Hickey Freeman (7 results)

Condition: New. In English.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 125 pages. 6.14x9.21x0.36 inches. In Stock.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Used hardcover edition without a jacket as issued. There is a 1' diameter oval-ish blemish on front board toward the bottom right. Front board text is raised slightly and embossed. There are a few small and expected blemishes throughout the rest of boards, however no significant or noteworthy stains. Edges and corners are slightly worn and bumped, however binding remains strong with no markings to the text. There are signs of the beginning of cracking that has yet to occur along the inside seam of front hinge. Overally, volume is in good condition.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. FIRST EDITION (NAP). Quarto. Light brown hand-laid paper-covered boards with maroon spine. decorative gilt-on-black vignette to front board, triple ruled in gilt, and gilt lettering to spine. 34 pp. text, and two full pages with actual samples of fabrics - woolens and worsteds. Wonderful drop caps depicting phases of the cloth-production process. Apart from a few light smudges and several lightly nudged lower corners, the book is in very good condition. (A smallcut out enhanced photograph of four types of yarn typically used in men's suits, is tipped-in, albeit upside down, at the end of the chapter on Yarn. In 1899 Jeremiah Hickey, a bookkeeper for a men's clothing manufacturer in Rochester, New York, joined forces with his friend Jacob Freeman and together with a few investors, launched their Hickey-Freeman brand. In 1908 they made a decision only to manufacture high-quality men's clothing. By the 1920's, the manufacturing facility employed over 1700 workers. The plant expanded several times and in the mid 2000s was purchased and repurchased several times. During the Coronavirus pandemic, Hickey-Freeman shifted its focus to manufacturing masks and other protective equipment for the medical profession.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Thin 4to. 37pp. Brown cloth spine, gilt title, paper over boards with title embossed in gilt and dark brown on the upper board. With two pages (35 and 37) containing nine fabric samples each, with identification (e.g., homespun, Cassimere, Londonaire, etc.) and page reference to their discussions in the text. Light wear and soil to the binding, upper corner of front free endpaper clipped, else a very good copy. Scarce. .…