: THE ORIGINAL ANNABEL FOX - AN EXCLUSIVE KNITWEAR COLLECTION
(Anaya 1991) Folio144pp. Col * bw ills. VG in G+ dustwrapper (Book ref. 7922) £7.50
STARMORE Alice: SCANDINAVIAN KNITWEAR - 30 original designs from traditional patterns.
London. Bell & Hyman. 1983 reprint. Hardback. 126 pages. B.w. and colour illustrations. Fine in red boards with gilt lettering to spine, half-title page corner-clipped, in a complete near-fine d.w. with fading to spine. ISBN: 0-7135-1308-X. (Book ref. 2526) £28.00
FOX Annabel: THE ORIGINAL ANNABEL FOX - An Exclusive Knitwear Collection
London. Anaya. 1991. Large format heavy hardback. Before ordering please come to us direct for a quotation. 143 pages. Colour illustrations. Fine in a near-fine d.w. All the patterns include clear instructions and easy-to-follow charts for 28 designs. ISBN: 1-85470-021-9. (Book ref. 6032) £13.00
Essinger, Mary In my fashion: starting work in the heyday of Leicester's knitwear factories
Wymeswold: Heart of Albion Press, 2005. 1872883796 First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. Clean and tightly bound paperback original, no inscriptions. Appears little used. viii + 80 pages + adverts, illustrations in the text (Book ref. 36009) £5.00
Edited By Gloria Bianchino and Others Italian Fashion the Origins of High Fashion and Knitwear
Italy: Bancodi Sant Spirito, 1985. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth Covered Boards. Very Good/Very Good. 11 ½ x 10 Inches Hardcover Excellent book on Italian fashion, 301pages in very bright clean condition, many colour and B/w photographs andillustrations plus very informative text. Dustwrapper is also very bright and clean, spine a little yelloowed, in an illustrated slipcase which is slightly yellowed on bottom edges, still a nice bright copy HEAVY BOOK 2.4 Kg with packing EXTRA POSTAGE REQUIRED FOR OVERSEAS. SEE IMAGE. DETAILED IMAGES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST (Book ref. 005601) £45.00
Wells Professor F.A. The British Hosiery and Knitwear Industry: Its History and Organisation
Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1972. Revised Edition. A very good copy in a very good dustwrapper. 256pp. 10 plates. 4 diagrams. First published in 1935. Part2 dealing with the modern industry has been completely rewritten for this edition. (Book ref. 2541) £10.00
Gurnham, Richard A history of the trade union movement in the hosiery and knitwear industry 1776-1976
Leicester: National Union of Hosiery and Knitwear Workers, 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in Fine dust jacket. Very clean, tightly bound book with no inscriptions, in a bright unclipped dustjacket. Appears little used. xiv + 198 pages, 11 plates, appendices, bibliography, index (Book ref. 35590) £7.00
Wells, F.A.: Industrial Histories of Britain Series-Associated Volume. THE BRITISH HOSIERY AND KNITWEAR INDUSTRY: ITS HISTORY AND ORGANISATION.
Newton Abbot, David & Charles, Revised Edition 1972 8vo, 256pp, Illustrated, Hardback (Very Good), D?W (slight wear to top of spine o/w Good). (Book ref. 10560) £8.95
Derwent Mills The Furida Knitting & Cross-Stitch Book
Matlock: Derwent Mills, 1925. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Pattern book complete with fold-outs. (Book ref. 035132) £125.00
Wells, E.A.: The British Hosiery and Knitwear Industry. Its History and Organisation.
Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1972 8vo Bds. D.w. Rev. Edn. Illus. 256 pp. (Book ref. 23510) £12.00
WELLS, F.A. The British Hosiery and Knitwear Industry: Its History and Organisation
Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1972. Hard Cover. Good. 0-7153-5437-X Very good hbk. 8vo. Some light spotting on top edge. ink signature on FEP. (Book ref. 62826) £10.00
French, Dawn and Soudan, Sylvie Big Knits (Bold Beautiful Designer Knitwear)
London: Century, 1991. First Paperback Edition. Paperback. Fine.. 21.5cm x 29cm 127pp, b&w diagrams and colour photographs of these fabulous jumpers etc, with accompanying patterns. (Book ref. 003254) £5.00
GURNHAM, Richard. A History of the Trade Union Movement in the Hosiery and Knitwear Industry
. Paperback. 1776-1976: The History of the National Union of Hosiery and Knitwear Workers, its evolution and its predecessors. 210pp, 9 plates, card covers, Leicester 1976. VG (Book ref. HALL237462) £20.00
WELLS, F.A The British Hosiery & Knitwear Industry:
. Hardback. Its History and Organisation. 256pp ills. Newton Abbot 1972. VG in DW (Book ref. HALL108701) £30.00
GULVIN, Clifford. The Scottish Hosiery and Knitwear Industry 1680-1980.
. Hardback. 172pp Edinburgh 1984. VG in DW (Book ref. HALL085061) £17.50
Sheila mcGregor The Complete Book of Traditional Fair Isle Knitting.
London: B T Batsford, 1981. First Edition. Cloth. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 0713414324 D/J is good. The book is in good used condition. There are chapters on designing garments (including Jerseys, lumbers, Stockings, Gloves and Tammies) On knitting techniques (such as grafting) and on the use of colour. There are no stich-by-stich instructions; instead, Sheila sets out the steps in planning a Fair Isle garment, so that knitters will be able to design their own Knitwear. She also explains the principles - and few rules - that apply to the use of colour schemes. Applying these guidelines to the many pages of patterns - probably one of the most comprehensive and authentic collections ever published - will give inspiration for endless variations and adaptations. You will receive the book seen in the image. (Book ref. MC1469) £8.00
Menkes, Suzy The Knitwear Revolution; designer patterns to make (from such as Patricia Roberts, Zandra Rhodes, Jasper Conran, Edina Ronay)
Bell & Hyman 1st ed 1st printg 1983 F book VG dj hardback illus ISBN: 0713513888 (Book ref. 54985) £10.00
Fassett, Kaffe Family album: knitting for children and adults
Century Hutchinson Ltd, 1989. 0712629335 First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. Very clean, tightly bound large format book which has no inscriptions, in a bright unclipped dustjacket which has a short closed tear at one corner. Appears little used. 200 pages, colour photos throughout, index. Heavy book (Book ref. 32468) £10.00
McGregor, Sheila The complete book of traditional Fair Isle knitting
Batsford, 1981. 0713414324 First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in Fine dust jacket. Very clean, tightly bound book with no inscriptions, in a bright priceclipped dustjacket. Appears little used. 144 pages, 32 photos, 8 drawings, 70 pattern charts, bibliography, index (Book ref. 32260) £7.00
MASON, S G Edited By British Hosiery and Knitwear
The National Trade Press. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 12 Mo Bw and colout illustrations, 84pp. (Book ref. 27796) £6.00