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By: N/A
Price: £5.50
Publisher: Hemel Hempstead, Argus Books: 1990
Seller ID: 006760
ISBN: 1854860445
Well illustrated with black and white photographs, quarto, pp 126, slight blemish to page 95/96 otherwise only very slight signs of use internally, paperback, covers very slightly marked and worn. [Reprints of many articles from Woodworker magazine. Multiple articles wthin the general headings of : between centres, chucks, coopering, faceplates, finishing, furniture, lathes, ornamental turning, profiles, seasoning, tool tests, woodturning seminar.] View more info
By: N/A
Price: £225.00
Publisher: London, Ward, Lock, Bowden & Co:
Seller ID: 007306
Condition: Good
Volumes 1 - 7, popular re-issue. Not dated, but probably c. 1892 -5 (though the British Library lists seven volumes of this edition, and dates it 1881-88). One of the most elusive of all late Victorian journals for the keen handyman. This set is bound in a simple brown cloth which is a little marked worn and frayed, but generally still very sound, though the spine head of volume two is rather torn, and a hinge cracked in volume five. The contents are generally clean, though the folding plans and plates are ofter printed on an inferior paper which has browned, as have the adjoining pages. There... View more info
By: N/A
Price: £40.00
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 010008
Condition: Good
Volumes 1 - 6 (1931 - 1937). A good run of the 70 early issues, in various bindings, some with typed paper labels on the spine: Volume 1 - bound in standard blue cloth. Volume 2 - alternative blue cloth, uneven signatures, one hinge cracked, becoming loose. Volume 3 - all parts in original covers, loosely tied in to a loose-leaf binder. Volume 4 - similar. Volume 5 & 6 - in one volume, alternative cloth, loosely bound, uneven signatures, becoming weak (ends with Volume 6 part 70, June 1937). A good chance to obtain the scarce early issues of this informative magazine. View more info
By: N/A
Price: £10.00
Publisher: London, Victoria and Albert Museum: 1975
Seller ID: 010249
ISBN: 0112900518
Condition: Very Good
Illustrated, tall slim 8vo, pp 50, paperback, upper cover slightly creased, otherwise a very good copy. View more info
By: N/A
Price: £10.00
Publisher: 2001
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 013491
Condition: Very Good
Two well illustrated issues of this magazine, with major articles on Kevin de Choisy and Nicholas Rena, together with a 20 page supplement on glazes. Well illustrated, small slim quarto, paperback, very good copies. View more info
By: Brown, Gregory
Price: £2.50
Publisher: London, The Studio: 1949
Seller ID: 014037
Condition: Very Good
Well illustrated with line drawings, small slim octavo, pp 64, very clean internally, upper cover of cloth slightly marked, otherwise a very good copy. [postage will be reduced] View more info
By: Callery, Bernadette G. & Mosimann, Elizabeth A. (eds)
Price: £8.50
Publisher: Pittsburgh, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation: 1979
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 009995
ISBN: 0913196282
Condition: Very Good
Well illustrated, tall slim quarto, pp 129, very clean internally, cloth-backed boards very slightly bumped, spine very slightly marked, otherwise a very good copy. [The preface states "The Tradition of Fine Bookbinding in the Twentieth Century" explores the tension that results from modern craftsmen working in a traditional craft. The twentieth century binder must always contend with traditions of binding structure, material and cover design, and this conflict is compounded when facing the re-binding of an older book. We have attempted to gather representative examples of what we see ... View more info
Price: £22.50
Publisher: New York, Dover Publications Inc.: 1972
Seller ID: 012719
ISBN: 0486228010
Condition: Good
Facsimile reprint of the 1887 second edition. Well illustrated in black and white, two volumes quarto, pp xviii, 697, owner's bookplate on both front endpapers, slightly used internally, slight wrinkling to bottom margins of first few pages in volume one and a slight stain to the front endpaper, paperback, covers slightly worn and creased, spines faded, slight adhesion marks from original price stickers. [A heavy set - extra postage may be needed] View more info
Price: £40.00
Publisher: Bristol Museum and Art Gallery: 1918
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 009840
Condition: Very Good
Illustrated with 4 photographic plates, and many small text figures of marks, large slim quarto, pp (4), 36, paperback, yapp edges, very slightly worn, but a much better than average copy of this scarce work. View more info
By: Crawford, John
Price: £8.50
Publisher: London, B.T. Batsford: 1972
Seller ID: 014650
ISBN: 0713424052
Condition: Good
Well illustrated, horizontal octavo, pp 111, fore-edge slightly foxed, blue cloth very slightly worn, in a slightly worn dustwrapper. View more info
By: Davidsohn, A. & Milwidsky, B.M.
Price: £8.50
Publisher: London, Leonard Hill (Books) Limited: 1968
Edition: Fourth edition
Seller ID: 007289
Condition: Good
pp xiv, 205, black and orange cloth very slightly worn, otherwise a good copy in a price-clipped and slightly wrinkled dustwrapper. View more info
By: Firsoff, V.A. & Firsoff, G.I.
Price: £5.00
Publisher: Newton Abbot, David & Charles: 1975
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 014678
ISBN: 0715368109
Condition: Very Good
A few line drawings in the text, octavo, pp 210, very clean internally, green cloth in very good condition, the dustwrapper is very slightly faded on the spine and slightly marked on its lower cover, otherwise very good and now protected in a removable plastic cover. View more info
By: Fletcher, B.J.
Price: £7.50
Publisher: Leicester & London, The Dryad Press: 1931
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 012161
Condition: Good
Illustrated, slim small octavo, pp 34, very slightly used internally, decorated soft cloth binding, slightly worn, a light pen mark on the upper cover. [Materials, grounds and their treatment, methods and design, gilding, painting etc]. SCARCE. View more info
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By: Franks, Tony; Hughes, Philip (intro); Corr, Mhairi
Price: £10.00
Publisher: Ruthin Craft centre, The Gallery: 2000
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 013897
ISBN: 1900941333
Condition: Very Good
Illus, pp 22, small square octavo (measures 160mm x 160mm), paperback, price list loosely inserted. a very good copy. [A scarce catalogue of a 2000 touring exhibition.] View more info
Price: £6.50
Publisher: London, Robinson Publishing Ltd: 1989
Seller ID: 011293
ISBN: 1854872915
Condition: Very Good
Illustrated, small 8vo, pp 131, (3) a little age-toned but otherwise clean and sound internally, paperback, the base of the spine very slightly bumped otherwise in very good condition. View more info
By: Gillow, John & Sentance, Bryan
Price: £8.35
Publisher: London, Thames & Hudson: 2004
Seller ID: 008527
ISBN: 0500282471
Condition: Good
Very well illustrated, large quarto, pp 240, paperback, slight signs of wear but still a good copy. [A heavy book - extra postage may be required.] View more info
By: Gray, Jennifer
Price: £6.25
Publisher: London, B.T. Batsford: 1960
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 012162
Condition: Very Good
Illustrated, octavo, pp 104, very slight foxing, otherwie only slight signs of use internally, blue cloth, very slightly shelf rubbed, in a dustwrapper which is not price-clipped but which is rather worn and frayed at the edges and a bit age-toned. View more info
By: Hammett, Michael
Price: £7.00
Publisher: Ramsbury, The Crowood Press: 2003
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 012466
ISBN: 1861266022
Condition: Very Good
Well illustrated, lage octavo, pp 159, a little age-toned round the margins, otherwise very clean internally, pictorial laminated covers in very good condition. [This is a comprehensive guide to clay bricks and mortars, their physical and aesthetic properties, and their use in a wide range of building projects. The book covers the different types of brick and mortar; recalimed bricks; assessing durability; estimating quantities; and buying materials. It provides information on basic bricklaying tools and equipment; dimensions and setting out work; buidling straight and curved walls; and buildi... View more info
By: Hayden, Ruth
Price: £11.50
Publisher: London, Colonnade: 1980
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 015730
ISBN: 071418022x
Condition: Very Good
Well illustrated, large octavo, pp 176, very clean internally, black cloth in very good condition, the dustwrapper is a little worn, but still a very good copy. View more info
By: Hope, Colin A.
Price: £3.50
Publisher: Princes Risborough, Shire: 2001
Edition: Second edition
Seller ID: 013542
ISBN: 074780494x
Condition: New
Second edition. Well illustrated, small slim octavo, pp 64, paperback, a very good new copy. [Clay was used for a myriad of functions in ancient Egypt, of which one of the most important was the production of pottery vessels. The manufacture of pottery has a history of over five thousand years in ancient Egypt. This book concentrates on that from the time of the first pharaohs, approximately 3000BC, to the conquest by Alexander the Great in 332 BC. Pottery was used for vessels that served a wide variety of functions, including everyday cooking and domestic purposes. While the majority of the... View more info
