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Old Lace: A Handbook for Collectors by Jourdain, M - 1908

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Old Lace: A Handbook for Collectors

by Jourdain, M

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London: B T Batsford Ltd, 1908. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. 1908 first edition hardback in near fine condition with (scarce) dust wrapper. Very light mottling to inside cover and a little to long page edge. No other marks to book or cover. Clean, bright pages, tight, even binding. In its original, unclipped dust wrapper which has chipping to edges and a small part missing from lower spine. Otherwise very good. Items are dispatched the same or the following working day. Please note our excellent customer feedback.

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  • Edition 1st Edition
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Publisher B T Batsford Ltd
  • Place of Publication London
  • Date Published 1908

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Old Lace; A Handbook for Collectors. An Account of the Different Styles of Lace; Their History,...

Old Lace; A Handbook for Collectors. An Account of the Different Styles of Lace; Their History, Characteristics & Manufacture

by Jourdain, M

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B. T. Batsford; London., 1908. First printing. . Hard. Good. 8vo. 8 3/4".. With 163 examples on 95 plates from photographs.. Good. Publishers cloth with gilt lettering and decorations. Covers a little spotted. Library bookplate to front pastedown. Endpapers a little foxed and toned. Name neatly penned to free front endpaper. 121pp.
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Old Lace: A Handbook for Collectors - An Account of the Different Styles of Lace, their History, Characteristics & Manufacture

by Jourdain, M

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Used - VG and clean contents but with foxing to end papers and age toning/some soiling to covers. Art museum ex-lib. with bookplate, an
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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1909. Hardcover. VG and clean contents but with foxing to end papers and age toning/some soiling to covers. Art museum ex-lib. with bookplate, and red dot sticker on lower spine which can be removed with care. Beige cloth/boards; elaborate gilt Art Nouveau decoration and lettering. 121 pp. with 163 bw images on 95 plates, including 2 folding. TEG. A classic on fine old laces: Lacis, Reticella, Bobbin Lace (Venetian, English), Irish, Milanese, Cretan, Belgian (several types/areas), French (several types/areas), English needlepoint, Blondes, etc. With a helpful glossary of terms. Exquisite pieces in very clear images. A wonderful reference for the collector, needlework/textile enthusiast.
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Old Lace: A Handbook for Collectors - An Account of the Different Styles of Lace, their History, Characteristics & Manufacture

by Jourdain, M

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Used - VG and clean contents but with foxing to end papers and age toning/some soiling to covers. Art museum ex-lib. with bar code, boo
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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1909. Hardcover. VG and clean contents but with foxing to end papers and age toning/some soiling to covers. Art museum ex-lib. with bar code, bookplate, and remnant of spine sticker. Also with bookplate and signature of well-known art collector and museum donor.. Beige cloth/boards; elaborate gilt Art Nouveau decoration and lettering. 121 pp. with 163 bw images on 95 plates, including 2 folding. TEG. A classic on fine old laces: Lacis, Reticella, Bobbin Lace (Venetian, English), Irish, Milanese, Cretan, Belgian (several types/areas), French (several types/areas), English needlepoint, Blondes, etc. With a helpful glossary of terms. Exquisite pieces in very clear images. A wonderful reference for the collector, needlework/textile enthusiast.
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Old Lace: A Handbook for Collectors

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London: B. T. Basford, 1908. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 9" by 7". None. A charming first edition of this study of lace through time. With dust wrapper. First edition. Scarce with dust wrapper. An account of the different styles of lace, their history, characteristics and manufacture. Illustrated with 163 examples on 95 plates from photographs. Collated complete. Written by M. Jourdain, joint-editor of Palliser's "History of Lace". In the original cream cloth binding. Externally, excellent with minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Unclipped dust wrapper, very smart. Light chipping to the head and tail of the spine with minor shelf wear to the edges. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Fine
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