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Finishing Touches; a study of finishing details for handwoven articles
by West, Virginia M
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Collectible Good/fair
- ISBN 10
- 1823150160
- ISBN 13
- 9781823150165
- Seller
-
Pittsburg, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
Newton, MA: Charles T. Branford Company, 1968. Hardcover. Collectible Good/fair. Octavo, 102 pages. Second Printing. Signed by the author on the title page (no inscription). Pink and gray decorated boards; black spine with gilt accents. Firm binding; no loose pages. Lightly tanned pages and edges; foxing on top edge. Author's name and address written on the back inside flap of the dust jacket. Dust jacket with rubbing, sunning, foxing and small tears. Dust jacket now encased in a clear, protective cover.
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- Bookseller
- Wayside Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11730
- Title
- Finishing Touches; a study of finishing details for handwoven articles
- Author
- West, Virginia M
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Collectible Good
- Jacket Condition
- fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 1823150160
- ISBN 13
- 9781823150165
- Publisher
- Charles T. Branford Company
- Place of Publication
- Newton, MA
- Date Published
- 1968
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art & Design;
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About the Seller
Wayside Books
Biblio member since 2021
Pittsburg, Kansas
About Wayside Books
Wayside Books LLC is owned by Dianne and Steven Cox, currently operating their online store in Southeast Kansas. We have honed our rare book skills at the Rare Books School at the University of Virginia and the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar. We sell modern first editions and collectible fiction, as well as children's books and non-fiction books, with an emphasis on history, politics, social sciences, and the arts.
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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