Therese de Dillmont - Encyclopedie Des Ouvrages de Dames

Mulhouse, Bibliotheque D.M.C, c1907. Cloth. An early twentieth century French guide to needlework, with illustrations and colour plates. Published in the original French, with colour plates and numerous vignette illustrations.An encyclopaedia of 'Ladies Work', from the French textile and thread company DMC. This is the work of Austrian needle worker and writer Therese de Dillmont. She owned several shops in European capitals and was 'one of the most important pioneers in the international and multicultural enterprise of hobby needlework in the late nineteenth century&apos.With Dillmont's help, DMC became known for its publications that stood out from other craft related instructional books because they included clear instructions and illustrations for their designs.While the title page is undated, this work can be identified as c1907 on Jisc. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Significant bump to front board. Light discolouration to spine and extremities. Shelf wear to spine head and tail. Small loss of cloth to rear board. Front hinge starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean, with colour plates retaining original tissue guards. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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