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---. Designs & Instructions for Irish Crochet Lace (c1910) Buettner, T. & Co., Inc., Chicago; (c2010 reproduction) ICGtesting.com; Short patterns including motifs & edgings.

---. Gros Crochet pour Ameublement (2nd Album 1926) Cartier-Bresson, Paris, France; large motifs.

---. La Guipure d’Irlande Fine 2eme Album (1909) Cartier-Bresson, Paris France; motifs & edgings.

---. How to Make Baby Irish Crochet Lace – 1st Album (c1910) Cartier-Bresson, Paris France; (1st Album reprinted 1994 as Fine Irish Crochet Lace) Dover Publications, Inc., Mineola, NY; How-to only.

---. How to Make Baby Irish Crochet Lace – 2nd Album (c1910) Cartier-Bresson, Paris France; (1st Album reprinted 1994 as Fine Irish Crochet Lace) Dover Publications, Inc., Mineola, NY; How-to only.

Ballantyne, Barbara. Early History of Irish Crochet Lace (2007) Barbara Ballantyne, Drummoyne, Australia; ISBN 978-0-9580235-2-8.

Ballantyne, Barbara. Irish Lace in Austria & France (2012) Barbara Ballantyne, Drummoyne, Australia; ISBN 9780980850710.

Ballantyne, Barbara. Irish Lace in the Nineteenth Century (2012) Barbara Ballantyne, Drummoyne, Australia: ISBN 978-0-9808507-2-7.

Ballantyne, Barbara. Mlle. Riego & Irish Crochet Lace (2007) Barbara Ballantyne, Drummoyne, Australia; ISBN 978-0-9580235-3-5; History of Mlle. Riego’s Irish crochet designs—excellent source of information on early crochet publications.

Ballantyne, Barbara. Structure of Threads for Lace (2010) Barbara Ballantyne, Drummoyne, Australia; ISBN 9780980850703.

Barsaloux, Elsa. Cluny Crochet Book (1920) Priscilla Publishing Co., Boston, MA.

Boyle, Elizabeth. The Irish Flowerers (1971) Ulster Folk Museum & Institute of Irish Studies Queen’s University, Belfast, Ireland; No ISBN listed; detailed history of Irish lace.

Card, Mary. Mary Card’s Irish Crochet Book – No.3 (c1925) T.Shaw-Fitchett, Melbourne, Australia; Excellent book on how-to make motifs, fillings & edgings.

D’Arcy, Eithne. Irish Crochet Lace (1984, 1985) Dolmen Press, Mountrath, Ireland, ISBN 0 85105 421 8; & Dryed Press Ltd., London, ISBN 0 8521 9615 6; Short history & great how-to for Irish Crochet Motifs.

De Dillmont, Therese. Irish Crochet Lace (<1890) D.M.C. Mulhouse, France (reprinted 1986 as Masterpieces of Irish Crochet Lace Techniques) Dover Publications Inc., Mineola, NY; ISBN 0-486-25079-2; How to crochet laces, edgings & fillings.

Devere, Edith Maude. Richardson’s Irish Crochet Book (c1915) Richardson Silk Co., Chicago & NYC; (reproduced ~2008) unknown; Irish Crochet patterns—hats, opera bags…

Duff-Gordon, Lady. Book of Irish & Cluny Crochet (1917) Richardson Silk Co., Chicago & NYC; (2018 reproduction) Iva Rose Vintage Reproductions, East Freetown, MA, no ISBN; Simple Irish crochet with a few motifs.

Hadley, Sara. The Lace Maker Vol. 3, No.4 “Irish Crochet Lace “ (1908) D.S.Bennet Publications, NYC; (2008, 2018) Iva Rose Vintage Reproductions, East Freetown, MA, no ISBN; General instructions for motifs, edgings & insertions.

Hadley, Sara. The Lace Maker Vol.4, No.1 “Irish Crochet Lace – Revised (1911) D.S.Bennet Publications, NYC; General instructions for motifs & insertions.

Harvey, Lula M. Priscilla Irish Crochet No.1 (1912) Priscilla Publishing Co., Boston, MA (republished 2004 as Irish Crochet & How to Make It) Maria Vowell, no ISBN; Mostly how to make motifs & edgings.

Hees, Marie Antoinette. How to Crochet Beautiful Cluny Laces Book No.4 (c1920) E.C. Spuehler…

Konior, Mary. Heritage Crochet: An Analysis (1987) Dryad Press Ltd., London; ISBN 0 8521 9642 3; Includes an 8-page of Irish Crochet History.

Laxton, Edward. The Famine Ships The Irish Exodus to America 1846-51 (1996) Bloomsbury Publishing, Plc, London; History only.

Lindsey, Ben. Irish Lace Its Origin & History (1886) Hodges Figgis & Co., Dublin; Includes a few pages on Irish crochet lace history.

Lorant, Tessa. The Secrets of Successful Irish Crochet Lace (1985) Thorn Press; (Facsimile Edition 2014) Thorn Press; ISBN 978-0-906374-53-5; General how-to, instructions for motifs & edgings, short history, & a few patterns.

Maidens, Ena. The Technique of Irish Crochet Lace (1986) B.T.Batsford, Ltd., London; ISBN 0-7134-44916; History & instructions for motifs & fillings, & simple needle lace stitches; excellent photos.

Maidens, Ena. The Techniques of Crocheted & Openwork Lace (1982) B.T.Batsford, Ltd., London; ISBN 0 7134 2568 7; Includes a 10-page chapter on making Irish Crochet & motifs.

Meredith, Mrs. The Lacemakers Sketches of Irish Character (1865) Jackson, Walford & Hodder, London; (c2000 reprint) Hanse, ISBN 9783742843562; History of Irish lace.

Taylor, Eliza A. Irish Crochet Book No.2 (1912) Priscilla Publishing Co., Boston, MA.

Treanor, Marie. Clones Lace The Story & Patterns of an Irish Crochet (2002) Mercer Press Ireland; (second edition: 2010) Lacis Publications, Berkeley, CA; ISBN 978-1-891656-90-3; Excellent history up to modern times & Instructions for motifs & a few patterns for clothing.

Weiss, Rita. Favorite Irish Crochet Designs (1985) Dover Publications, Inc., Mineola, NY; Primarily a pattern book of simple Irish Crochet.

White, Kathryn. The Go-To Book for Irish Crochet Motifs (2014) Annie’s, ISBN 9781596359239; featuring motifs, fillings & edgings.