How To Make Gloves: With Diagrams and Photographs Illustrating the Methods of Making Gloves in the Home
by Close, Eunice
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good -/Fair
- Seller
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Chicago, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Boston, MA: Charles T. Branford, 1950. 92pp. Original red cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Pages are clean (no writing, underlining, or highlighting) but yellowed with age. Front hinge is cracked (and webbing is showing) but pages are still secure. Boards have denting to head/heel of spine, slight fraying to all corners, moderate rubbing to extremities. Jacket is very rough but all panels present (several large pieces missing along edges, chipping/creasing, panels sunned/finger soiled). Nevertheless, looks nice in protective mylar covering. This is not a remainder or ex-library. Nice reading copy of this rare publication.. First Thus, Collectible. Hard Cover. Good -/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mylared.
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- Bookseller
- after-words bookstore
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 027069
- Title
- How To Make Gloves: With Diagrams and Photographs Illustrating the Methods of Making Gloves in the Home
- Author
- Close, Eunice
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good -
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Edition
- First Thus, Collectible
- Publisher
- Charles T. Branford
- Place of Publication
- Boston, MA
- Date Published
- 1950
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- Fashion Clothing Gloves Crafts Sewing
- Bookseller catalogs
- Crafts; Fashion/Beauty; Sewing; Clothing;
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