Dear Judy, Sorry if I misled you about the cover on this book. _www.panmacmillan.com_ (http://www.panmacmillan.com) , the publisher, lists as a trade paperback. The price for the soft cover is in line with what I paid, plus s/h from UK plus State sales tax, minus the store discount they give. All 3 previous books in series are also trade paperbacks. My local book store has firm standing instructions to get hard covers, if available. I try to give everyone on Arachne accurate information, and actually checked this on the Macmillan site before releasing a review. I think Borders has made a mistake in listing this book as a "hardcover". They do not yet have it listed as searchable by author's name, which I tried first. The 3 books published prior to this one are listed when you search by author's name - as "paperbacks". To find this book, you have to put the title in the "search" box. Jeri Ames Lace and Embroidery Resource Center
In a message dated 12/9/2008 1:23:41 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: There is a hardcover listing on Borders.com for $48.60. The listing is sketchy so I'm not sure if they have it in stock yet. Judy in rainy Burnside on the Mississippi -------------- Original message from [EMAIL PROTECTED]: -------------- > Dear Lace-in-Fashion Lovers, > > Oh!!!! What a pleasure to be the first to write to you about this book! > It just arrived (via special order), and I cannot concentrate on anything else > but devouring the information within its covers. If this type of book is > your idea of dessert, you *must* tell your personal Santa it is what you want > for Christmas. If that is not possible, try to order from your public library. Most likely, it will not be in a small library, so ask about > alternatives > like Interlibrary Loan (or the name for this loan program in your country). > > Janet Arnold unexpectedly died 10 years ago. She had begun to work on this > book, now completed by her friends Jenny Tiramani and Santina M. Levey. > > Janet Arnold's "Patterns of Fashion 4 -- The cut and construction of linen > shirts, smocks, neckwear, headwear and accessories for men and women C. > 1540-1660" > ISBN 978-0-333-57082-1 2008 > Pub. by Macmillan _www.panmacmillan.com_ (http://www.panmacmillan.com) > UK book jacket price is 30 pounds > US price I paid was $50.51, including taxes and S/H > 128 pages - photos in color, except those only available in B/W. > Size 14 1/2" x 10 1/2" > Soft cover, unfortunately. It will get knocked around, and size makes it > inevitable there will be premature damage to the book. Hard cover would be > preferred for the scholarly audience interested in this material. > > Macmillan has not mentioned Santina M. Levey on their website, also > unfortunately. But, her name is on the cover. > > A few years ago, Ms. Levey spoke at a special museum event in Virginia, USA, > that I attended. She hinted that she would be working on the late Janet > Arnold's incomplete research. Co-author, Jenny Tiramani, is a costumer who > worked in the Wardrobe during the recreation of Shakespeare's Globe Theatre. > > I like the way the cross-references are handled, making it easier to follow > the text and all about an item. Every item of clothing has been given a > number, and that number is attached to the pattern, drawings and photographs of > the item. The close-up photography is wonderful. (I wish there was this > level of photography in Arnold's greatest book: "Queen Elizabeth's Wardrobe > Unlock'd".) > > The information about starching and setting lace ruffs answers lots of > questions that lacemakers have. > > If you love Elizabethan anything.... > If you work with Elizabethan textiles, costumes, embroidery, lace.... > If you are a member of the Society for Creative Anachronism.... > If you are recreating Elizabethan clothing (as in Plymouth, > Massachusetts).... > If the very thought of absorbing more Elizabethan artwork located throughout > Europe and America appeals to you.... > > This is THE book for your Christmas - 2008! > > Jeri Ames in Maine USA > Lace and Embroidery Resource Center > **************Make your life easier with all your friends, email, and > favorite sites in one place. Try it now. > (http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp&icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolcom00000010) > > - > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: > unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] **************Make your life easier with all your friends, email, and favorite sites in one place. Try it now. (http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp&icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolcom00000010) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
