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Our Wants

We buy mainly in our
specialist areas of Textiles
and
Art & Design and we are particularly interested in
books which cover the more unusual aspects of each subject.

These include textile manufacturing processes and the history of the textile industry, including mills and the lives of mill workers.

We would also be interested in books on Fashion - designers, design houses and fashion history as well as titles on accessories such as hats, shoes and gloves.

We also buy books on Gypsies and Romany life, Fairs and Circuses.

If you have anything you feel may be of interest please e-mail us.

Subject Areas		Welcome to Cover to Cover This site is in a constant state of change and development with new titles and subjects being added regularly. We aim to provide a large range of secondhand, antiquarian and collectable books, especially those related to Textiles and Art & Design, together with a few items of ephemera and other things which may be of interest. You are invited to browse our A-Z list which is constantly being enlarged, as is each individual category. You may also search or browse our stock at ABE. Please e-mail me if you would like a particular book scanned. When ordering please include the Order reference No. and your address and we will contact you to confirm the order and arrange delivery. For your convenience a currency converter can be found here.
Antiques & Collectables	Architecture
Art & Design	Biog/Autobiog
Children's 1 (A-K)	Children's 2 (L-Z)
Company Histories	Crafts
Crime	Dolls, Toys & Puppets
Dressmaking & Tailoring	Embroidery
Fashion & Costume	Fiction 1 (A-K)
Fiction 2 (L-Z)	Film/Cinema
Food & Wine	History
Gardening	Humour
Knitting & Crochet A-K	Knitting & Crochet L-Z
Lacemaking & Tatting	Language, Literature & Books
Liverpool Capital of Culture 2008	Military
Music	Natural History
Painting, Drawing & Sculpture	Poetry
Politics	Pottery & Ceramics
Quilts & Patchwork	Radio/TV
Religion	Rural
Sciences	Sci Fi
Sport	Textiles (Assorted)
Theatre	Transport
Travel & Topography	Woodcrafts & DIY
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Terms & Conditions:

All prices quoted are in Pounds sterling (GBP). Payment may be made by cheque in GB Pounds and drawn on a UK bank or by International Money Order (IMO) made out in Pounds. Cash (Pounds, Euros and US Dollars) can be sent at the buyer's own risk.
Payment is required in advance except to known customers. PayPal is accepted - please use covers@freeuk.com for payment. If you wish to use credit cards please use Abebooks or PayPal.

All books are returnable within seven days of receipt. A full refund will be given if not as described, otherwise a refund of the price of the book only. Please contact by e-mail in the first instance.

The weight of each book is given in the description as a rough guide to shipping costs. The weight given does not include packaging material. All books are despatched securely wrapped in a clear-fronted bag, bubblewrap and in a padded envelope.

DEALERS: We are happy to drop-ship on your behalf. We offer a standard 10% discount on orders over £10.00 on request. We can ship on invoice if required.

Be sure to include the address to which you wish your order to be sent.

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Abbrevations used in book descriptions

A book described, for example, as VG/P means that the book is in very good condition and its dust wrapper is in poor condition. The condition of the book is placed first and the condition of the wrapper (if there is one) is placed second. This grading system is based on the amount of use a book has had. Older books may have defects not caused by use, such as fading, foxing or dust soiling. Any such defect is included in the description.Some of the other abbreviations used in the descriptions are explained below.

aeg - all edges gilt

bds - boards
bmp - bump
brning - browning
btm - bottom
b/w - black & white

chps - chips
clth - cloth
crsing - creasing
cvrs - covers

d/w - dustwrapper

edn - edition
eps - end papers

F - Fine
fep - front (free) end paper
fr - front
frmt - format

G - Good

hd - head
hnge - hinge

ills - illustrations
illus - illustrated
inscr - inscription

jnt - joint

lh - left hand
lib - library
lrge - large

M - Mint
min - minimal
mssg - missing

o/w - otherwise

P - Poor
pb - paperback
pd - pastedown
pict - pictorial
pp - pages
pres - presentation
prtg - printing

rbbing - rubbing
rbs - rubs
rep - reprint
rh - right hand

sim - similar
sl - slight
sm - small
sp -spine
stmp - stamp
stn - stain

teg - top edge gilt
trs - tears

v - very
VG - Very Good

wr - wear

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Abbrevations used in book descriptions

F - Fine
fep - front (free) end paper
fr - front
frmt - format

G - Good

hd - head
hnge - hinge

ills - illustrations
illus - illustrated
inscr - inscription

jnt - joint

lh - left hand
lib - library
lrge - large

M - Mint
min - minimal
mssg - missing

o/w - otherwise

P - Poor
pb - paperback
pd - pastedown
pict - pictorial
pp - pages
pres - presentation
prtg - printing

rbbing - rubbing
rbs - rubs
rep - reprint
rh - right hand

sim - similar
sl - slight
sm - small
sp -spine
stmp - stamp
stn - stain

teg - top edge gilt
trs - tears

v - very
VG - Very Good

wr - wear

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Our Wants

We are always looking for unusual Textile and Art & Design related titles. These include books on Embroidery, Lace, Fashion, Costume and Style and Architecture. We are also looking for older Cookery books.

Especially wanted are books and other material on the History of Knitting.

We would also like to hear from you if you can offer anything Gypsy/Romany related, preferably in a dustwrapper or anything to do with Circuses and Fairs for our own collection.

If you e-mail and don't receive a reply, many thanks but the item is not required.

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