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Alice Starmore's Book of Fair Isle Knitting
by Starmore, Alice
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/very good
- ISBN 10
- 0918804973
- ISBN 13
- 9780918804976
- Seller
-
Meadows of Dan, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Newtown, Connecticut: The Taunton Press, 1988. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. 199 pages with index, illustrated with more than 250 drawings, photographs and charts. A complete workshop on the art of colorwork Fair Isle knitting, by a recognized master of the craft. Gray cloth binding with white titles on the spine, decorative end papers. Very little wear to cover, titles bright, interior pages bright and clean, binding tight. Illustrated red dust jacket with white titles has a couple of dings at spine edges, light edge wear, a little fading at spine, crease in back inner fold, not clipped (price on back of dust jacket.)
Measure 9 x 11 1/2 inches.
Measure 9 x 11 1/2 inches.
Synopsis
Includes index.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Scraps of American History
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 00543
- Title
- Alice Starmore's Book of Fair Isle Knitting
- Author
- Starmore, Alice
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- ISBN 10
- 0918804973
- ISBN 13
- 9780918804976
- Publisher
- The Taunton Press
- Place of Publication
- Newtown, Connecticut
- Date Published
- 1988
- Keywords
- knitting, color work, instruction, history, techniques, crafts
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art;
Terms of Sale
Scraps of American History
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About the Seller
Scraps of American History
Biblio member since 2012
Meadows of Dan, Virginia
About Scraps of American History
Unique bookstore in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains. We specialize in vintage and antiquarian volumes with an emphasis on history, but carry books on many subjects. Currently we are building a catalogue from a large collection. We have been members of Biblio.com since around 2001 under the name Greenberry House. Our descriptions are detailed and careful and we try to note every flaw. ALL of our books are photographed and show you the exact item you will receive. We ship within one business day of receipt of orders and generally do not add shipping charges to the amount on your original invoice.
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- First Edition
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- Fair
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