Idalia B. Littlejohns — Ornamental Homecrafts

London, Sir Isaac Pitman, 1927. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of a charming work on crafts that can be done at home, with beautiful colour plates and an emphasis on dyes. The first edition of Ornamental Homecrafts: A Practical Description of Various Methods of Ornamenting by Means of Dyeing, Gesso, Bleaching, Batik, Lacqeur, Enamelling, Ect. written by Idalia B. Littlejohns, a member of the Women's International Art Club. Published by Sir Isaac Pitman in 1927.In the publisher's original navy blue cloth, with a colour frontispiece and four other colour plates, as well as thirty-three other full-page illustrations. Collated complete.Contains advertisement leaves to the rear of the work.A charming volume that focuses on dyeing techniques with lovely illustrated examples. Rather than being designed in industrial workshops or fancy arthouses, the author created all the pieces described and illustrated in this work within her small London flat, with the book being aimed for amateurs and beginners. In the publisher's original navy blue cloth. Externally, very smart, with minimal marks to boards. Minor fading to the spine, and small knocks to the head and tail of the spine, and to the extremities. End papers are bright and generally clean, with the odd faint spot to the extremities. Slight wear to front end paper hinge. A gift inscription to the front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with minor spotting to extremities of advertisement on verso of half-title. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Unknown. Very Good Indeed .