I love embroidery and this book would open up a whole new world of embellishing for me.

I have the McCall's Step by Step Sewing Book and the Simplicity Sewing Book, both published in 1969. I still refer to both for my sewing and a couple of years ago I taught one of my young co-workers to sew using the Simplicity book as a reference guide. I had a hard time recovering the book from her - she loved it too.
The photos in the Simplicity book are great and I find it hard to believe that I used to make and proudly wear some of the styles that are pictured.