Fleisher's Knitting and Crocheting Manual

Softcover 8vo, 56pp. With an extra leaf laid-in. Stated fifth edition. Loss to the bottom edge of the front cover, else about Very Good with intermittent soil and toning. Embossed cover printed white (with a silver effect); illustrations of the company's Philadelphia mills on the last page. Similar to books published by O.N.T. or D.M.C. thread companies, the manual provides a range of practical projects, but with a distinct style of modeling that shows women in action. Drinking a cup of tea, tying a blouse, reading a letter--they're more reminiscent of modern fashion editorials than the disembodied garments seen in popular catalogs.