Lambert miss frances (3 resultados)

Hardback. Condición: Very Good Minus. 1st Edition. Publishers blind-stamped cloth binding. Fading to spine, marking to boards. Leading blank has been neatly removed. Foxing to page edges and first and last few pages. Floral border to text pages. An important early needlework guide from Frances Lambert 'Embroider in General and Needlewoman in Ordinary' to Queen Victoria. Scarce. Overall condition is Very Good Minus. Size: 5.75 x 8.75 inches (14.5 x 21.5 cm).…

Cloth flexible wrappers. Condición: Very Good. 12mo; 118 pages; Scattered foxing, faint damp stain at outer edge of rear leaves, original owner's name in pencil on ffep "Miss Sadie" and ink on TP "Mrs. Roberts", original gilt stamped olive green cloth, rubbed at spine ends and lower corners. B&W text illustrations showing crochet methods and patterns, including lace edgings. OCLC 11931792 (cites 3 locations). Miss Lambert also authored "The Hand-Book of Needlework," "Church Needlework," "My Knitting Book," etc. Frances S. Lambert was a mid-nineteenth century British embroideress and author of several influential books about embroidery. Her books were published in both Britain and North America. During the 1840s she was an embroideress to Queen Victoria (r: 1837-1901) and at the same time she operated a needlework emporium in London.…

Cloth. Condición: Good. A later of edition of popular nineteenth century embroidery author Frances Lambert's comprehensive illustrated guide to needlework. A later edition.In the publisher's original brown cloth binding.A work by Frances Lambert, later known as Frances Sedgwick, aBritishembroiderer, knitter and author. She was embroiderer in general and "needlewoman in ordinary" toQueen Victoria andpublished in London and New York where she advised on crochet, embroidery and knitting. Lambert was said to be the most popular writer on needlework in nineteenth century America.The volume is a comprehensive guide to needlework, including crochet, canvas work, knitting, embroidery, silk, tapestry and more.With in text illustrations throughout. In publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, generally smart. Fading to spine, with bumping to the head and tail, causing slight loss. Marks to boards. Loss to front free endpaper. Lacking rear free endpaper. Spotting to endpapers. Rear hinge starting but remains firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with light spotting, most significant to the front and rear. Good. J.J. Butler (ilustrador). book. …