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A Pageant of Pattern for Needlepoint Canvas: Centuries of Design, Textures, Stitches, a New Exploration by Lantz, Sherlee; Lane, Maggie
Description
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Grosset & Dunlap, 1973. Reprint edition cloth hard cover with dust jacket, VG/VG. Unnmarked, crisp, tight copy. Jacket is m rubbed at corners and offered in new mylar cover. 509pp., index, 351 diagrams accompanied by photographs of work samples, over 150 photographs of historical sources and worked samples, plus 25 full color photographs of in-process and completed works of needlepoint.. Reprint. Cloth Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9" - 12" Tall.
dust jacket : A protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book.
reprint : Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
tight : Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
crisp : A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp will not have 'well-read' pages, i.e., where the book will naturally open to certain pages or sections.
4to : Or quarto. A term used generally to describe the approximate size of a book, a book that is about 10" to 12" tall and roughly squarish in shape. The term is based on the size of paper traditionally used by book printers which has been folded and cut into 16 pages.
VG/VG : Very Good Condition book with a Very Good Condition dust jacket. Very Good Condition indicates a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or paper. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB Bookman's Weekly).
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
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