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Original Essays | September 23, 2009

Jonathan Lethem: IMG Stops: On Those Things My New Novel Forgot to Be About, Maybe

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For me, there's a weird, unfathomable gulf — I almost wrote gulp — between the completion of a novel and its publication. Some days this duration feels interminable, as though the book has... Continue »
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Everyday Dress of Rural America, 1783-1800: With Instructions and Patterns (Dover Books on Costume)

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Comprehensive study of late-18th-century clothing worn by settlers and Abenaki Indians of New England. Full descriptions and line drawings with complete instructions for duplicating a wide range of garments: shifts, petticoats, gowns, breeches, waistcoats, headgear, more. Four bibliographies. List of resources. 54 black-and-white illustrations.

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Comprehensive study of late-18th-century clothing of settlers, Abenaki Indians of New England. Shifts, gowns, petticoats, breeches, waistcoats, more. Full descriptions, instructions for recreating garments. Bibliographies. 54 illustrations.
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rasjlewis, May 16, 2007 (view all comments by rasjlewis)
this is a great book if you are looking for who you want to be and what you want to wear. i have read many books and by far this is one of the best. it is very simple but yet gives you the information you need. this a must have book for anyone in reenacting.
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ISBN:
9780486273204
Subtitle:
With Instructions and Patterns
Author:
Rexford, Nancy
Author:
Rexford, Nancy
Publisher:
Dover Publications
Location:
New York :
Subject:
General
Subject:
History
Subject:
United states
Subject:
Fashion
Subject:
Beauty & Grooming - General
Subject:
Theater - Stagecraft
Subject:
New england
Subject:
Costume
Subject:
Dressmaking
Subject:
Textiles & Costume
Subject:
Dressmaking -- Patterns.
Subject:
Clothing and dress
Subject:
New England Social life and customs.
Edition Description:
Includes bibliographical references p. 103-111.
Series:
Dover Books on Costume
Series Volume:
140
Publication Date:
December 1992
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
128
Dimensions:
1118x841x35 82
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