The Textile Industries: A Practical Guide to Fibres, Yarns & Fabrics in Every Branch of Textile Manufacture by William S. Murphy

The Textile Industries: A Practical Guide to Fibres, Yarns & Fabrics in Every Branch of Textile Manufacture by William S. Murphy (Gresham Publishing Co / 1915)

Handsome first edition, eight-volume guide to all aspects of the textile industry at the start of the 20th Century, covering 'the preparation of fibres, spinning, doubling, designing, weaving, bleaching, printing, dyeing and finishing'.

This is a well looked-after set is in VERY GOOD condition overall with beautiful gilt decoration on navy clothbound boards and spine. Naturally, there are some condition defects caused by age and storage, as you might expect, and these have been detailed, volume-by-volume, below:  

Vol 1: Bumping to bottom outside corners of cover boards and some rubbing to top and bottom of spine. Heavy foxing (spotting) to both recto and verso endpapers and some of the same to outside edges of text block. Contains fold-out model of Ribbon Loom pasted to inside back board. Pages: 176

Vol 2: Very minor bumping to bottom outside corners of cover boards and some very minor rubbing to top and bottom of spine. Some light foxing to outside edges of text block. Pages: 180

Vol 3: Very minor bumping to bottom outside corners of cover boards and some very minor rubbing to top and bottom of spine. Some light foxing to outside edges of text block. Pages: 182

Vol 4: Very minor bumping to all four outside corners of cover boards and some very minor rubbing to top and bottom of spine. Some light foxing to outside edges of text block. Contains fold-out plan of rope factory. Pages: 176

Vol 5: Minor rubbing to all four outside corners of cover boards and some very minor rubbing to top and bottom of spine. Some light foxing to outside edges of text block. Pages: 176

Vol 6: Minor rubbing to all four outside corners of cover boards and some very minor rubbing to top and bottom of spine. Some light foxing to outside edges of text block. Pages: 200

Vol 7: Minor rubbing to all four outside corners of cover boards and some very minor rubbing to top and bottom of spine. Some light foxing to outside edges of text block. Pages: 184

Vol 8: Slight outward curvature of cover boards rubbing / fraying to  bottom outside corners of same. Some light foxing to outside edges of text block. Pages: 194

Most volumes contain pasted ex-libris notice of original owner on opening recto endpaper.

Sold as set only.

Please note: due to the combined heavy weight of all eight volumes, additional postage / insurance may need to be negotiated on orders outside of UK.