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British Samplers
Mary Eirwen Jones
1948
Pen-in-Hand : London
10.5" by 8"
85pp
SUMMARY
A fascinating first edition of Mary Eirwen Jones' examination of samplers as used in needlework, their history and design.
First Edition,Illustrated,Publishers' Original Binding,With Dustwrapper
Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed
This book weighs 0.5 KG when packed
UK Postage: £ 3.99
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DESCRIPTION
This work analyses samplers, their stitches, designs, materials and colours
Written by Mary Eirwen Jones, the author of numerous works on crafts and needlework.
Complete with a smart and unclipped dust wrapper.
Illustrated with thirty-seven plates in monochrome demonstrating samplers from the seventeenth century and onwards bound to the rear and a frontispiece. Collated, complete.
The first edition of this work.
CONDITION
In the publisher's original full cloth binding with an unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, generally smart with some slight wear to the head and tail of the spine. Boards have sprung a touch. Dust wrapper is just a little sunned to the spine with some general wear to the boards. Pages are bright and clean, bar the odd spot.
Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed Very Good
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)
Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under 'condition'
Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair - As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
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attractive none the less. Major defects will be described.
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