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No marks or inscriptions. Very light creasing to covers. A very clean very tight booklet. 64pp. Undated but reference made to a number of 1959 references.
Inscription inside front cover. No other marks. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, very minor traces of storage and no bumping to corners. 106pp. A collection of thirty-three articlesby expert chairmakers reprinted from Fine Woodworking. Chairs are the most exacting and most challenging kind of furniture to make. The articles here give you plenty to learn on this art from craftsmen who have mastered it. With photographs, diagrams, scale drawings and instructions. Very scarce in the UK.
No 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. 128pp. How to make fantastic, picturesque, practical wooden clocks that work. With advice and instruction on timber and technique and tools plus the designs for over 100 beautiful clocks.
No 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. 160pp. A wealth of patterns laid out on squared paper for easy scaling up or down. With patterns to please men, women and children of all ages.
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, very slightly dusty page edges and no bumping to corners. 120pp. A monograph from a leading expert in the field on how the process of yarn dyeing is carried out, illustrated, with much scientific information on the subject.
No marks or inscriptions. Very minor creasing adjacent to spine, no creasing to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 108pp. An illustrated account of a textile community in Belper Derbyshire in the 18th and 19th centuries. In the Then and There series.
Signed 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.
No marks or inscriptions and no creasing to covers. A clean very tight copy with tiny markto rear, piece cut from advert page (competition ?) and no bumping to corners. 64pp. This book concentrtes more on operation than construction. From the publisher Ian Allan. Illustrated.
79 pages including glossary and numerous black and white illustrations. An accurate, easy-to-read guide to Ontario antique desks. A must for students, owners, and collectors. Author served as collector for the History Division of the National Museum of Man in Ottawa. Light wear and rubbing to covers. Contents clean and unmarked. Book
Ex library book with usual marks and stamps. No creasing to covers or to spine. Pages in fine condition. Boards well rubbed, dusty and with tape marks. 48pp. Well illustrated study of applique with stitches, samplers, designs, furnishings, toys and more. The outside of the book doesn't look great but the contents are in excellent condition.
No marks or inscriptions. Creasing to lower corner of rear cover. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, slightly rubbed sunned spine and no bumping to other corners. All fifty-one stencils intact and unused. pp. Fifty-one full-size stencils printed on durable stencil paper with full instruction on how to use them. Very scarce in the UK.
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, slight curling outwards of covers and no bumping to corners. 106pp. The techniques of carcase joinery in thirty-nine articles from Fine Woodworking magazine, the authors being craftsmen who tell you how to choose, make and use every kind of carcase joint.
No marks or inscriptions to contents. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, scratch to rear and no bumping to corners. 143pp. How to contruct your kitchen cabinets including estimating and buying materials, cutting, hardware, assembly and finishing. Covers non-even walls and floors. All presented in step-by-step sequence with the help of over 150 detailed instructions. Scarce in the UK.
Note in unidentified language on title page. No other marks or inscriptions to contents and no creasing to covers. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked front board, very faint stain to rear and no bumping to corners. Unpaginated. 48pp. Coloured and black & white photographs of lovely art works with artist credits covering painting, trinkets, basketwork, pottery, glasswork, woodwork, sculpture and embroidery. Text in English and Russian. Extremely scarce. From the Personal Library of the late John Dumbreck, Emeritus Professor of Russian Studies at the University of Manchester. We are also selling a large number of other books from Professor Dumbreck's Collection including some signed and authored works. We do not use stock photos, the picture displayed is of the actual book for sale. Every one of our books is in stock in the UK ready for immediate delivery
No marks or inscriptions. Very light creasing to covers, none to spine. A very clean tight copy with unmarked boards, traces of storage and no bumping to corners. 143pp. The aim of this book is to advise the keen D.I.Y. woodworker how to become a cabinet-maker whilst making useful pieces of furniture suitable for the family home.
VG (no dj, very attractive tan buckram boards with gilt titles and gilt/black decoration on spine, central black design on back board, front board with black lettering and decorative design of mechanics' tools within 3 ruled black borders, corners very lightly rubbed and small faint patch of faded speckles front board, outside page edges mottled red, internally very good condition with small name stamp front free endpaper, patchy faint browning free endpapers, no other marks, pages clean and binding firm, no foxing, light age browning page edges) quarto 190pp. Special Edition, specially prepared for subscribers. Volume IV of a set of 8 volumes, containing receipts, processes, and memoranda for workshop use, based on personal experience and expert knowledge, with 5060 illustrations and indexes of 34,000 items. This volume has b/w frontispiece with clean tissue guard, and 4 full page colour plates with clean tissue guards - the plates featuring manipulative processes, household utensils, clocks and clockwork, picture framing. (Other volumes available in this series).
VG (no dj, very attractive tan buckram boards with gilt titles and gilt/black decoration on spine, central black design on back board, front board with black lettering and decorative design of mechanics' tools within 3 ruled black borders, corners lightly rubbed and 3 tiny puncture holes border of front board, outside page edges mottled red, internally very good condition with small name stamp front free endpaper, patchy browning free endpapers, no other marks, pages clean and binding firm, no foxing, light age browning page edges) quarto 160pp. Special Edition, specially prepared for subscribers. Volume VII of a set of 8 volumes, containing receipts, processes, and memoranda for workshop use, based on personal experience and expert knowledge, with 5060 illustrations and indexes of 34,000 items. This volume has b/w frontispiece with clean tissue guard, and 4 full page colour plates with clean tissue guards - the plates featuring windows, stencils, airtight cases, chairs. (Other volumes available in this series).
Name 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.
No inscriptions or marks. A lovely clean crisp very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or torn with signs of storage and handling. 128pp. Inspired by memories of childhood, this collection of easy-to-follow, full-colour stitch charts presents a wide range of imaginative projects, many illustrating traditional nursery rhymes and enchanting childhood poems.
Appears unread. No marks or inscriptions. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased. 103pp. A practical manual of how to clean dull, shabby books, remove spots and marks, carry out minor repairs and maintain in good condition a book collection or small library.
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright laminated unmarked boards with some sunning and no bumping to corners. 181pp. Written for learners at home, school and college by a professional tailor and lecturer for making skirts, trousers, jackets and coats. Step-by step explanations and diagrams to cope with the changing demands of fashion.
Prize plate inside front board. No other marks or inscriptions to contents. No creasing to covers or to spine. Clean very tight pages with very lightly marked boards, dusty page edges, well rubbed top of spine and rubbing to corners. 112 + 122pp. Two volumes in one edition. Very detailed account of the processes in cotton production, illustrated. Undated, prize plate dated 1922.
No marks or inscriptions. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and an extremely tiny bump to lower front corner. Dust jacket price clipped but not marked or torn or creased. 143pp. Embroidery which is worked over the counted threads of the ground material to produce a pattern has almost as long a history as woven cloth itself. This book covers all the main types of embroidery which are worked in this way. Includes ten complete projects and a wealth of ideas for others.
No marks or inscriptions. A lovely clean very tight copy with unmarked black cloth boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with very minor traces of storage. 128pp. How to approach the techniques of creative needlework. With a series of projects alongside detailed diagrams and instructions, with clear step-by-step guides to building up the different textual motifs. Attractive colour illustrations.
No 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 with minor creasing to upper front edge and slight indenting. 144pp. A design manual to introduce beginners to the exciting and disciplined medium of cross stitch and to help the more advanced needleworker in the area of charting and design, encouraging them to attempt pieces of work entirely on their own.
