Home Arts Needlecraft Magazine. Vol. XXVI, August 1935, No. 12.

Imprint: Augusta, ME, Needlecraft Publishing Company, 1935
Binding: Softback

Original publisher's multicolored wrapper with an illustration by Mary Sherwood Wright Jones of a young girl sewing on a chair. 10 1/2" x 13 1/4." Twenty-six pages, complete. Many black and white illustrations and advertisements throughout magazine, complete. Inside of front cover has a black and white advertisement for Listerine. On the inside of back cover is a black and white ad for various sewing models with floral designs, such as a wall-panel, a "Tulip Design Scarf," a pillow-slip pattern, linens and cloths, and mat and chair sets. On the back cover is a multicolored ad for Luckies cigarettes that shows a man holding a woman in a field. Page 15 has a comic-strip-style ad for Rinso soap. Pages and covers are very clean and intact. Address stamp in upper-left margin of front cover. A monthly magazine featuring sewing projects and ideas, the latest trends of the time, and home and life advice. The following are the articles in this issue: "News Flashes" from a Needle-Minded New Yorker, "Modish Quilted Costume Accessories" by Christine Ferry and Louise H. Chrimes, "Start the Day Right: With These Gay Breakfast Linens of Color-Bordered Toweling Ornamented with Stitchery Designs of Peasant Origin" by Christine Ferry and E. Marion Stevens, "A New Coverlet Design for Knitters" by Nancy Cary and Mildred Mowll, "A Scene from a Formal Garden: An Exquisite Teacloth Border in Filet-Crochet" by Mary Card, "Bits for Beach, Bridge and Bazaar by Cecily Palmer and Eveline Johnson, "Dining-Room Linens with Floral Border," "Food Facts for Home Folks" by Anne Pierce [recipes for Philadelphia Style Peach Ice Cream, Sweet Pickling Syrup, canned peaches, preserved watermelon rind, Corn Pudding, Corn Fritters for the Chicken, Succotash, and Corn Okra Creole], "The Junior Needlecrafters: An Embroidery Club for Girls" by Constance Evelyn, "Smart Knitteds for Sports Wear," "Are You Making the Most of Your Windows" by Joanne A. Adler, "Pattern Service," and "The Piece Bag" by Amy V. Richards.. Book. Book Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Binding: Soft cover

Stock number: 019815.

Bookseller's details and sales conditions: Barry Cassidy Rare Books