A Manual of Mending and Repairing

Charles Godfrey Leland

Published by Dodd, Mead and Co, New York, 1896

Condition: Near Fine Hardcover

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The very scarce first US edition of Charles Godfrey Leland's informative guide to mending and repairing items around the home. The very scarce first US edition of this work, published in the same year as the true UK first.With a small number of vignette illustrations.This volume discusses mending broken china and porcelain, repairing woodwork, repairing and restoring books, mending stone work, metal work and leather work, and restoring and repairing pictures, alongside a variety of other subjects.With the pencil inscription 'XMas 1897' to the front pastedown.With an errata slip to page 163.The work of Charles Godfrey Leland, a journalist who travelled extensively, and became interested in folklore and folk linguistics. He published works on a wide range of subjects. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, excellent, with back strip just a touch age toned. Pencil inscription to front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Near Fine. Seller Inventory # 919F49

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Title: A Manual of Mending and Repairing

Publisher: Dodd, Mead and Co, New York

Publication Date: 1896

Binding: Cloth

Illustrator: None

Condition: Near Fine

Edition: First edition.

Book Type: book

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