ISBN: 9780852637784 - shoemaking (shire library, band 155) (3 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Before the 1920s everyone knew the local cobbler, a worthy representative of the gentle craft, who repaired shoes and made them look like new for a few pence.This book tells the story of shoemaking from the days of the isolated shoemaker, who made a shoe right through, to the groups of men who worked with apprentices in larger towns and served the customer direct. It shows the growth of mass production in the seventeenth century.Finally the book shows the late development of mechanisation in the 1850s and the rigidity it imposed. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. …

Paperback. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Zustand: very good. Gut/Very good: Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit wenigen Gebrauchsspuren an Einband, Schutzumschlag oder Seiten. / Describes a book or dust jacket that does show some signs of wear on either the binding, dust jacket or pages.