Antique  Lace books Published before 1930 and not reprinted
last update Jan. 30, 2002
    Title ~ Author  ~ Catagory ~ Language~Publisher ~ Pub. date ~ ISBN ~ description
  1. American Lace and Lacemakers ~ Vanderpool, Emily Noyes ~ antique ~ English ~ Yale University ~ 1924
  2. Art of Modern Lacemaking, The ~ Butterick Co. ~ antique ~ english ~ Butterick ~ 1895    Descrip: 134 pages long, Size is 8" X 11". The price on the front is printed on and reads " Fifty Cents or Two shillings"
  3. Bobbins of Belgium ~ Kellog, Charlotte ~ antique ~ English ~ Funk and Wagnalls ~ 1920    Descrip: 62 finely printed B&W photo illustrations on plates. 36 B&W Line drawings Map
  4. Book of Instruction on filet Crochet, A ~ Hadley, Sarah ~ antique ~ English ~ D.S.Bennet ~ 1911    Descrip: This is a 1911 instructional 24 page booklet on lacemaking
  5. broderies et les dentelles. Cours en 40 leçons, Les ~ CHARLES ET PAGES ~ antique ~ French   ~ 1905    Descrip: 2 vol and 240 pages
  6. Dentelles Inédites et Dessins Nouveaux  ~ LAMAIRE, Henri ~ antique ~ French ~ Paris ~ 1904
  7. Een opstel over kant  ~ Hein,F.E.Vlielander  ~ antique ~ Flemish   ~ 1911
  8. Histoire du Point d'Alençon depuis son origine jusqu'a nos jours ~ Despierres, Mme. G. ~ antique ~ French ~ Paris ~ 1886
  9. Italian Cutwork and Filet Lace ~ Testa, Carmela ~ antique ~ English ~ Variety ~ 1921
  10. la Dentelle Alençon ~ Boulard, Félix ~ antique ~ French ~ Alençon ~ 1924
  11. La Dentelle Belge ~ Verhaegen, P ~ antique ~ French   ~ 1912
  12. La Dentelle d'Alencon. Ouvrage illustré de treize hors-texte ~ BOULARD Félix ~ antique ~ French ~ Alencon ~ 1924    Descrip: 341 pages-13 plates and 15 vignettes
  13. La Dentelle et la Broderie sur Tulle I et II  ~ Verhaegen , P. ~ antique ~ French   ~ 1912
  14. Lace & Embroidery Collector, The ~ Head, Mrs ~ antique ~ English ~ Herbert Jenkins ~ 1922
  15. Lace Book ~ Moore, N. Hudson ~ antique ~ English ~ Frederick A. Stokes ~ 1904    Descrip: Wonderful reference book with lace history presented by country
  16. Lace Guide For Makers And Collectors  ~ Whiting, Gertrude ~ antique ~ English ~ E.P. Dutton  ~ 1920    Descrip: With Bibliography And Five-Nomenclature -In the back of the book there is a case which holds a huge 30 by 44 inch linen mounted poster of lace- the tools and samples from around the world
  17. Lace Maker's Handy Manual, The ~ Bliquez, August ~ antique ~ English ~ THE Ladies' World, City Hall Place NY ~ 1902    Descrip: Illustrating and Describing 40 stiches in Battenberg,Renaissance, Flemish, Arabian, Honiton and more.
  18. L'Amour en Dentelles ~ Prejelan, Rene ~ antique ~ French ~ H. Simonis Empis ~ 1902    Descrip: 100 illus. by the author
  19. L'ART DE RECONNAITRE LES DENTELLES GUIPURES ~ Bayard, Emile ~ antique ~ French ~ R. Roger et F. Chernoviz Paris ~ 1914    Descrip: 345p. + ads. Illustrated
  20. Le Filet brodé ~ de Dillmont, Thérèse ~ antique ~ French ~ DMC ~ 1895-1910    Descrip: This is a Filet Lace Booklet-Soft cover- with 30 pages of instruction plus 20 pages of full size plates on glossy paper
  21. LE POINCT DE FRANCE ET LES CENTRE DENTELLIERS ~ De Laprade ~ antique ~ French   ~ 1905
  22. Les Broderies et les Dentelles (Cours en Quarente Leçons)  ~ CHARLES, Mlle Marguerite et M. Maurent Pagés  ~ antique ~ French ~ Paris ~ 1905    Descrip: Illustrated with b/w full page plates and in-text engravings.
  23. LES DENTELLES A LA MAIN; DENTELLES AUX FUSEAUX - DENTELLES A LA AIGUILLE    antique  French  Paris  1906
  24. Les Dentelles Anciènnes  ~ Magué, Ch.  ~ antique ~ French   ~ 1930
  25. LES DUCHESSES, ANCIENNES ET MODERNE ~  ~ antique  French  Brussels ~ 1910
  26. Madame Goubaud's Pillow Lace Patterns & Instructions in Honiton Lace Making ~ Goubaud, Madame ~ antique ~ English ~ Ward, Lock & Tyler ~ 1870    Descrip: 53pp. Colour frontispiece & tinted plates
  27. MEMOIR HISTORIQUE SIRE LE TULLE ET LES DENTELLES MECANIQUE DE CALAIS (ST-PIERRE) ~ Reboul, M ~ antique ~ French   ~ 1884    Descrip: lacemaking in Calis France,159pp
  28. New Lace Embroidery , The (Punto Tagliato) ~ Tebbs, Louisa ~ antique ~ English ~ Minet Reprints  ~ 1905    Descrip: 49pp. With 34 illus. in b/w.
  29. Point and Pillow Lace ~ A.M.S. ~ antique ~ English ~ Dutton ~ 1899    Descrip: Various kinds of lace and how to recognise them. Printed on Heavy paper.202pages
  30. Poncetto Lace  ~ Rizzi,Theresa   ~ antique ~ English   ~ 1917    Descrip: Valsesia, Italy. 16 pages. Poncetto Lace was first made in Valsesia in the 17th century
  31. Queen Lace Book-Part I(The): Mediaeval Lacework and Point Lace ~ The Queen" Office London ~ antique ~ English ~ The Queen" Office London ~ 1874    Descrip: 37 b/w illus (inc plates) Good+ in boards "A historical and descriptive account of the hand-made antique laces of all countries". Includes 30 photographs of specimens and 7 diagrams of lace stitches
  32. RENAISSANCE OF THE IRISH ART OF LACE-MAKING  ~ Cole,A.S. ~ antique ~ English   ~ 1888
  33. Seven Centuries of Lace ~ Pollen, Mrs. John Hungerford ~ antique ~ English ~ Macmillan ~ 1908    Descrip: 120 b/w full-page illustrations- 53pp. of text
  34. supplement to the Art of Bobbin Lace, A ~ Tebbs, Louisa ~ antique ~ English ~ Minet Reprints  ~ 1911 ~ ISBN 85609-030-1  Descrip: Facsimilie of 1911 Chapman -173 pgs- 17 blk/wht illus- 2 sheets of prickings
  35. Tebbs' Art of Bobbin Lace  ~ Tebbs, Louisa ~ antique ~ English ~ Minet Reprints  ~ 1907 ~ ISBN 85609 027 1 Descrip: A Practical Text Book of Workmanship -Illustrated with original designs in Italian/Point De Flandre/Bruges Guipure/Duchesse/ Honiton/ "Raised" Honiton/ Applique and Bruxelles
  36. THE HANDBOOK OF POINT LACE ~ Touche, V. ~ antique ~ English   ~ 1800's    Descrip: with ills & descriptions of 34 different stitches & a Series of Designs
  37. Women of Belgium ~ Kellog, Charlotte ~ antique ~ English ~ Funk & Wagnels ~ 1917    Descrip: History of saving the lace business in Belgium after WW I

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