Unfortunately the lacemaking world is not large enough for the big
publishers to consider it worthwhile to keep these books in print.
However, Batsford do seem to be re issuing quite a few recently and
commissioning new ones, so maybe they have got the hint.
I bought my issue of that
Some of the older books are now considered so old-fashioned that they
wouldn't be reprinted, others are classics and do get reprinted. In the Uk
the main publisher is Batsford (now under the umbrella oc Chrysalis Books):
http://www.chrysalisbooks.co.uk/category/lace/index.jsp
Secondhand books
On Fri, 30 Sep 2005 08:24:50 +0100, Jean wrote:
In the Uk
the main publisher is Batsford (now under the umbrella oc Chrysalis Books):
My impression is that the (relatively) new owners of Batsford have realised
that they still have the rights to older lace books that would sell, and are
working
On 30 Sep 2005, at 18:16, Steph Peters wrote:
A couple of Arachne members have done brief reviews of books on their
web
sites so you can get an idea of what they're about and what someone
else
thinks. The lacefairy, and I think (Weronika) plus a couple of other
which
don't spring to mind
Pardon my ignorance, but why are so many of the lace books out of print?
It would seem to me that if we wanted this to be passed on that we would
not the books to be so difficult or expensive to get..
I am starting to feel discouraged. I do have a few books that I was
able to purchase,
Tracie, I'm very happy to know that you are a member of IOLI, which has a
wonderful library of books and other media available for loan to its
members. The publications are listed in the directory (which you are
patiently awaiting, but which will probably not be sent to you until
December or
In a message dated 09/30/2005 12:14:26 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
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Pardon my ignorance, but why are so many of the lace books out of print?
Welcome to the lace world, Tracie! It *is* frustrating that our books are
often quite expensive and frequently do go out of
