Category: Crafts and Skills

THE ANNUAL OF BOOK MAKING 1938

Price: $25.00

Publisher: NY, COLOPHON : 1938

Seller ID: 8495

Condition: VERY GOOD

ITEM # 8495 THE ANNUAL OF BOOK MAKING ,1938 BY MANY AUTHORS PUB 1938 BY THE COLOPHON 7 3/4 X 11 HARD BACK EACH SIGNITURE BY A DIFFERENT AUTHOR OR PUBLISHER , BINDING DESIGN BY W.A. DWIGGINS , TITLE PG DESIGN BY ROCKWELL KENT AND SO ON INCLUDES LIST OF 50 BOOKS OF 1938 OF NOTABLE DESIGN BOOK IN VERY GOOD CONDITION, CLEAN BRIGHT , NO MARKS OR TEARS NOT EX LIB. COVER VERY GOOD , NO DJ AS ISSUED [ SKILLS ]
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BUILDING THE BABY THE FOUNDATION FOR ROBUST AND EFFICIENT MAN AND WOMEN

By: CAROLYN CONANT VAN BLARCOM

Price: $15.00

Publisher: CHICAGO, CHICAGO TRIBUNE : NOT DATED

Seller ID: 7509

Binding: HARD BACK

Condition: VERY GOOD

A MOTHERS GUIDE TO RAISING A BABY FROM NUTRITION TO NAPS BOOK IS NOT DATED BUT APPEARS TO BE MID 20TH CENT. OR OLDER . MUCH OF THE ADVISE IS NO LONGER CURRENT BUT GIVES A HISTORICAL LOOK AT HOW GERAT GRAND MA, . MIGHT HAVE DONE IT BOOK IS VERY GOOD CONDITION INSIDE AND OUT SMALL STICKER WAS PEELED OF FRONT COVER LEAVING THUMB NAIL SIZE PATCH OF MISSING COLOR ON THE PICTORIAL BOARD [ DOMESTIC ARTS]
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The First 25 Years of Halcyon Days Enamels The Revival of an English 18th-Century Craft

By: Benjamin, Susan

Price: $16.00

Publisher: London, Benjamin Dent & Co. , Ltd. : 1999

Seller ID: 23419

ISBN-13: 9780950580616

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Fine

Crisp, clean, beautiful book which appears gently read, if at all, and still contains two unused postcards depicting enameled boxes and two Siamese cats in porcelain. No defects of note other than a message written on the front endpaper thus, " ------- ------, She gave Tom the Commander's Table (page 46 ) Purchased 1993 at Buckingham Palace." Dustjacket will arrive in brand new mylar cover,.Enamelling was a Georgian craft, but it began in 1750 and lasted lless than 100 years. By 1840 it was over and now has revitalized. Book measures 9" x 10" and has152 pages. Many illustrations in full col...
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Gesso Frame Finishing 1947. Two Extra Gesso Booklets

By: Berner, Michael F.

Price: $30.00

Publisher: N3ew York, Self-published : 1947

Seller ID: 30022

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good

A long time ago when the earth was green I had one of these pink booklets. It sold rather quickly, but had no extras inside as this one does. As always, when extra items inside the main piece belong with it I never take them out and sell them individually. The main booklet covers gesso history, preparing gesso, materials for gesso frame finishing, coats of gesso, finishing with oil colors, obtaining an antique effect, a two tone finish, gold bronzing, and more. The other items are Artistic Picture Framing (10 pages) and Gesso Craft, a leaflet of four pages. The pink one has 19 pages with instr...
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Blizzard's Action Toys

By: Blizzard, Richard

Price: $15.00

Publisher: U.S.A., Rodale Press : 1989

Seller ID: 23418

ISBN-13: 9780878578207

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Fine

Crisp as new with no defects of note -- no names or writing, no price-clip, no tears or chips, and no creased pages. Book measures 8" x 10-3/4"and has 115 pages. Dustjacket will arrive in brand new mylar cover. Book offers seventeen "spectacular projects". including a scooter trike, a catterpillar pull-toy, 1909 Blitzen-Benz racing car, German Fokker Triplane, Volvo luxury bus, organ-grinder's cart, MAN tractor-trailer, quarry crane, horse-drawn post office van, Mercedes Benz 4-wheel drive farm tractor, steam locomotive and coaches, water-powered inclined railway, Silver Ghost boat-tailed ro...
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Graced by Lace: A Guide for Collectors of Antique Linen and Lace (A Schiffer Book for Collectors)

By: Bonito, Debra

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Atglen, PA., Schiffer Pubishing Ltd. : 2001

Seller ID: 23489

ISBN-13: 9780764312694

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Fine

Book itself is bright and clean with no names or writing and no bumps to boards. Very clean inside and out. The dustjacket is likewise nice with no tears or chips. Looks very handsome in brand new mylar cover. Book measures 9" x 11-1/2" and has 207 beautifull illustrated pages. Color photographs are plentiful and there is also much information on lace trim, bridal hankies, fashion, society embroidery, Appenzell-work, bed linens, table linens and more.
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The Art of Mail Armor: How to Make Your Own

By: Brewer, Mary

Price: $55.00

Publisher: Boulder, Colorado, U.S.A., Paladin Press : 2002

Seller ID: 19629MtG

ISBN-13: 9781581603064

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Fine

Scarce in hard cover. Book is clean as a whistle inside and out with no names or writing, no bumps to boards and no tears or chips to jacket which has been protected by brand new mylar cover. Measures 9"x11-1/4" and is illustrated throughout with instructional drawings and black and white photographs. A practical, straightfoward guide unfettered by "arcane questions". Includes instructions for items of adornment as well such as necklaces, bags and hair enhancements. 159 pages.
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ENCYCLOPEDIA OF RAWHIDE AND LEATHER BRAIDING

By: BRUCE GRANT

Price: $19.00

Publisher: CENTERVILLE MD., CORNELL MARITIME PRESS : 1972

Seller ID: 7905

ISBN-13: 9780870331619

Binding: HARD BACK

Condition: VERY GOOD

ITEM # 7905 ENCYCLOPEDIA OF RAWHIDE AND LEATHER BRAIDING BY BRUCE GRANT PUB BY CORNELL MARITIME PRESS 1972 528 PGS 6 1/2 X 9 HARD BACK DETAILED ,ILLUSTRATED STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS FOR A WIDE RANGE OF BRAIDING TECHNIQUES COMBINES ALL THE MATERIAL IN THE AUTHOE'S OTHER BOOKS PLUS 200 PGS OF NEW MATERIAL AND 350 ILLUSTRATIONS BOOK AND DJ VERY GOOD COMPLETE ,BRIGHT AND TIGHT [ CRAFTS & SKILS]
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Making Stringed Instruments: A Workshop Guide

By: Buchanan, George

Price: $24.95

Publisher: New York, New York, U.S.A., Sterling Pub Co Inc : 1990

Seller ID: 19756

ISBN-13: 9780806974644

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: As New

Crisp, beautiful book. No names or writing, no spine crease, pristine pages and page edges. Includes detailed instructions and drawings from making violins, classical guitars, jaszz guitars, violas, cellos, mandolins and mandolas. Over 500 detailed diagrams. 205 pages. Indexed.
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A Master's Guide to Building a Bamboo Fly Rod

By: Carmichael, Hoagy B.

Price: $110.00

Publisher: U.S.A., Meadow Run Press : 2007

Seller ID: 27866

ISBN-13: 9780962060977

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: New in Slipcase

Crisp, BRAND NEW book in beautiful pictorial slipcase. Pages and page edges pristine, as are boards and slipcase. Illustrated with numerous black and white instructional photos. A classic in the field which offers a personal biography of the author by Hoagy Carmichael who promised Garrison on his death bed that he would produce a new edition. Here he has incorporated some of his own ideas from 20 years of experience and updated the source list. 296 pages.
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BOOKBINDING , AND THE CARE OF BOOKS

By: DOUGLAS COCKERELL

Price: $20.00

Publisher: LONDON, PITMAN AND SONS : 1955

Seller ID: 6478

Binding: HARD BACK

Condition: VERY GOOD

ITEM # 6478 BOOKBINDING , AND THE CARE OF BOOKS A TEXT BOOK FOR BOOKBINDERS AND LIBRARIANS BY DOUGLAS COCKERELL PUB 1955 BY SIR ISACC PITMAN & SONS 345 PGS 5 X 7 1/2 HARD BACK THE ARTISTIC CRAFTS SERIES OF TECHNICAL HANDBOOKS EXTENSIVE TEXT AND MANY B&W ILLUSTRATIONS MAKE A HANDY GUIDE FOR ANY ONE MAKING OR COLLECTING AND PRESERVING BOOKS 5 TH ED. VERY GOOD CONDITION TEXT CLEAN AND BRIGHT , HINGES STRONG NO MARKS OR TEARS COVER SHOWS VERY LIMITED WEAR , NO D.J. [ CRAFTS/SKILLS SHELVES ]
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MACHINE TOOL RECONDITIONING AND APPLICATIONS OF HAND SCRAPING

By: EDWARD F. CONNELLY

Price: $225.00

Publisher: MACHINEE TOOL PUB : 1955

Seller ID: 8180

Binding: HARD BACK

Condition: VERY GOOD

ITEM # 8180 MACHINE TOOL RECONDITIONING AND APPILCATIONS OF HAND SCRAPING BY EDWARD F. CONNELLY PUB 1955 BY MACHINE TOOL PUB 533 PGS 7 1/2 X 10 3/4 HARD BACK . DETAILED , ILLUSTRATED INSTRUCTIONS FOR REPAIRING AND RESTORING MACHINE SHOP EQUIPMENT BOOK IN VERY GOOD CONDITION , CLEAN BRIGHT AND TIGHT . NO D.J. [ CRAFT / SKILLS SHELVES ]
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Kilims: Decorating With Tribal Rugs

By: Elizabeth Hilliard

Price: $20.00

Publisher: San Francisco, Soma Books : 1999

Seller ID: 30021

ISBN-13: 9781579590192

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Fine

This is a beautiful book -- no chips, creases, writing and tears. It hasn't even been price-clipped and will arrive in a brand new mylar cover. This book measures 9" square and has 147 pages. some of which has toned very light at the edges. The potographs here are wonderful -- alll in color and numbered over 130. The book excplains colors, patterns, symbols, and history of tribal rugs, plus all the technical terms used by the dealers. I also discussed how to know how to choose, how to clean an store and much more. Very nice gift.
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THE BOOKLOVER'S REPAIR MANUAL

By: ESTELLE ELLIS , WILTON WIGGINS , DOUGLAS LEE

Price: $35.00

Publisher: NY, KNOPF : 2000

Seller ID: 6593

Binding: HARD BACK

Condition: AS NEW

ITEM # 6593 THE BOOKLOVER'S REPAIR MANUAL BY ESTELLE ELLIS , WILTON WIGGINS , DOUGLAS LEE PUB 2000 BY ALFRED KNOPF 117 PGS 8 1/2 X 10 1/2 HARD BACK A FIRST AID KIT FOR THE HOME LIBRARY EASY TO FOLLOW . DIRECTIONS FOR MANY COMMON REPAIRS ILLUSTRATED WITH 65 ORIGINAL DRAWINGS BOOK IN AS NEW CONDITION . [ SKILLS SHELVES ]
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Repairing Repeating Watches

By: Etchells, C.T.

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Exeter, N. H., Adams-Brown Co.

Seller ID: 26003

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Fine

Very nice clean booklet with no names or writing. Measures 5-1/2"x8-1/2" and has 26 pages of dense text. Illustrated sparingly with small drawings. Originally published in 1917 and reprinted here in a limited run. No date, but fairly recent -- 70's or 80's.
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Finger Crochet

By: Franck, Dorothea Seelye

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Beirut, Lebanon, Al-Khal Printers : 1984

Seller ID: 25376

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good

Very scarce book which the author had been compiling for years. She taught herself the technique while living in the U.S. and began putting ideas on paper in Turkey, and Zaire before teaming up with her illustrator in Beirut, Lebanon. She explains the basic technique and then shows how to enliven it with embroidery, edging and decoration. SIGNED by author at top of revesre side of front cover thus, "To ----, in appreciation. Dorothea." Franck died in 1988 at the age of 71 and was revered for her work iin stengthening American and Middle Eastern relations. Book measures 9"x11" ...
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Constructing Woodland Moccasins

By: Galban, Michael

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Perrysburg, Ohio, R.E. Davis Company : 2005

Seller ID: 19560MtG

Binding: DVD

Condition: Fine

Instructional DVD in nice, clean case. Runs 70 minutes and teaches the art of moccasin making, particularly that of the Woodland Indians. Topics discussed include techniques to make both center seam and wide vamp pucker toe styles. From pattern making to stitching. Much detail for the reeanctor.
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Salish Weaving

By: Gustafson, Paula

Price: $55.00

Publisher: Vancouver, British Columbia, Douglas & McIntye Ltd. : 1980

Seller ID: 25913

ISBN-13: 9780888942685

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine

Very handsome, clean book, with just a small holiday inscription to top corner of front free endpaper. No tears or chips, no other markings and no bumps to boards. Jacket will arrive in brand new mylar cover. Book measures 9"x12-1/2" and has 131 pages. Illustrated with maps, instructive line drawings, and black and white photos of weavers plying their craft, as well as of finished products. Color plates at center of book.An informative tribute to the Salish people of the Pacific northwest,. Ample text.
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Rowan Knitting Magazine Number 33

By: Hargreaves, Kim

Price: $20.00

Publisher: United Kingdom, Rowan Yarns : 2003

Seller ID: 25812

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good

Beautiful magazine measuring 9-1/2"x12-1/2" printed on quality coated paper and lavishly illustrated with designs in full color worn by models in visually appealing settings. Patterns at back in black and white. Includes a talk with designer Zoe Mellor as well as articles on crochet, the fear of knitting with color; and the latest fashions from Milan, Paris and New York. Almost a book!
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CYCLOPEDIA OF MAGIC

By: HENERY HAY EDITOR

Price: $15.00

Publisher: DAVID McKAY CO : 1949

Seller ID: 8459

Binding: HARD BACK

Condition: VERY GOOD

ITEM # 8459 CYCLOPEDIA MAGIC HENERY HAY EDITOR PUB 1949 BY DAVID McKAY CO 498 PGS 6 1/2 X 9 1/4 HARD BACK BASED ON THE WORK OF ANNEMANN , BLACKSTONE CARDINI de BIERE AND MANY OTHERS OF THE DAY 42 PHOTOS , 350 DRAWINGS PORTRAITS OF FAMOUS MAGICIANS AND TRICKS GALORE BOOK AND D.J. IN MYLAR VERY GOOD CONDITION [ CRAFTS & SKILLS ]
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Category: Crafts and Skills