Miss Lambert — My Knitting Book

London, John Murray, 1846. Paperback. A very scarce informative and varied handbook on knitting, including instructions for crafting silk purses and warm shawls. A very scarce copy of My Knitting Book, a handbook to the craft, written by craft writer Miss Lambert. Published by John Murray in 1846. Very scarce, with only one copy of this particular first series edition held institutionally, at Oxford University.In the publisher's original paper wraps.Having previously written the Hand-Book of Needlework, and My Crochet Samples, Miss Lambert had established herself as an expert writer on needle craft during a time when knitting was becoming ever more popular with contemporaries such as Jane Gaugain. This particular work, provides informative instructions for creating different patterns as well as items such as bonnet caps and silk purses. In the publisher's original paper wraps. Externally, mostly smart, with the odd small fading mark to wraps and slight edgewear, with small chips to the head and tail of the spine. Smudging to end papers, and the odd small spot to extremities of pastedowns. Sings of rusting to end paper hinges, with front end paper hinge almost loose. Internally, wear to the occasional hinge, heavier between leaves pp.10-11, and leaves pp.55-58 loose. Pages are generally bright and clean, with the odd spot to the extremities. Heavy browning and spotting to leaves pp. 52-56. Good Only . Ill.: None. Good Only .