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The Dictionary of Needlework
by S.F.S. Caulfeild and Blanche C. Saward
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Without Dust Wrapper
- Seller
-
GALSTON, East Ayrshire, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Upcott Gill, 1882. 2nd Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Without Dust Wrapper. Quatro green calf Half Leather binding with green cloth. Spine has five raised bands gilt decoration on the spine and boards, marbled text block at the head tail and fore edge, head, head and tail bands. Many embossed colour patterns, illustrations and plates. Very Good - rebound volume, corners bumped and rounded, previous owners name on inside of ffep, pages lightly tanned otherwise contents clean, bright and tight. As this item weighs over 1kg additional postage is required for delivery outside of the United Kingdom.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Loudoun Books Ltd.
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12320
- Title
- The Dictionary of Needlework
- Author
- S.F.S. Caulfeild and Blanche C. Saward
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Without Dust Wrapper
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Publisher
- Upcott Gill
- Date Published
- 1882
- Weight
- 13.23 lbs
- Keywords
- General
Terms of Sale
Loudoun Books Ltd.
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives damaged or not as described. UK Standard delivery is Free. The Shipping Matrix is compiled for a package weighing 1kg. Additional postage will be sought for packages over 1kg for UK Expedited, UK Express of Overseas delivery.
About the Seller
Loudoun Books Ltd.
Biblio member since 2022
GALSTON, East Ayrshire
About Loudoun Books Ltd.
Loudoun Books Ltd. was formed on 15 February 2011, although we had been selling at book fairs and through online marketplaces, for approximately 10 years prior to that. Based in Ayrshire, Scotland we specialise Scottish interest, rare, collectable, First Edition and out of print books.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
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