Jacobean Embroidery by Penelope UK - vintage needlework sewing book 30s 1930s antique English crewel buying work designs - flowers animals birds

Stunning vintage 1930s embroidery / crewel work book, based on antique English Jacobean designs
Please buying see note (below) re. condition before purchasing

Jacobean Embroidery (i.e. the title as displayed on the cover)
The title page bears the title: Jacobean Crewel Work
Published by 'Penelope' (London, UK)
Undated but presumed to date from the 1930s or 1940s

Large format paperback book (card covers) - glossy pages with thin card covers, attached with twine - approx. 9" x 12" (approx. 23 cm x 31 cm) - 36 pages. Beautifully illustrated, primarily with large colour photos, though there are also several black and white photos and drawings

The designs in this book were intended for use with pre-printed linen canvases that could be purchased directly from 'Penelope'. This book provides guidance on the colour schemes and stitches to be used with those pre-printed canvases (actual patterns are not therefore included). The designs are absolutely stunning - the colours are just to die for! They are all based on the type of English Jacobean crewel work embroidery that was popular during the period c. 1650-1710 (roughly speaking from the Restoration to the death of Queen Anne).
A relatively scarce and highly collectible publication.

In good condition overall. Some scuffing and creasing to cover, mainly around the edges. Bumping/creasing to top and bottom of spine. Small mark/scribble to bottom of back cover. Pale foxing spots to first and last pages. Also quite a bit of foxing to inner edges of two central pages (see photo). The odd other small mark/blemish here and there. Three small dents to top edge of each page. General age discolouration/tanning. But otherwise good. Binding is tight. Internal pages are otherwise good with no edge tears and no annotations. Please see photos for more information. Please note that it has proved difficult to reproduce the colours totally accurately in the photos. Cover is a little darker than depicted.

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Ref: G260.04.22
2021/22-121
2022-07-14photos