josef & Kunz, Ludvik, PAINTING ON FOLK CERAMICS, Spring Books, London, n.d. c1960, 156 plates, 40 are in color, 78pp of text, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover) good slipcase, (Order No: 5052 ), $30.00
48. Waring, Janet, EARLY AMERICAN STENCILS ON WALLS AND FURNITURE, William R. Scott, Publisher, New York, (1937) 1st ed, 165 B&W figures, 149pp, good, cloth cover light soiling/wear (hardcover), First limited edition of 800 copies. Influential, scholarly book which re-established the stencil as a tool of decoration. Part One: Stencilled Walls, Part Two: Stencilled Furniture., (Order No: 5453 ), $60.00
49. Warren, Elizabeth V. & Hollander, Stacy C. (Curator & Assistant Curator), EXPRESSIONS OF A NEW SPIRIT, Museum of American Folk Art, New York, (1989), 125 color plates, 168pp, fine w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0912161019 Highlights from the permanent collection of the Museum of American Folk Art., (Order No: 10426 ), $15.00
50. Wass, Janice Tauer and Parr, Philip, WALL STENCILING IN WESTERN NEW YORK, 1800-1840, Rochester Mus.& Science Cent, Rochester, NY, 1985, B&W illustrations, 63pp, fine, wraps (softcover), This catalog is presented in conjunction with the exhibit, "Wall Stenciling in Western New York, 1800-1840," held at the Rochester Museum & Science Center April 20, 1985-February 23,1986., (Order No: 44774 ), $45.00
51. Yoder, Don (translated and edited by), THE PICTURE-BIBLE OF LUDWIG DENIG: A PENNSYLVANIA GERMAN EMBLEM BOOK, Hudson Hills Press, New York, (1990) 1st ed, B&W and color illustrations, fine, brown cloth (hardcover) in fine slipcase, ISBN 1555950345 Two volumes: Volume I; The Artist and His World, The Book and Its Sources, The Picture-Bible of Ludwig Denig: The texts in translation, 180pp; Volume II, Facsimile of The Picture-Bible of Ludwig Denig., (Order No: 28815 ), $30.00
52. Young, Stephen Flinn (text by); photographs by D. C. Young, EARL'S ART SHOP: BUILDING ART WITH EARL SIMMONS, Univ. Press of Mississippi, Jackson, MS, (1995), B&W and color illustrations, 72pp, fine, pictorial boards (hardcover), ISBN 0878058044 A colorful excursion to the unusual studio and gallery of an African-American artist in rural Mississippi., (Order No: 39030 ), $15.00