The Cleaning and Dyeing of Celanese Rayon, Including a Brief History of Rayon and Its Manufacture
by Foster, L.E
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Beloit, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
York, NE: L.E.Foster, 1929 216 pgs; 8 pgs. adds. Bound in blue cloth, with black titles. Cover shows light wear, light soiling. Binding tight & hinges sound. Previous owner's name on front flyleaf, otherwise interior is very clean. "The purpose of this book is to present in one volume to practical cleaners and dyers some knowledge of rayons in general and also the best possible present day knowledge of the art of dry cleaning, spotting, wet-washing, dyeing and pressing this fifth textile fibre, known as Rayon and Celanese in America and as Artificial Silk in England.". First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Octavo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bookworks MWABA, IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000309
- Title
- The Cleaning and Dyeing of Celanese Rayon, Including a Brief History of Rayon and Its Manufacture
- Author
- Foster, L.E
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- L.E.Foster
- Place of Publication
- York, NE
- Date Published
- 1929
- Keywords
- Technology: History, Textiles
- Bookseller catalogs
- Costumes & Textiles;
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Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
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About the Seller
Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
Biblio member since 2006
Beloit, Wisconsin
About Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
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Glossary
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.