You are bidding on a collection of 5 rare vintage pattern books containing 58 gorgeous doily crochet patterns and several knitting ones. Each pattern comes with detailed, easy to follow instructions. The collection is on a professionally made compact disk (CD). Here are the books:

1) Coats & Clark's New Ideas in Doilies No. 283, circa 1952
2) Coats & Clark's Place Mats and Doilies No. 315, circa 1955
3) Floral Doilies No. 268, circa 1950
4) Lily Design Book No. 67, circa 1952
5) Star Doily Book No. 151, circa 1950s

You would be lucky to find this collection in a vintage book store and even if you do, you should expect to pay a hefty price for it.  Other vendors on Ebay are selling similar items for at least twice the cost.

I am selling each of these books separately in my Ebay Store under the category Doily Pattern Books. As a collection though, I have reduced the price to give you savings of 40% if you buy them all together as opposed to separately.

Thanks to technology, this book has been digitally reproduced and saved to a CD. All my reproductions are viewable on Windows, Mac and Linux operating systems, so you don't have to worry if they are compatible with your computer.
 

You may ask yourself "What are the benefits of having a digital copy?". Well, here are a few:
◊ Every page has been scanned to create clear images, meaning you never have to handle old, worn-out books that are falling apart
◊ You can print out the patterns you want, as much as you want
◊ The quality scans are at a high resolution – you can zoom in and out for as much detail as you want
◊ The price is much lower than what it would cost to buy the original, thus saving you $$$
◊ The book is in PDF format and can be opened with Adobe Acrobat - a free and user-friendly application, which is available for free here
 

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