Published by New York: Portland House, 1991
ISBN 10: 0517050315 ISBN 13: 9780517050316
Seller: Betterbks/ COSMOPOLITAN BOOK SHOP, Burbank, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Folio. Color illustrations. Condition: abrasions to bottom edge of both covers and spine; else near fine in fine DJ. 224 pages.
Published by Portland House, New York, 1991
ISBN 10: 0517050315 ISBN 13: 9780517050316
Seller: LEFT COAST BOOKS, Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Cloth, 224 pages, illustrations (chiefly colour); 34 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Dust jacket, with light edgewear, protected in a mylar book cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates. CONTENTS: The history of textiles. The earliest times to 1550, by Clare Phillips; The dawn of the modern era 1550-1780, by Andreas Petzold; The Industrial Revolution 1780-1880, by Rhiannon Williams; The artist's reaction 1880-1939, by Kate Woodhead; A world industry today, by Deirdre Campion; A collector's guide. Carpets, by William Robinson; Embroidery, by Lucy Ginsburg; Knitting, by Irene Turnau; Lace, by Patricia Frost; Tapestry, by Diana Fowle; Collecting, choosing and buying, by Susan Mayor; Caring for your collection, by Karen Finch with Danielle Bosworth; Glossary. Size: Folio.