A Complete Dictionary of Dry Goods and History of Silk, Cotton, Linen, Wool and Other Fibrous Substances. Including a Full Explanation of the Modern Processes of Spinning, Dyeing and Weaving, With an Appendix Containing a Treatise on Window Trimming, German Words and Phrases, With Their English Pronunciations and Signification, Together With Various Useful Tables: Revised Edition
Chicago: W.B. Conkey Company, 1892. Very Good. Item #31996
Chicago: W.B. Conkey Company, 1892. Revised Edition. Small quarto. 584 + 4pp. advertisements. Black and white photographs and illustrations. Publisher's brown cloth stamped in black and gilt; marbled edges; decorative endpapers. Light edgewear, edges bumped; spine rubbed and a bit dulled. Binding sound and pages unmarked. A Very Good and sound copy of an impressive production, notable for the breadth of reference material, the care taken to describe and document window displays, and illustrated advertisements.
Price: $125.00
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