A Complete Dictionary of Dry Goods and History of Silk, Cotton, Linen, Wool and other Fibrous Substances. Including a Full Explanation of the Modern Processes of Spinning, Dyeing and Weaving, with an appendix containing a treatise on Window Trimming, German words and phrases, with their English pronunciations and signification, together with various useful tables: Revised Edition

Chicago: W.B. Conkey Company, 1892. Very Good. Chicago: W.B. Conkey Company, 1892. Revised Edition. Small quarto. 584 + 4pp. advertisements. Black and white photographs and illustrations. Publisher's brown cloth stamped in black and gilt; marbled edges; decorative endpapers. Light edgewear, edges bumped; spine rubbed and a bit dulled. Binding sound and pages unmarked. A Very Good and sound copy of an impressive production, notable for the breadth of reference material, the care taken to describe and document window displays, and illustrated advertisements.