Selling Silks A Merchant’s Sample Book 1764

Miller, Lesley Ellis

$65.00

Publisher: V&A Publishing
Place Published: London
Edition: 1st Edition
Date Published: 2014
Illustrator: profusely illustrated
Size: 4to

Reproduction in full-colour of an 18th Century merchant’s sample book, reputed to be the same item confiscated by British Customs in 1764 from French agents who were attempting to sell the silk samples illegally in London; includes a lengthy introduction discussing French silks in fashion, manufacturing and selling, etc; illustrated with hundreds of full-page colour plates; includes reference appendices, and select bibliography; 1st Edition first printing (10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1).

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