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Selling Silks - a merchants sample book 1764.
$100
Selling Silks. A Merchant's sample book 1764. Compiled by Lesley Ellis Miller.
From the fly leaf: "In 1764, British Customs confiscated a book containing hundreds of silk samples of different qualities from French agents who were attempting to sell them illegally in London. The merchant's sample book acquired in 1972 by the V&A may be this very book, a fascinating records of the 18C French and English silk industries and their commercial practices...."
Pub: V&A Publishing, 2014. ISBN: 9781851777815
Condition: Used, hardcover with dust jacket. Excellent condition, may not have been read.
Price: $100
Shipping is not included in the price but you can always pick up your order from our Sydney shopfront if it is convenient.
From the shelves of Mulga Road Books, a Rotary organisation.
Buy a book, change a life.
From the fly leaf: "In 1764, British Customs confiscated a book containing hundreds of silk samples of different qualities from French agents who were attempting to sell them illegally in London. The merchant's sample book acquired in 1972 by the V&A may be this very book, a fascinating records of the 18C French and English silk industries and their commercial practices...."
Pub: V&A Publishing, 2014. ISBN: 9781851777815
Condition: Used, hardcover with dust jacket. Excellent condition, may not have been read.
Price: $100
Shipping is not included in the price but you can always pick up your order from our Sydney shopfront if it is convenient.
From the shelves of Mulga Road Books, a Rotary organisation.
Buy a book, change a life.
- Date Listed:13/02/2024
- Last Edited:13/02/2024
- Condition:Used
- Shipping:Pickup Only
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