NEEDLEWORK & TEXTILES

Murphy, William S.

(Book #ID 107940)

Published by The Gresham Publishing Co., 34 Southampton Street, Strand, London 1914. 1914.

Uniform matching hard back binding in publisher's original art nouveau decorated pale olive green cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt backs, olive green thick card end papers. Royal octavo. 10'' x 7''. Contains (xvii), 274pp; (xii), 294pp; (xi), 276pp, with 23 full-page colour plates and 54 monochrome plates throughout. End papers missing to volume III, surface marks to the covers of volume II, contents in Very Good clean condition. Heavy three volume set weighing 4 kg, extra postage will be requested over and above our default setting for destinations outside the UK. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Morton, Brenda [Drawings by Juliet Renny] Photographs by Stephen Moreton-Prichard

(Book #ID 97773)

Published by Faber and Faber Ltd., 24 Russell Square, London First Edition 1970. 1970.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original scarlet paper covered boards, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8½'' x 6''. Contains 136 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout. Tan age spots to the end papers. Very Good condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped 30s. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0571094953

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Malcolm Ross & Sons, Manchester

(Book #ID 115634)

circa 1930

6½'' x 5''. Printed onto gummed paper. In Fine condition. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Malcolm Ross & Sons, Manchester

(Book #ID 115635)

circa 1930

4½'' x 5¼''. Colour printed onto gummed paper. In Fine condition. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Mesic, Penny

(Book #ID 108384)

Published by Rodale Press, Inc. Emmaus, Pennsylvania First Edition 1982. 1982.

Publisher's original wire stitched card wrap covers [soft back]. 4to. 11'' x 8¼''. Contains 96 pp with monochrome sewing illustrations and patterns throughout. In Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Miall, Agnes M.

(Book #ID 108069)

Published by C. Arthur Pearson Ltd., 16-18 Henrietta Street, London circa 1934 edition not stated. 1934.

Hard back binding in publisher's original coarsely woven grey cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered in dark green to the spine and the front cover. 8vo. 8'' x 6''. Contains 320 pp with sepia photographs throughout. In Very Good bright condition, spine not faded, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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McDonald, Robert J.

(Book #ID 90211)

Published by B. T. Batsford Limited, London Second Impression 1978. 1978.

Hard back binding in publisher's original forest green paper covered boards, gilt title and author lettering to the spine, lime end papers. Quarto 10'' x 8''. Contains 168 printed pages of text with colour and monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout. Foxing to the closed upper edges. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 071340549X

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Mrs Lowes

(Book #ID 79777)

Published by T. Fisher Unwin, Adelphi Terrace, London First Edition 1908. London 1908.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original French blue cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine and white lace illustrated front cover, blue dyed top edge, fore and lower edges uncut. 8vo. Thick 8'' x 5½''. Contains 386 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout and tissue protected colour frontispiece. Lace decoration worn on spine, spine tips worn and lightly frayed, foxing to the closed page edges, end papers and some throughout. In Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Macdonald, E. Mary

(Book #ID 108227)

Published by The Dryad Press, Northgates, Leicester not dated circa 1950. 1950.

Publisher's original wire-stitched paper wrap covers [soft back]. 8vo. 8½'' x 5¼''. Contains 16 pp with monochrome illustrations. Light soiling to the white paper covers and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Miall, Agnes, M.

(Book #ID 74748)

Published by Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons Ltd., Parker Street, Kingsway, London Reprinted 1946. London 1946.

Hard back binding in publisher's original stone paper covered boards with stone cloth spine, grey title and author lettering to the spine and to the upper panel. 8vo. 8½'' x 7''. Contains 206 printed pages of text with monochrome photographs throughout. Very little wear to the covers. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with 30 mm closed tear with related creasing to the upper front gutter, chips to the corners, not price clipped 8/6. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this preserves and prolongs the life of the paper, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Mills Distributors Ltd., Durban, South Africa

(Book #ID 115641)

circa 1930

6½'' x 5½''. Colour printed onto gummed paper. In Fine condition. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Meister Lucius & Brüning Ltd.,

(Book #ID 108034)

Published by Meister, Lucius and Brüning Ltd., Manchester, Bradford, London, Glasgow First Edition 1907. 1907.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original half camel brown leather, marble paper sides, gilt title to the spine, olive and cream ML&B logo and Lion trademark end papers. Quarto. 11'' x 8''. Contains frontispiece showing the factory in Germany, 236 pp English text with printed samples of dyeing instructions and recipes, monochrome text illustrations. Light rubbing to the covers and in Very Good bright condition. Heavy volume weighing 2 kg, extra postage will be requested over and above our default setting for destinations outside the UK. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Malcolm Ross & Sons, Manchester

(Book #ID 115636)

circa 1930

7½'' x 5¼''. Colour printed onto gummed paper. In Fine condition. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Menchini, Pat [Beatrix Potter 1866-1943].

(Book #ID 105586)

Published by Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd., London First Edition 1990. 1990.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original colour photographic glazed boards. 4to. 11¼'' x 8½''. Contains 128 pp with colour photographs and patterns throughout. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped, £15.99. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Morton, W. E.

(Book #ID 107252)

Published by Longmans, Green and Co. Ltd., 39 Paternoster Row, London Second Edition 1949. 1949.

Second edition hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. 8vo. 8½'' x 6''. Contains (viii), 245 pp with monochrome illustrations and diagrams throughout. In Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Millington, John T. | Stanley Chapman [William Lee (1563-1614) was an English inventor and alleged clergyman who invented the stocking frame knitting machine]

(Book #ID 121947)

Published by Knitting International, Eastern Boulevard, Leicester First Edition 1989. 1989.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original pillar box red cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back and front, peach lining papers. This volume marks the William Lee Quatercentenary Year, the 400th anniversary of the invention of the first stocking frame in the village of Calverton in the county of Nottinghamshire in 1589. 'Machine knitting has grown this century into an advanced, computerised and automated section of textiles and clothing. The particular properties of the knitted structure. offering inbuilt comfort. stretch and recovery, make knitting not just a specific identifiable area of textiles but an expanding part of the modern world clothing scene. Chapters deal, among other subjects, with knitted fashions through the centuries, the key steps in technology, the changing pattern of distribution and the rise and decline of the British knitting machine building industry of which Lee was the founder. Leaders of the industry world-wide proffer their messages of encouragement and advice for the future if the knitting industry is to continue to grow and prosper. 4to. 12'' x 8¼''. Contains (xvi), 183 pp with monochrome and colour illustrations and photographs throughout. Fine condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with light rubbing to the edges, not price clipped. Customs duty applies for orders shipped into the EU from outside the EU, Delivered Duty Paid (DDP), our shipping price includes DDP. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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