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Aprons : icons of the American home / by Joyce Cheney.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Cheney, Joyce.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Aprons.
- Genre:
- Nonfiction.
- Penn Provenance:
- Teacher, Stuart (donor) (Running Press copy)
- Physical Description:
- 144 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
- Distribution:
- London : Running Press,
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia : Running Press, 2000.
- Contents:
- Preface
- Introduction. Aprons Throughout History; Aprons in America; About Aprons Today
- Anatomy of an Apron. Form: Fabric, Shape, Decoration, Homemade Styles, Store-bought Styles; Function: Work Aprons, Ceremonial and Symbolic Aprons, Novelty Aprons, Children's Aprons, Objets d'art
- Unfolding an Apron's History.
- Notes:
- "Cover and interior design by Bryn Ashburn. Edited by Laura A. Giuliani and Mary McGuire Ruggiero. Typography: Bauer Bodoni, Bondi, Boulevard, Gill Sans, Goudy, Officina, and Trixie."
- Includes bibliographical references (page 142).
- Local Notes:
- Running Press Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2008 by Stuart "Buz" Teacher.
- Running Press copy has dustjacket retained.
- Running Press copy is "1" printing.
- ISBN:
- 0762406941 (cloth)
- 9780762406944
- OCLC:
- 43933396
- Online:
- Publisher description
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