Manuscript Notes on Weaving 2 volumes "First Year" with a loosely inserted "Signed" note by the author

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Published by James Holmes, Burnley (Lancashire), 1915

Condition: Near Fine Hardcover

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Two volumes with 264 pages and 133 pages but printed on one side only in both volumes & with 50+ small swatches of various woven coloured or patterned cloth to accompany patterns and diagrams mounted throughout. Also litho engravings of machinery and mechanical weaving machines & parts showing models by Harling & Todd, Lupton and Places, Butterworth and Dickinson, Price of Burnley, G. Keighley,Pemberton, etc. Several from engravings by W. E. Sabin. This 2 volume set comprise the "FIRST" series complete and possibly the fullest and earliest examples as no others found in 2 vols, only single volumes format of fewer pages. There is also a typed 13 line note on the best use of the details with the authors signature in ink loosely inserted. The volumes are in two colours one brown and one purple, gilt embossed titles on covers, a small hole to spine edge on one and final endpaper missing from the slimmer volume, bottom edges to some pages trimmed close with slight loss to word edges. Uniform small quarto. No title pages in either, no publishers imprint, only the various lessons and chapters each having James Holmes facsimile signatures to the chapters. Date would appear to be 1910-1920. (More images can be sent on request, only 5 allowed here). Seller Inventory # 9453

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Title: Manuscript Notes on Weaving 2 volumes "First...

Publisher: James Holmes, Burnley (Lancashire)

Publication Date: 1915

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Edition: 1st Edition

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We are a small, single-owner business. We have been operating on and off since 1977 and our stock is varied, leaning towards antiquarian and 19th century with the addition of original aquatint and lithographic, or woodcut engravings. Also maps and Ephemera - in fact, anything interesting on paper really. We have in stock every item we list. We do not use stock photographs, but photograph each item individually. We very rarely use "fine" or "mint" as a description, mainly due to the age and the fact that 99.9% of what we sell has been pre-owned and therefor Fine would not be a term for a book we sell despite its fine-like appearance. We always take items back unreservedly if not in the condition as described. We always try to describe fully.

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