Author: LACE-
Title: Leçons Pratiques pour exécuter La Dentelle aux Fuseaux.
Description: Paris, Didot, 1892. Small 8°, calf backed marbled boards, (vii), 131pp., ills. on 7 large folded plates, of which patterns & lace-examples, many engraved text-ills. also depicting patterns & pieces of lace, some ills. depicting materials & tools used. An excellent & thorough technical manual for lace-making (hand-made), incl. a chapter on tools & materials to be used, divided in tog. 50 'lessons'. A very good copy. Manuals as this are very professional & very difficult to locate complete with the patterns.

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