[lace] Re: Le Pompe 1559
As Tamara says there has been only one edition and one impression (1983) of Le Pompe 1559. This sold for £9 and the ISBN was 0 903585 16 2 (current 13-digit equivalent is 978 0 903585 16 3 - with different check digit). We still have a few copies available which were put aside with minor imperfections like marks on the covers, yet on Amazon UK today two used copies were being offered at £88 and £134 respectively (+ shipping), which may be why the vendor (in Sue's case) selected a 'competitive' £49.99! Unfortunately internet book prices can be very misleading for the unwary. We often see our books offered on the internet at many times their list price, even when still in print and available from us. For example today Amazon UK showed used copies of two of Barbara Underwood's Traditional Beds Lace books at over 5½ times list price, alongside Amazon's new copies at near list price! Nigel Bean | On Apr 16, 2008, at 5:15, Sue (Harvey) wrote: | | I was just about to put some books on ebay including Le Pompe 1559 when | I noticed another offer of the same title they were asking a starting | bid of £49.99 the reason stated was it was 1983 first edition with ISBN | 0 903585 16 2 - mine is identical but I was always under the impression | that the last number (i.e. 2) meant the edition, so can anyone tell me | if I am correct in my assumption that someone is on the make? or have I | got a book more valuable than I thought. | | Ruth Bean -- the publisher of the book -- is (or used to be) on this | list and will correct me if I'm wrong, but it has always been my | understanding that there had ever been only one edition (and a single | imprint) of this one. My copy has the same date and ISBN as yours and | cost U$ 19.95+ shipping, 18yrs ago. Which already included the vendor's | shipping and profit, since I bought it in US. By today's exchange | rates, $19.95 translates to £9.99... How are the mighty fallen! g. | - -- | Tamara P Duvall - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Re: lace travel Dalmatia
I can testify that the island of Pag is renowned for both its excellent cheese and its fine lace, as I was born a little further down the coast in Split, and I still have a small piece given to my mother. The island itself lies just north of Zadar along the northern coast of Dalmatia and is part of Croatia. It is now connected to the mainland by a road bridge. There are several websites: 1. the local tourist board www.pag-tourism.hr 2. the town of Zadar Tourist board www.tzzadar.hr and 3. The County Tourist board www.zadar.hr There are references to lacemaking 'in the alleys of the Pag old town', but I think that Pag lace might be on sale on the market in Zadar or at the Tourist Offices where English will be spoken. Ruth Bean Carlton, Bedford UK | From: Lorraine Weiss [EMAIL PROTECTED] | I hope to leave next Friday for a trip that will take me to Venice, | Dubrovnik, Kotor (Montenegro), Saradne (Albania), Crete (Aghios | Nikolaos), Kusadasi (Turkey), Mykonos, and Athens. | | | | The island of Pag has a major needlelace school. Pag lace looks rather | like Punto in Aria or Reticella--ornate geometric array of bars covered | in buttonhole stitches, all done in sewing-thread (okay, a bit thicker, | but not much). It's beautiful lace and perhaps they sell it on the | mainland. I'm not sure which part of the former Yugoslavia inherited | Pag, but I think it was Bosnia/Herzegovina. | | The island of Burano is part of the Venice-area islands and is famous | for its needlelace, too. What I've seen was heavier than the Pag lace, | but it was more modern -- figural and colored rather than geometric and | white. Really nice, too. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] 'The Needlework of Mary Queen of Scots' by Margaret Swain
Snipped: From Jeri Ames Good preparation would be a reading of Margaret Swain's The Needlework of Mary Queen of Scots, Van Nostrand Reinhold 1973. Have seen it in paperback, which would have been a later edition. It is a classic. From Ian Chelle Long I didn't see the original posting, but if it was a craft-related book it is probably The Needlework of Mary Queen of Scots (ISBN 9780896762480) by Margaret Swain. Its about A$40 over here and is on my wish list, it looks like a really interesting book. In 1986 we collaborated with Margaret Swain to produce a new paperback edition of this book. The original 1973 Van Nostrand Reinhold hardback edition was already long out of print. Our edition has been reprinted three times since including minor updates (the last time was 2004). It is currently available, except in North America, as ISBN 9780903585224 (0903585227). In Australia it is available from the distributor Keith Ainsworth Pty Ltd, Penrith, NSW 2750. In 2004 we also supplied a separate paperback edition (for sale in North America) to a US co-publisher, Quite Specific Media Group Ltd, Hollywood, CA 90046, from whom it is available as ISBN 9780896762480 (0896762483). I hope this will avoid possible confusion over the availability and different editions of this book. Ruth Ruth Bean Publishers Victoria Farmhouse Carlton, Bedford MK43 7LP England Tel: +44 1234 720356 Fax: +44 1234 720590 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Re: Embroidery Shop, Edinburgh
The new owners of the former Embroidery Shop at 51 William Street, Edinburgh, trade as Sewing Matters (incorporating the Embroidery Shop) from 1 Northfield Court, West Calder, West Lothian EH55 8DS. Tel is 01506-870177. West Calder is about 13 miles SW of Edinburgh. Nigel Bean [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2005 10:48:15 EDT From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [lace] The Embroidery Shop, Edinburgh I google for this and found a listing giving the address as: 51, William Street. Since I can't remember the address (could take you there) and I'm not sure where I have put my Edinburgh street map, can anyone tell if this is a new address or not? And aol knocked me off before I could explore the site. Patricia in Wales [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Re: Manual of Bedfordshire Lace, Part III
Part III contains the Working Notes for the patterns (see page vi of the main book) and is a necessary part of the book. We still have a few spare and can arrange to send you one if you contact us directly. Ruth Ruth Bean Publishers [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 27 Dec 2004 16:02:43 -0500 From: Gina Shillitani [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [lace] help with Manual of Bedfordshire Lace I obtained a copy of A Manual of Bedfordshire Lace, but the Part III that is supposed to be in the back pocket is missing. Can anyone tell me what exactly is in Part III, and can I use the book without it? From the sounds of it, all the instructions on how to do the various parts are in it and I'm afraid I won't be able to use the book. If that is the case, does anyone have ideas on how I can obtain a copy of Part III? Thanks, Gina - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Reprinting Miss Channer's Mat
The original of this posting was sent to the list over a week ago, but accidentally sent from an unregistered address and not posted. We (and others) have been astonished at recent exchanges on Arachne. A few members have been happy to discuss us and our business - even how to appropriate our copyright material, which in law is our intellectual property - often on the basis of wrong information, including an imaginary 1,000 print run! We wonder how other members would react at seeing their own activities discussed or their property being 'cased' on line in open forum. Talk of 'greedy and uncaring' publishers 'burying' Miss Channer's 'legacy', and other imaginative speculation, suggests ignorance of the realities of publishing, especially for a small specialist house such as ours, and of copyright law. Moreover, it ignores the recognised contribution Ruth Bean Publishers has made both to the revival of the craft since 1971, and to the standards of text and production for lace books. It was after all OUR initiative to prepare the Mat kit in the first place, and to publish it with Anne Buck's 'In the Cause of English Lace' (which itself includes a fine book by Miss Channer). Without this, it is most unlikely that either would have been available at all, and the Mat was available for a full 10 years. As far as reprinting is concerned, we consider our publications for reprinting whenever we can identify an economic demand, and we seek the views of our supplier customers, as is customary. This applies equally to the Mat and we'll advise the list and those who have written to us of any developments, but we do prefer to make our own decisions. It is our business and our funds we risk, but we are in the business of disseminating, not suppressing knowledge. Ruth Ruth Bean Publishers E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
