Obscure conjunctions: Paul N. Hasluck and Chicago Master Designer
In our recent quest for really solid men's tailoring books, I spent a good amount of time searching for extant copies of Paul Hasluck 's book, Tailoring; how to make and mend trousers, vests, and coats, with numerous engravings and diagrams . It's currently available on HathiTrust, and any number of people on Etsy will sell you a PDF of it , but I find those really unsatisfying. Originals are scarce, seem to end in the 30s, and run in the *gulp* hundreds of dollars in any condition. Ouch. So, I set up a few eBay custom searches, and while I was at it, did a quick search for "Tailor's manual". Found a listing for about $20, and bought it even though it wasn't clear what was in it. (For that price with a date of "1947" it was good enough.) Turns out I hit the bigtime! The book that arrived is a set of 2-hole punched pages with a dark glazed manilla cover and prong-fastener binding. The cover has an embossed gold foil badge on the front: "Mast