Stevengraphs Reference Book Thomas Stevens by Sprake Darby (11 results)
Published by Fletcher & Son, 1968
- Hardcover
Seller: Karen Wickliff - Books, Columbus, OH, U.S.A.Karen Wickliff - Books
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Add to basketHard Cover. Condition: Very Good. 156pp. Black cloth hardback, no DJ, VG, "unnumbered proof copy", index, b&w illustrations, Part One : The Mounted Silk Woven Pictures and Portraits by Austin Sprake, Part Two : The Silk Woven Bookmarkers.
Published by The Chaucer Press, Ltd., Suffolk, UK, 1968
- Hardcover
Seller: Ray Boas, Bookseller - Established 1980, Walpole, NH, U.S.A.Ray Boas, Bookseller - Established 1980
Contact seller5-star sellerHC. 156pp Part I: The Mounted Silk Woven Pictures and Portraits - Part II: The Silk Woven Bookmarkers. very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover). B&W illustrations (illustrator).
Published by A. Sprake & M. Darby [Sunbury-on-Thames], first edition, 1968, 1968
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Wykeham Books, LONDON, United KingdomWykeham Books
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Add to basketLimited edition of 1000 copies. Cloth, 8vo, 23 cm, vii, 156 pp, plates, ills. Contents: pt. 1. The mounted silk woven pictures and portraits, by Austin Sprake.-pt. 2. The silk woven bookmarkers, by Michael Darby. From the introduction: "The weaving of fancy silk ribbons began in Coventry around 1700 and almost came to an abrupt…end in 1860 when the industry suffered a disastrous slump .Thomas Stevens had already been working in the silk weaving trade all his life, and in 1854 he had set up his own business. He was experimenting with new ideas and improved techniques before the slump, and when this came he accepted the challenge it presented. He succeeded in adapting the Jacquard loom to produce small multi-coloured silk pictures of infinite variety, and, in 1863, when most other Coventry weavers had packed up, he sold his first silk woven bookmarkers. These were an immediate success and soon afterwards he developed the idea of selling similar things made up in the form of Christmas and birthday greeting cards, Valentine cards, calendars, sashes and badges. In no time Stevens had created for himself an entirely new market, with sales through booksellers and stationers, as opposed to selling to the drapery trade, for which market all Coventry brocades and ribbons had previously been produced. The bookmarkers depicted contemporary scenes, portraits of royalty and notables, illuminated texts from the Bible, poems, seasonal and birthday greetings. In 1879 Stevens produced his gay little pictures in yet another form. He fitted them into simple cardboard mounts all ready for framing and hanging in the home. The striking three-dimensional effect of these mounted silk pictures helped to give them instant success, and over the ensuing thirty years thousands upon thousands were sold." Copy No. 496. A few pencil annotations to contents, top edge duststained and fore-edge fingersoiled, otherwise Good in used, somewhat torn and marked dustwrapper.
Language: English
Published by The authors, Guernsey, UK, 1968
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: SAVERY BOOKS, Brighton, East Sussex, United KingdomSAVERY BOOKS
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Hardback 1968. 22.5x15cm. viii+156 pages. Many black & white illustrations. BOARDS ARE MOTTLED. No inscriptions. NO JACKET. Dispatched ROYAL MAIL FIRST CLASS with TRACKING next working day or sooner securely boxed in cardboard. ref ZTRV.
Published by Published in Guernsey by the authors to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the first mounted Stevens' silk pictures in 1879., 1879
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Seller: Grant's Bookshop, Cheltenham, VIC, AustraliaGrant's Bookshop
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Add to basketOctavo, 156pp, illustrated, near fine original boards in soiled and worn dustwrapper. . First edition. No. 70 of edition limited to 1000 copies only.
Published by A. Sprake & M. Darby [Sunbury-on-Thames], first edition, 1968, 1968
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Wykeham Books, LONDON, United KingdomWykeham Books
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Add to basketLimited edition of 1000 copies. Cloth, 8vo, 23 cm, vii, 156 pp, plates, ills. Contents: pt. 1. The mounted silk woven pictures and portraits, by Austin Sprake.-pt. 2. The silk woven bookmarkers, by Michael Darby. From the introduction: "The weaving of fancy silk ribbons began in Coventry around 1700 and almost came to an abrupt…end in 1860 when the industry suffered a disastrous slump .Thomas Stevens had already been working in the silk weaving trade all his life, and in 1854 he had set up his own business. He was experimenting with new ideas and improved techniques before the slump, and when this came he accepted the challenge it presented. He succeeded in adapting the Jacquard loom to produce small multi-coloured silk pictures of infinite variety, and, in 1863, when most other Coventry weavers had packed up, he sold his first silk woven bookmarkers. These were an immediate success and soon afterwards he developed the idea of selling similar things made up in the form of Christmas and birthday greeting cards, Valentine cards, calendars, sashes and badges. In no time Stevens had created for himself an entirely new market, with sales through booksellers and stationers, as opposed to selling to the drapery trade, for which market all Coventry brocades and ribbons had previously been produced. The bookmarkers depicted contemporary scenes, portraits of royalty and notables, illuminated texts from the Bible, poems, seasonal and birthday greetings. In 1879 Stevens produced his gay little pictures in yet another form. He fitted them into simple cardboard mounts all ready for framing and hanging in the home. The striking three-dimensional effect of these mounted silk pictures helped to give them instant success, and over the ensuing thirty years thousands upon thousands were sold." Copy No. 435. Very Good in duststained, used and slightly torn dustwrapper.
Published by Authors (Guernsey), GB, 1968
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- First Edition
Seller: Richard Sylvanus Williams (Est 1976), WINTERTON, United KingdomRichard Sylvanus Williams (Est 1976)
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Add to basketHardback. Condition: VG+. G++ DW. 1st Edition. 49/1000 copies/. Book is in very good plus condition with very minor signs of wear and/or age. BUT label scar on front pastedown. DW is more or less entire but a bit marked.
Published by Guernsey: Fletcher and son, 1968
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- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, IrelandMW Books Ltd.
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Add to basketFirst Edition. SIGNED by the author. Fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: vii, 156 p. illus., ports. 23 cm. Notes: This is a limited edition of only 1000 copies,… of which this book is NO. 200. Contents: pt. 1. The mounted silk woven pictures and portraits, by Austin Sprake.--pt. 2. The silk woven bookmarkers, by Michael Darby. Subjects: Stevens, Thomas 1828-1888. Stevens, Thomas d. 1888. 1 Kg.
Published by St. Peter Port (Guernsey) : A. Sprake & M. Darby, 1968
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- First Edition
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, IrelandMW Books Ltd.
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Add to basketFirst Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: vii, 156 p. illus., ports. ; 23 cm. Notes: Limited edition, no. 802 of 1000 copies. Subjects: Stevens, Thoma…s (1828-1888). Bookmarks. Silk pictures ; Collectors and collecting. 1 Kg.
Published by Guernsey: Fletcher and son, 1968
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.MW Books
Contact seller5-star sellerFirst Edition. SIGNED by the author. Fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: vii, 156 p. illus., ports. 23 cm. Notes: This is a limited edition of only 1000 copies,… of which this book is NO. 200. Contents: pt. 1. The mounted silk woven pictures and portraits, by Austin Sprake.--pt. 2. The silk woven bookmarkers, by Michael Darby. Subjects: Stevens, Thomas 1828-1888. Stevens, Thomas d. 1888. 1 Kg.
Published by St. Peter Port (Guernsey) : A. Sprake & M. Darby, 1968
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.MW Books
Contact seller5-star sellerFirst Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: vii, 156 p. illus., ports. ; 23 cm. Notes: Limited edition, no. 802 of 1000 copies. Subjects: Stevens, Thoma…s (1828-1888). Bookmarks. Silk pictures ; Collectors and collecting. 1 Kg.
