Crookes, William

A Practical Handbook of Dyeing and Calico - Printing

London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1874. First Edition. Hardcover. thick octavo, bound in original purple cloth covered boards, spine faded, corners bumped, binding sound but starting to show weakness. Contents very good or better in general. There is some light foxing of plates but very little elsewhere. All plates and all color fabric samples are present and with very little offsetting of colors. pp. xvi + 730 plus 48 page publisher's catalog at back. Overall, very good copy of this extensive work that is well illustrated. Note: due to weight and size, shipping outside the USA or priority shipping will be more expensive. Very good. Item #4172

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