Collins, Herbert Ridgeway. Threads of History: Americana Recorded on Cloth 1775 to the Present. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1979.
4to, hardbound with dustjacket, 566 pp. NF/NF. Clean, unmarked copy.
The seminal reference on American historical textiles, lavishly illustrated with over 1500 plates. Every president and campaign is represented, from George Washington to Jimmy Carter, along with social movements and causes including slavery abolition, woman suffrage, repeal of Prohibition, and both centennials. Itself something of a rarity, especially in this condition. Any serious collector or scholar must have this book in his or her personal library.
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