{"product_id":"lee-fabrics-manual-arthur-h-lee-sons-limited-1st-edition","title":"Lee Fabrics Manual, Arthur H. Lee \u0026 Sons Limited — 1st Edition","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"0\" data-index-in-node=\"63\"\u003ePublication\u003c\/b\u003e: Birkenhead, Arthur H. Lee \u0026amp; Sons Limited, 1960\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"0\" data-index-in-node=\"123\"\u003eFormatting\u003c\/b\u003e: 8vo, pp. 48.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"0\" data-index-in-node=\"148\"\u003eCondition Report\u003c\/b\u003e: Near Fine. The publisher’s original green cloth binding remains exceptionally firm and structurally tight, demonstrating superb preservation with only the most trivial hints of rubbing to the extreme corners and head of the spine. The metallic stamped lettering and emblem to the upper board remain brilliantly bright and unoxidised, showing no signs of dulling or loss. Internally, the text block is bright, crisp, and firmly sewn, free from the typical foxing or handling marks often found in trade catalogues of this era. Crucially, the rear pocket remains fully intact and retains the original printed paper supplement, completing a remarkably sharp, highly collectible copy of an uncommon trade survival.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"0\" data-index-in-node=\"876\"\u003eCatalogue Note\u003c\/b\u003e: A beautifully preserved example of this specialised trade catalogue and reference manual, issued by the esteemed Birkenhead textile firm, Arthur H. Lee \u0026amp; Sons. Established in the late 19th century and renowned for their exceptional tapestries, embroideries, and furnishing fabrics, Lee Fabrics supplied prestigious showrooms across London, Glasgow, and internationally.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003eThis particular copy is notable for retaining its original 1960 \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"64\"\u003eTechnical Supplement and Trade Price List\u003c\/i\u003e housed neatly in the rear pocket, an ephemeral insert that is frequently missing or heavily worn in surviving copies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003eExtensively illustrated and designed as a practical guide for showrooms and trade representatives, such manuals were typically subjected to heavy working use and subsequently discarded, making copies in this condition exceedingly scarce on the open market.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003eAn evocative window into mid-century British textile manufacturing, this rare trade manual details the illustrious output of Arthur H. Lee \u0026amp; Sons. Designed for decorators, upholsterers, and showroom representatives, the manual provides a comprehensive overview of the firm’s celebrated fabrics and tapestries, offering an invaluable primary resource for design historians, textile enthusiasts, and collectors of industrial heritage.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55327496864083,"sku":"6048","price":65.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20261008_110818.jpg?v=1791789635","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/lee-fabrics-manual-arthur-h-lee-sons-limited-1st-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}