HARDBACK, SHIPPED FROM THE UK* Edn: 1st reprint.* Date of Publication: 1982* Publisher: Reader?s Digest.* Binding and cover condition: Colour photo-illustrated boards showing needlework items, red & white titles to face & black titles to spine. No bumps, minimal shelf wear to upper & lower edges and rubbing to head and tail of spine. VG* Jacket condition: No dust jacket. ND* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Clean, crisp, tight and bright with no reading wear, no marks to text, very slight age & spotting to top & fore-edge, otherwise no visible faults. VG++.* Illustrations: Numerous colour & b/w photos, line drawn illustrations and diagrams within text throughout.* Pages: 496 pp. text. ix pp., index & blank pages at rear.* Description: Covering :- Embroidery tools and materials, Designing for Embroidery, General Embroidery Techniques, Embroidery Stitches, Finishing Embroidered Pieces, Blackwork and Embroidery, Pattern Darning, Openwork / Pulled Thread Work, Openwork / Drawn Thread Work, Openwork / Hardanger, Openwork / Cutwork, Smocking and Machine Embroidery. There are a number of projects and a good index at the rear.* A NEAR FINE text 1st reprint copy with some minor age & wear but no dust jacket.*

Reviews

(Log in or Create an Account first!)

Details

Bookseller: Cocksparrow Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 732
Title: Complete Guide To Needlework
Author: Digest, Reader's
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - VG++/VG/ND
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Reprint 1982
Publisher: Reader's Digest
Place of Publication: London UK 505
Date Published: 1982-01-01

Terms of Sale

Cocksparrow Books

We offer a 30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs. This applies for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives mis-described or damaged.

About the Seller

Cocksparrow Books

This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.

Biblio member since 2019

Salisbury, Wiltshire

Ask Seller a Question

About Cocksparrow Books

Cocksparrow Books have been selling high quality books for over thirty years, now solely on-line. We concentrate on non-fiction items and early edition fiction (including some soft-backs). Our book condition descriptions are fully detailed to give our customers the best information possible and we are always pleased to provide further information upon request.

Glossary
Frequently asked questions

Glossary

Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:

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...
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Bumps: Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light...
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....
Reprint: Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
Fine: A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
Tail: The heel of the spine.
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Shelf Wear: Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
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...