Bernina Feetures: A Guide to Presser Feet, Accessories, and Attachments, Vol. 1-3 (3 Volumes) by Leichte, Jo; Beck, Susan (editors) - 2006

VERY NICE Oversize Paperback, AQS, 2002 . NEW. Cover Clean, no spine creasing, no wear, no stickers. Text Clean, no marks. Patterns complete and Unused. No remainder mark. Binding Tight and Square. Fast Shipping from Dry, Smoke-Free home. Email Confirmation with Tracking Number. International ships Air Mail.

London: William Clowes & Sons. 1st edition. Hardback. fair. Inscribed "Anne Sharp, With the love & best wishes of her Uncle Edmund. Sept 2, 1842." Book has been rebound with original cloth over new boards and flyleaves. Some foxing here and there, flyleaves haven been taped, some fading to spine. Please see photos for the best description of the condition.

Philadelphia: Henry Carey Baird, 1869. Hardcover. Very Good -. Second American Edition, to which are added general instructions for the use of aniline colors." xxviii, [1], 18-343, [3], 23, [1] p.; 24 cm. Black pebble-grain cloth with gilt-stamped spine title: "Dyeing, Cleaning, and Scouring." Blaind-stamped decoration on boards. Yellow endpapers. Includes index, and Catalogue of Practical and Scientific Books published by Henry Carey Baird & Co. on 23 pages following text. Also contains advertisements for three related businesses in Philadelphia: Andreykovicq & Dunk (Swiss aniline colors and chemicals for dyeing), Ralston & Biddle (importers of indigo and India goods), and James W. Queen & Co. (seller of Twaddel's hydrometers). The Second American Edition added both an index and an appendix with general instructions for the use of aniline colors, the latter contributed by Andreykovicq & Dunk. In Very Good- Condition: cloth is rubbed with minor loss at head of spine and corners; cloth and edges of… Read More

London & Paris: R. Ackerman; L. Janet, 1822. Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 12mo. Original pink boards, printed paper label to spine. Frontispiece and hand-coloured folding plate. Near-contemporary ownership inscription dated 1842. Boards rubbed and tanned at the edges with some small marks and spots, spine browned, ends of spine worn and chipped, corners bumped and worn, a few lights spots to early and late leaves, otherwise contents fresh. A very good copy. First edition of this guide to miniature painting designed for the education of young ladies. The author, Andre Leon Larue was born in 1785 and known professionally as Mansion. The son of a portrait painter, he worked as a miniaturist and also achieved remarkable results as a tinter of photographs during the 1840s and 50s. This was his first book on painting; the second was The Principles and Practice of Harmonious Colouring in Oil, Water, and Photographic Colours on Paper, Glass and Silver Plate. The present volume was… Read More

RARE SIGNED STATED FIRST EDITION: Gaddis, Thomas E.: Birdman Of Alcatraz, The Story of Robert Stroud .1955 Random House 1st. Ed. w/ exlib replacement 1st Ed. DJ is an original HARVEY GABOR White/black jail bars/ bird inset dust jacket protected by a mylar wrap. Unclipped Front flap states 9/55. Used. Good-/Good condition original dust jacket. Front cover states: "The fantastic true story of the prisoner with the longest record of solitary confinement in the United States – who became a leading authority on birds." The original source material for the gripping American film starring Burt Lancaster. YOUR OFFERS ARE WELCOME HERE!

hardback. good/fair. Please see photos for the best description of the condition.

London: William Clowes & Sons. 1st edition. Hardback. fair. Inscribed "Anne Sharp, With the love & best wishes of her Uncle Edmund. Sept 2, 1842." Book has been rebound with original cloth over new boards and flyleaves. Some foxing here and there, flyleaves haven been taped, some fading to spine. Please see photos for the best description of the condition.

1941. Hardcover. Good. Oblong Quarto. Second World War photo album compiled by American Red Cross worker Elizabeth Ridley, with three wartime Naval yearbooks & souvenir books owned by her sister Christine, a naval air mechanic in the WAVES programme. Oblong folio (340 x 260 mm). 1941-45. Contemporary dark blue skiver elaborately embossed in grey with military motifs including an American Eagle, planes, tank, battleship, artillery, and blimp. Bound with black nylon ties that may not be original. 80 black paper pages containing 219 photographs attached with photo corners. The photos range in size, with the majority measuring 90 x 60 mm, and the largest 255 x 200 mm. A few items, including some photos, a small colour Kodachrome, several negatives, and an unused Anchor Line trunk label are loosely inserted. Elizabeth has written her name and address on the front free endpaper and annotated many of the photos with white ink. The naval books owned by Christine Ridley include We Keep 'Em Flying: A Visit… Read More

United Art Publishing, 1916. Hardcover. Used- Good condition. Book shows shelf wear. Scuffing along the edges and corners of book. Tear on the left middle side (next to the spine). Blotches of slightly darkened stains on the back cover. Writing on the front end-paper. Tear on the top and bottom of the end-paper up against the binding. All pages are intact. No further markings on the inside of the book. The envelope that originally held the stamps is no longer in the book. All 72 stamps are affixed to the corresponding spaces. Photos are of the book we have here at Barbed Wire Books.

RARE SIGNED STATED FIRST EDITION: Gaddis, Thomas E.: Birdman Of Alcatraz, The Story of Robert Stroud .1955 Random House 1st. Ed. w/ exlib replacement 1st Ed. DJ is an original HARVEY GABOR White/black jail bars/ bird inset dust jacket protected by a mylar wrap. Unclipped Front flap states 9/55. Used. Good-/Good condition original dust jacket. Front cover states: "The fantastic true story of the prisoner with the longest record of solitary confinement in the United States – who became a leading authority on birds." The original source material for the gripping American film starring Burt Lancaster. YOUR OFFERS ARE WELCOME HERE!