Boot & Shoe Design & Manufacture (1905)

Boot & Shoe Design & Manufacture (1905)

Copied version; the image and font clarity are not as sharp as the original.

by Edward J.C. Swaysland

1905 (First Edition)

Printed by Jos. Tebutt, King Street and Silver Street, Northampton

126 Plates

244 pages

Hardback volume in original red cloth binding with gold lettering, fully illustrated.

Early and rare copy of this important text on shoemaking. Richly illustrated with beautiful photography and drawings containing information on leather production and types, foot anatomy and measurement technique for bespoke, last-making and adjusting, pattern design, bottoming and finishing including a comprehensive section on a variety of classic sole finishes.

The only book to cover topics such as welt settings (spade, wide, chain stitched..) and old sole finishes such as ‘stitched aloft’.

One of the great early titles on traditional shoemaking.