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Selling Silks New York intimate” (Variety)In 1764, British customs confiscated a book containing hundreds of samples of different qualities of silks from French agents who were attempting to sell them illegally in London. This merchants sample book was acquired in 1972 by the Victoria and Albert Museum, and today it provides a fascinating record of the 18th century French and English silk industries and their commercial practices. Alongside a full and faithful reproduction of the whole