Boot & Shoe Design & Manufacture (1905)
Boot & Shoe Design & Manufacture (1905)
“Boot & Shoe Design & Manufacture”
by Edward J.C. Swaysland
1905 (First Edition - Special Industrial Schools Edition)
Printed by Jos. Tebutt, King Street and Silver Street, Northampton
126 Plates
244 pages
Hardback volume in original red cloth binding with gold lettering, fully illustrated.
Containing hand signed dedication by the author, dating 1906
Covers in worn and aged condition (front board and back board have detached), spine showing age
Pages clean with no foxing to paper and no writing or notes.
External condition is very worn, internal text and pages in good condition.
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Early and rare copy of this important text on shoemaking. Richly illustrated with beautiful photography and drawings containing information on leather production and types, foot anatomy and measurement technique for bespoke, last-making and adjusting, pattern design, bottoming and finishing including a comprehensive section on a variety of classic sole finishes.
The only book to cover topics such as welt settings (spade, wide, chain stitched..) and old sole finishes such as ‘stitched aloft’.
One of the great early titles on traditional shoemaking.