The Weaves of Hand-Loom Fabrics A Classification with Historical Notes by Reath, Nancy Andrews; Reath, Nancy Andrews - 1927

Philadelphia: The Pennsylvania Museum, 1927. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Presumed first edition, 1927, hardcover with black paper boards, small quarto, 64pp., illustrated in b&w. Book VG with sun to spine and edges of boards, rubbing, foxing to title plate on front board, small bump to top corners that reverberates throughout text block, binding tight, text toned throughout. No DJ.

Philadelphia: The Pennsylvania Museum, 1927. Hardcover. VG, clean contents; 3-inch split at bottome of front hinge, but binding still secure. Philadelphia Museum of Art ex-lib. with donation bookplate of Fiske Kimball (former director) and his wife. Second copy: Fair; also ex-lib. but with several notations and with a few detached but present pages.. Primary copy: Black boards with cream paper title label. 64 pp. with 36 bw figures; a heavy rag-paper sheet with a chart of textile classifications (revised 1935 and printed by the Overbrook Press in Connecticut, according to a pencil notation in lower right corner) is laid in. Secondary copy: As the first but with brown cloth tape at spine. (PLEASE SEE COMMENTS ABOUT WHY THERE ARE TWO COPIES BEING SOLD TOGETHER!!). Classification of early hand-loom American fabrics, including cloth, twill, satin, velvet, and brocade. The two copies are nearly identical, but the lesser-quality copy has very interesting marginalia as well as editorial changes to the… Read More

Philadelphia: The Pennsylvania Museum, 1927. First, Original edition. Hardcover. A nice, tight copy. Former owner, Irene Emery (textile curator) has written many notes in the margins. Her is written on the fep. Some age toning to pages; general shelf wear to covers. Textile museum ex-lib. with a few marks, including front cover sticker.. Black boards with cream paper title label. 64 pp. with 36 bw figures. An photocopy of the chart of textile classifications is housed in a front pocket. See note below. Classification of early hand-loom American fabrics, including cloth, twill, satin, velvet, and brocade. The chart of textile classifications is dated 1935 and possibly was intended to be included in a later, revised edition which never was carried out. The photocopy was made from the original chart which we we have in another copy of this same title.