Gilbert Merrill B T E (2 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. This 1924 technical manual serves as a comprehensive guide for professionals in the knitting and textile industries. Gilbert R. Merrill compiled the book to provide practical information on materials, machinery, and operations used in knitting mills. Divided into seven parts: Part I: Principles of Knitting, Part II: The Hosiery Industry (Products, Machinery and Processes), Part III: The Knit-Underwear Industry, Part IV: Warp Knitting, Part V: Mill Operation Problems, Part VI: Questions and Answers, Part VII: Knitting Glossary. A number of photos and Illustrations, such as the Knit Goods Napping Machine, show early industrial innovations in process control and numerous charts depict modern recordkeeping. Merrill's foreword emphasizes the book's role as a practical addition to textile literature, bridging technical knowledge and daily mill operations. An extremely important book for foremen of the day. Part of the 'Textile World's Handbook Series' series. Hard cover edition without dustjacket. 191 pages. Dimensions: 4.5" by 6.5". Published by Bragdon, Lord & Nagle Co., Inc., New York. 1st printing, 1924. B&W illustrations. B&W photographs. Black binding with cover gilding. Cover gilding in condition. Cover defect(s): Slight corner/edge damage. 1 Pound Media Shipping Rate. Combine items and SAVE! Genre(s): Knitting & Crochet / Industrial / Technology / English. (B113).

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Charles Dudley Warner, West, Travel, Americana, Frank T. Merrill, E.H. Garrett, C.D. Weldon, Frederick Dielman, Dan C. Beard, Alice Barber Stephens, B. William Clinedinst, Peter Newell, Seymour M. Stone, P. Allan Gilbert, W. Granville Smith, Louise Roger (illustrator). Limited, Numbered and Signed Edition. 15 volumes, #408 limited to 612 copies signed by many of the artists, the editor and the publisher. Cloth is mildly rubbed, stained, backstrip sunned, The pages were apparently unopened, but were badly opened as there are many pages with tears. The books have the previous owner's signature, Edwin Reynolds, 1905 in every volume; the ink bleeds through to the back page. Bindings are solid. By Artists, Editor and Publish.