The Art Of Dyeing, Cleaning, Scouring, And Finishing, On The Most Approved English And French Methods; Being Practical Instructions in Dyeing Silks, Woollens, and Cottons, Feathers, Chips, Straw, & C. Scouring and Cleaning Bed and Window Curtains, Carpets, Rugs, Etc. French and English Cleaning Any Color or Fabric of Silk, Satin, or Damask.
by Love, Thomas
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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Westmoreland, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: Henry Carey Baird. Fair. 1862. First American Edition. Hardcover. Spine ends broken, rear outer hinge cracked, one signature slack, all edges worn, internally good. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 300 pages; Includes the publisher's 24 page catalog. .
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- Bookseller
- Janet & Henry Hurley (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 46497
- Title
- The Art Of Dyeing, Cleaning, Scouring, And Finishing, On The Most Approved English And French Methods; Being Practical Instructions in Dyeing Silks, Woollens, and Cottons, Feathers, Chips, Straw, & C. Scouring and Cleaning Bed and Window Curtains, Carpets, Rugs, Etc. French and English Cleaning Any Color or Fabric of Silk, Satin, or Damask.
- Author
- Love, Thomas
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Publisher
- Henry Carey Baird
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1862
- Keywords
- Dyeing, Cleaning, Scouring, Silk, Wool, Cotton, Feathers, Satin, Damask
- Bookseller catalogs
- Technology;
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About the Seller
Janet & Henry Hurley
Biblio member since 2006
Westmoreland, New Hampshire
About Janet & Henry Hurley
Hurley Books was established by my father, Henry Hurley, in 1966. We have been shipping books through the mail for over 40 years with over 200 catalogs having been issued. Our bookshop contains well over 50,000 volumes with 17,000 +/- currently listed on Biblio.
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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....
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....