Shoemaker Work, Used (5 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condition: good. A copy that has been read, remains in good condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine and cover show signs of wear. Pages can include notes and highlighting and show signs of wear, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships via media mail.

Each 1p., various sizes, includes approx. 15 partly-printed billhead. The receipts list purchases made by Jacques from a variety of sellers, though mostly located in New York City, with prices paid for each item. Most of the receipts were clearly for his shoemaking business, including various types of morocco and other leather, soles, linings, etc., though also include some receipts for sundry household goods or construction materials. "In 1809, French Hugenot immigrant and cobbler Jean (John) Jacques (1790-1876) settled in Little York [later renamed Washingtonville], and established a shop in the tannery owned by Moses Ely on the corner of North and Main Streets. [After some years working as a shoemaker] Jacques experimented with the cultivation of grapes to produce wine, and by 1839 he had purchased land to the north of his store to expand production. Today, Brotherhood Winery is the oldest continuously operating winery in the United States (Thorenz, Blooming Grove and Washingtonville, p. 9). Each 1p., various sizes, includes approx. 15 partly-printed billhead.