Knitlandia: A Knitter Sees the World
by Parkes, Clara
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- F/F/ND
- Seller
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Salisbury, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
SOFTBACK SHIPPED FROM THE UK.* Edition: 1st. Thus.* Impression: 1st. FNL.* Date of Publication: 2017* Publisher: Abrams Press.* Binding and cover condition: Colour-illustrated soft card covers with French flaps, showing a car and a ball of wool. No bumps or rubs. Absolutely minimal shelf wear to edges & corners. No creases to spine or hinge. Lightly used if at all. FINE* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Clean, crisp, tight & bright. No annotations, inscriptions or marks to text. No tanning or other visible faults. FINE* Illustrations: None. Some black lines simulating wool within.* Pages: 190 pp. text. ii pp. blank pages at rear.* Product Description:- Knitting aficionado and notable artisan Clara Parkes delves into her storied travels with this inspiring and witty memoir on a creative life enriched by her adventures around the world. Also known for her PBS television appearances and hugely popular line of small-batch handcrafted yarns, Parkes weaves her personal blend of wisdom and humour into this eloquently down-to-earth guide that is part personal travel narrative and part cultural history, touching the heart of what it means to live creatively.* This is a NEAR FINE text copy of the 1st./1st. fnl, with minimal shelf wear reducing it to VG.*
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- Bookseller
- Cocksparrow Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5907
- Title
- Knitlandia: A Knitter Sees the World
- Author
- Parkes, Clara
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - F/F/ND
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st. Edn, 1st. Imp. FNL.
- Publisher
- Abrams
- Place of Publication
- NY USA 192
- Date Published
- 2017-09-21
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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