The Romance of the Shoe; Being The History of Shoemaking in all ages and especially in England and Scotland by Thomas Wright - 1922

C. J. Farncombe & Sons, Ltd., 1922. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1922. 316 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Green cloth with gilt lettering. Library copy, with expected inserts and inscriptions. Pages are moderately tanned and thumbed at the edges, with moderate foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn with slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are a mildly crushed, with small splits and chips. Tanning to spine and edges. Boards are bowed. Book has a forward lean. Water marks to boards and spine.

Paperback / softback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.

Hardback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.

London: C. J. Farncom & Sons, 1922. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Blue Cloth With Title Stamped In Gilt On Spine And Front Cover. The Book Is Uniformly Rubbed With Corners Lightly Bumped, Edges Worn Top Of Cloth On Spine Chipped. Names, Dates, Vintage Photographs Of Example Of Period Shoes And Boots. Interesting Essays And Stories With Each Pair. 146 Illustrations .

Hardback. New.

Hardback. New.

London: C.J.Farncombe & Sons Ltd, 1922.. 1st edition. Being The History of Shoemaking in all Ages, and Especially in England and Scotland. Chapters include:I.Egypt, Assyria,Greece; II.Rome, Britain, and Saxon and Norman England; III.The Plantagenets, Lancaster and York; IV.The Tudors; V.The Stuarts, Shoemakers' Tokens and Signs; VI.The First Three Georges, The Hardy Trial, Late Tokens; VII.The Old Stitchmen; VIII.Shoemakers' Holidays, Songs, Chap-Books and Proverbs; IX.Machinery. The Footwear Press; X.Anecdotes, Shoemaker Wit and Humour, The Shoe in Fiction and Poetry. Pp.xvi/323/1(ad for another book by the author, black & white frontispiece + 51 further plates, occasional spotting throughout,owner's name in pencil to front free endpaper.. Dark blue cloth, gilt title to front and spine, bumps to corners + minor edge wear. Scarce. Good.