THE BIG BOOK OF NEEDLECRAFT

 Edited by Annie S. Patterson, Sarah G. Service and Helen M. Paton

 Odhams

 8to, blue-grey cloth boards, 575 pages, 1935

 A massive book of needlecraft from the mid thirties, with colour frontispiece and drawings and diagrams to support the text. An absolute gem for anyone wishing to learn old skills and crafts

 There is no jacket, the spine is faded the boards are scruffy although the patterning and logo is intact. Slight slackness to the boards, The pages are clean and tight. As the book is heavy, parcel or surface mail might be a consideration