[Trade Catalogue] ABC Fabrics A.B.C. Fine Percale Full Standard Eighty Square Yard Wide Put Up Double Fold-Demi Pieces Guaranteed Fast Color -- Season 1929 -- Arthur Beir & Co., Inc. 41-45 White Street New York

New York: Arthur Bier & Co., Inc, 1929. Hardcover. Calf on boards. Ribbon ties. Very Good Plus. 569 triangular swatches of Percale fabric, arranged in a fairly unusual concertina-format. Percale is an especially fine cotton favored in bed linen. Besides the large number of samples, we add that many are also striking, and shown is a wide variety of styles -- polka dots, stripes, floral, geometric, country gingham, etc. etc. Many of the patterns are infused with an Art Deco flair, including those that show a Cubist influence, but there are patterns in a more traditional, and/or less classifiable, mold as well. 36 by 23 cm. The inside cover, front and back, have some printed content. The concertina otherwise is entirely printed on one side. It has 45 panels with the triangular samples, ten to eighteen swatches per panel except for the last panel which has merely four. The first panel has more, 23 in all, of solid color. These serve as a color chart also. Following this panel, each column of fabrics, with most panels having two or three columns, has a single design shown with five or six color mixes. The cover shows some wear, with a few stains, scratches, surface loss, rubbing of the silver lettering, but cumulatively it doesn't represent a significant issue, we think. Swatches can be frayed, but never much. We believe that the catalogue is complete, meaning all the swatches that were in it originally are still present. The few blank areas show no evidence of paste at least.