Thomas Lester, His Lace and The East Midlands Industry, 1820-1905

Carlton, Bedford: Ruth Bean, 1982. Some creasing to top edge of unclipped dustwrapper, bmping to lower corners and very slight shelf-wear to bottom edge of brown boards, an old seller's label inside front board and a previous (original?) owner's address on f/ep, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. Originally published in 1981, this is a… Read more about this item

Carlton: Ruth Bean. 1981. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 090358509X . Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. ; 11.0 X 8.3 X 0.6 inches; 108 pages .

Ruth Bean , 1981. 108pp. Tall hardback with DJ, VG, index, b&w photos and illustrations, references, Includes: East Midlands Lace Industry at the beginning of the 19th century, Thomas Lester and Sons the first phase 1820-50, Thomas Lester and his lace 1850-70, and The second generation 1870-1909, . Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

Carlton, Bedford, UK: Ruth Bean, 1982. Second printing, 1982. Well illustrated throughout. Brown cloth with dustjacket. Fine condition, looks and feels new and unread, tight binding, clean pages, no names or other markings, dustjacket in mylar protector.. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Carlton: Ruth Bean, 1982. The nineteenth century saw a sad decline in the fortunes of the English hand-made lace industry yet in the East Midlands the period also witnessed some of its most interesting and remarkable designs. A key figure in this achievement was the Bedford lace merchant Thomas Lester. This book sets his designs and the development of his… Read more about this item

Crowood Press, 2012-08-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!