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Quaker School Girl Samplers from Ackworth :: Carol Humphrey

Posted on September 30, 2022 by BookLovers of Bath

Quaker School Girl Samplers from Ackworth :: Carol Humphrey soon to be presented for sale on the outstanding BookLovers of Bath web site! Hascombe: Needleprint, 2006, Hardback in dust wrapper. Includes: Further reading list; Black & white photographs (within the … Continue reading →

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Victorian Memories in Cross Stitch & Needlepoint by Chris Timms

Posted on June 2, 2012 by BookLovers of Bath

Victorian Memories in Cross Stitch & Needlepoint by Chris Timms hits the £1 shelf in my shop. Colour Library Books, 1994, Hardback in dust wrapper. Illustrated by way of: Colour Photographs; Diagrams; Patterns; From the cover: Inspired by images of … Continue reading →

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The Pincushion Book by Audrey Babington

Posted on July 13, 2011 by BookLovers of Bath

Published by Workbox Enterprises, 1991, Hardback. 1st Ed. Signed copy! Condition: Very Good. See this book on my web site? Illustrated with colour photographs & patterns. Signed by the author on the title page unverified and reflected as such in … Continue reading →

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Venetian Gros Point Lace by Nenia Lovesey & Catherine Barley

Posted on February 17, 2011 by BookLovers of Bath

Published by Dryad Press, 1986, Hardback. 1st Ed. Condition: Very Good. Light rubbing to the bottom corners of both boards. Previous owners’ inscription to the first blank. Very slight age-toning to the margins of the leaves otherwise a very well … Continue reading →

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Needlelace — Designs and Techniques Classic and Contemporary by Catherine Barley

Posted on January 26, 2011 by BookLovers of Bath

Published by B. T. Batsford, 1993, Hardback in Dust Wrapper. 1st Ed. Signed copy! Condition: Very Good in Good+ Dust Wrapper. Gently faded at the spine of the dust wrapper otherwise a very well presented copy with a bookplate to … Continue reading →

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