For those interested in handicrafts, we are pleased to offer a vintage collection of one of the finest journals on needlecraft — Pins and Needles.
Originally published in England, Pins and Needles was the labour of love of its founder–editor Christine Veasey. The collection that we are offering includes 23 vintage back issues of the 1950s spread across two handsome volumes bound in grey cloth with a Rexine spine.
These 23 rare journals contain a total of 1200 pages that are replete with illustrated write-ups on knitting, crotchet, braidwork, lace-work, tatting, felt-work and a lot more. These back issues also contain numerous vintage advertisements of the time.
The complete details are mentioned below, and several images of these beautiful rarities are attached herewith for the perusal of those interested.
PINS AND NEEDLES — 2 bound volumes containing a total of 23 vintage back issues
Editor: Christine Veasey
Published by: Christine Veasey Publications Limited, London, 1954–57 — Highly Rare, Original First Editions
Printed by: Sun Printers Limited, London & Watford
Issue no. 8 published by: Kemsley Newspapers Limited, London, Autumn 1951 — Extremely Rare, Original First Edition
Issue no. 8 printed by: Withy Grove Press Limited, ManchesterFormat: Softcover journals that are professionally bound in grey cloth hardcovers with a black Rexine spine; the title is debossed in golden lettering on the spine.
Size of each bound volume: 27.3 cm x 22.1 cm — These are large-sized, heavy tomes.
Total weight of both the volumes: 3.4 kg.
Back Issues in the 1st volume: No. 8 (Autumn 1951); no. 17 (May 1954); nos. 27–28 (Mar.–Apr. 1955); nos. 35–36 (Nov.-Dec. 1955); nos. 37–42 (Jan.–Jun. 1956)
Pages in the 1st volume (12 back issues): 604 pagesBack Issues in the 2nd volume: Nos. 44–45 (Aug.–Sep. 1956); nos. 47–48 (Nov.–Dec. 1956); nos. 49–55 (Jan.–Jul. 1957)
Pages in the 2nd volume (11 back issues): 596 pages
Condition: Pre-owned. Very Good+ — Excellent. Pages clean and intact. Binding tight and firm. Minor, natural yellowing/foxing of some pages owing to age. Minor shelf-wear to the corners/edges of the covers of a few back issues.
Remarks: This collection includes the eighth issue, which is one of the earliest and an extremely rare back issue from the autumn of 1951, this particular issue was published by Kemsley Newspapers in London. In the following years, Christine Veasey would take complete control of this journal and it was then brought out by her own publishing enterprise — Christine Veasey Publications Ltd.
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