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1966No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, slightly sunned spine and very minor bump to upper rear corner. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked but well-sunned and with some pieces missing. Now protected in a transparent sleeve. 433pp. A complete study of book manufacture from its starting point.
1922Volumes 1 & 2 in one book. No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, slightly dusty page edges, clear gilt lettering to spine and no bumping to corners. 382 + 385pp. A lavish work covering the history of English furniture from the 15th century and woodwork from the fourteenth century up to the end of the 17th century. The woodwork covers such as stairways, doors and church decoration. and much more. The furniture includes domestic clocks. Very well illustrated. A heavy book.
1986No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, tanned/sunned rear cover and no bumping to corners. 175pp. A comprehensive guide to all levels of screen printing, from the making of a simple wooden frame to the preparation of photographic stencils.
1968No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and a little bumping to corners. Dust jacket price clipped but not torn with rubbed surfaces, sunned spine and minor creasing to edges. 80pp. A precise description and demonstration of the beautiful ancient craft of Batik, which can be quickly mastered, opening up possibilities in textile printing and design.
1990No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean crisp very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 143pp. Beautiful knitting designs, very well illustrated in colour with diagrams and full instructions to make twenty-eight garments.
1988No marks or inscriptions to contents. Very minor creasing to covers. A very clean very tight copy with faint marking to rear board and rubbing but no bumping to corners. 106pp. A collection of 35 articles from Fine Woodworking magazine of things to make. From simple toys to elegant furniture in varying degrees of challenge. Plans, drawings and photographs to help. With measurements and instructions.
[1954] Splendid 1950s illustrations, eight pages in full colour. 192 pages. Spine very faded, wear to joints with small tear at base. Slight fading to cover edges and some wear.
1928Signed C Edmondson (maybe the author's son) to front end paper. No other marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked maroon boards, very clear gilt lettering to spine, slight softening to spine ends, light foxing to end papers and no bumping to corners. 295pp. A distillation of the author's thirty years of experience of worsted drawing and spinning providing the practical advice designed to assist the men responsible for the running of worsted machinery. It deals with the Bradford or 'Open' system. Illustrated. Scarce in the UK. A number of extracts are tucked in at the front - wool preparation advice from the Textile Mercury, a two-page flyer advertising the book, a review of the book in a Leeds newspaper cutting and the remains of the book's dust jacket.
1973A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Price-clipped dust jacket. 7 1/4"w x 8 1/2"h. 104 pages. Black and white illustrations and photographs. This book provides detailed information on how to make four types of harp: the Celtic or Irish harp, the Minstrel harp of central Europe, the harp of Mexico and Paraguay, and the smaller harp of Scotland and Ireland, the Bardic harp or "Clarsach".
1994No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with nick to top of slightly sunned spine. 208pp. The essential advice and techniques to help you repair and re-style your home to keep costs down as we enter yet another age of thrift.
1936No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with unmarked boards, minor rubbing to spine ends, dusty untrimmed page edges and no bumping to corners. 274pp. 'A birds-eye view of the history of the beginning and the growth of the industry by which mankind is clothed.' Illustrated.
1976No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked red cloth boards and minor bumping to spine foot and upper rear corner. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with very minor creasing to upper edge. Jacket now protected in fully removable transparent sleeve. 243pp. Originally published in 1923 is this account, in words and pictures, of the patterns of life and work based around the countryside in England which have for the most part disappeared.
1996No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 96pp. A modern technique for a traditional craft - step-by-step guide, with over 60 beautiful designs and templates to trace and use.
2004Appears unread. No marks or inscriptions. Very tiny crease to upper corner of rear cover. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 304pp. This work provides information, inspiration and instruction to enhance your existing stained glass techniques or to provide you with the basic tools to get started. Packed with projects and tips from professional artists.
1932No marks or inscriptions. Minor bump to upper corner. Very foxed end papers. Very clean very tight pages with no trace of foxing and bright unmarked boards. 84pp. A fully-priced catalogue of Church Arts & Crafts including pulpits, crosses, alms boxes, font covers, lecterns, screens, thuribles and much more.
1920No marks or inscriptions. A clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, dusty page edges and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped but torn and repaired and very dusty. 301pp. How to make a fascinating range of small engineering appliances in the home workshop. It even explains how to make and use a simple X-Ray apparatus. With 214 sketches and diagrams. Undated ca 1920. Scarce.
1942Four copies No marks or inscriptions. Minor creasing, tanning to pages and slightly dusty. 481-575pp. Volume 86 Nos 2141-2144 (May 21 1942, May 28 1942, June 4 1942, June 11 1942) The magazines with articles on making model planes, model cars, model boats, model locomotives and their components, iron founding, lathes, traction engines, metal heat treatment, soldering and more.
1942Four copies No marks or inscriptions. Minor creasing, tanning to pages and slightly dusty. 577-624 and 1-48pp. Volume 86 Nos 2145-2146 and Volume 87 Nos 2147-2148 (June 18 1942, June 25 1942, July 2 1942, July 9 1942) The magazines with articles on making model planes, model cars, model locomotives, model boats and their components, iron founding, lathes, traction engines, metal heat treatment, soldering and more.
1953Name to front end paper. No other marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, faded upper 1cm of front board and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped but torn and creased to upper edge and torn to rear edge. 302pp. Following a step-by step pictorial technique, the book covers all aspects of the ceramic sculptor's art from early essentials to more complicated projects. Probably second printing.
1999No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 192pp. A guide to finding the right paint for interior decoration. Includes 14 pages of 225 small tear-out colour swatches to make matching easier. Colours are from the Dulux range.
1981No marks or inscriptions. Creasing to upper corners. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards. 26pp. Explanations and instructions for all the principle stitches in embroidery.
1949No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers, slight creasing to soft spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked maroon boards, slightly dusty page edges, end papers slightly foxed and no bumping to corners. 575pp. DIY from the 1940s.
1936120 pages including index and abundant excellent line drawings. A very practical and somewhat nostalgic reference. Many school stamps inside front cover. Copyright 1936. Water staining to bottom two to three inches of book. Book
199364 pages. "With a few brushes and some acrylic paints, you will find artistic skill you never knew you had! Anyone can make these charming pieces, which include a pretty shelf for your plate collection, a fun crayon box for your favourite young artist, or a lively Christmas wagon." - from back board. Illustrated with colour photographs. Average wear. Usual library markings. Solid copy. Book
1986120 pages including index. A simple, inexpensive, new process for seasoning wood. Numerous black and white illustrations. Prior owner's name atop half-title page else unmarked. Average wear. Good working copy. Book