Who This Author Is

Barbara Snook has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 8 catalog-linked books across 1969 to 2002, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Backlist browsing.

Best for readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list. If you want the easiest first click, start with Embroidery designs from pre-columbian art and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1969 to 2002; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Scribner and Crown Publishers.

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Author At A Glance

Best known for: Backlist browsing entry points • common used copies from Scribner and Crown Publishers

Genres and themes: Backlist browsing

Who this author is best for: readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1969 to 2002; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Scribner and Crown Publishers.

Top Books To Start With

  1. Embroidery designs from pre-columbian art

    Scribner • 1975 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1975 • 134 pages.

  2. Florentine Embroidery

    Robert Beard • 2002 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2002 • 160 pages.

  3. Embroidery stitches

    St Martins Pr • 1985 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1985 • 127 pages.

  4. Learning to Sew

    Trafalgar Square Publishing • 1985 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1985 • 128 pages.

  5. Needlework stitches

    Crown Publishers • 1975 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1975 • 127 pages.

  6. Making Birds, Beasts and Insects

    Scribner • 1974 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1974 • 96 pages.

  7. The craft of Florentine embroidery (The Scribner library. Emblem editions)

    Scribner • 1971 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1971 • 96 pages.

  8. Costumes for School Plays

    Robin & Russ Handweavers • 1969 • commitment varies by edition

    It helps anchor a specific period of this author’s publishing run instead of blending into the undated shelf clutter.

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