Since
its UK Launch February
2012 this little book is an evergreen seller and has now gone into a
Second Edition. (All text Corrected from First Eidtion which is already a
Collector's item). The book is sold in the V & A Museum bookshop in
London and in the bookshop of the Musee des Arts Decoratifs at the
Louvre in Paris.
It is still the
latest most comprehensive book
to be published on buttons ever. With 900 individual colour photographs
of buttons, 135 pages, depicting the fascinating history of buttons and
separated into
categories of materials that make identifying your buttons easy. A
simple Ligne Guage is illustrated so it makes measuring buttons easy
A great quality gift size soft back pocket book that compliments the small size of the button which the publishers have painstakingly featured all individual button photographs to the button’s actual size and their interesting marks on the backs. Along with the clear text by Sylvia LLewelyn who is a qualified Valuer (Appraiser) of Antiques and Art, and also a collector and dealer of buttons in the last fifteen years; this book is an invaluable guide for any collector, fashion aficionado, antique or vintage trader or anyone having an interest in sewing.
HOT OFF THE PRESS! DIRECT FROM AUTHOR...IF YOU ASK. YOU MAY HAVE A SIGNED COPY WITH DEDICATION FOR A FRIEND OR YOURSELF
"Flipping through these pages is like sifting through a huge button box, in convenient book form."
Review in Time Out Magazine Budapest November 2011
Review of 'Old Buttons' Book from US Customer....'It is a great book. Learned a lot about buttons. Really a beautiful book.'
Review from UK Customer..' I just wanted you to know that I bought your book for my wife on a recent trip to London and she loved it so much that she immediately decided to collect buttons.'
Review from a Customer in Australia..'Book has arrived and has been read cover to cover. It is a quality reference and a good read. Thank-you for the work behind it, which increases my satisfaction with button hunting !!'
Review from a Customer from Australia...'I have just arrived back from three weeks away to find your delightful book waiting for me.It is a gorgeous publication and will provide me with a bit more of the material required for my uni research project.Thanks again!