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THE "WOODWORKER" BOOK OF TURNING

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.]
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AMATEUR WORK ILLUSTRATED - a practical magazine of constructive and decorative art and manual labour, with supplements containing designs and working drawings to scale for varoious pieces of work, useful and ornamental, & several hundreds of illustrations

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...
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SHIPS AND SHIP MODELS - A magazine for all lovers of ships and the sea. Volumes 1 - 6 (1931 - 1937).

By: N/A

Price: £40.00

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.
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Batiks (Victoria & Albert Museum).

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.
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Ceramic Review - The International Magazine of Ceramics - Issues 188 and 192 (together with the supplement on glazes)

By: N/A

Price: £10.00

Publisher: 2001

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.
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How to Draw Trees

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]
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The Tradition of Fine Bookbinding in the Twentieth Century : Catalogue of an Exhibition, 1979-1980

By: Callery, Bernadette G. & Mosimann, Elizabeth A. (eds)

Price: £8.50

Publisher: Pittsburgh, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation: 1979

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 ...
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Bristol and West-Country Pewterers, with illustrations of their marks

By: Cotterell, Howard H.

Price: £40.00

Publisher: Bristol Museum and Art Gallery: 1918

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.
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Introducing Jewellery Making

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.
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Polishes

By: Davidsohn, A. & Milwidsky, B.M.

Price: £8.50

Publisher: London, Leonard Hill (Books) Limited: 1968

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.
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Gesso Decoration, with examples selected from historical sources and others executed by Dryad Handicrafts

By: Fletcher, B.J.

Price: £7.50

Publisher: Leicester & London, The Dryad Press: 1931

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.
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Robust Individuals (Mhairi Corr]

By: Franks, Tony; Hughes, Philip (intro); Corr, Mhairi

Price: £10.00

Publisher: Ruthin Craft centre, The Gallery: 2000

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.]
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The Complete Guide to Knots and how to tie them

By: Gibson, Walter B.

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.
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World Textiles - a visual guide to traditional techniques

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.]
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Canvas Work and Design

By: Gray, Jennifer

Price: £6.25

Publisher: London, B.T. Batsford: 1960

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.
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Brickwork and Paving for House and Garden

By: Hammett, Michael

Price: £7.00

Publisher: Ramsbury, The Crowood Press: 2003

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...
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Egyptian Pottery

By: Hope, Colin A.

Price: £3.50

Publisher: Princes Risborough, Shire: 2001

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...
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Practical Gemstone Craft

By: Hutton, Helen

Price: £3.50

Publisher: London, Studio Vista: 1972

Seller ID: 014652

ISBN: 0289700787

Condition: Very Good

Illustrated, large octavo, pp 104, very clean internally, blue cloth in very good condition, the dustwrapper is slightly frayed, with one small tear to the lower cover.
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Thomas Bewick, Wood Engaver, Newcastle Upon Tyne, 1753-1828

By: Jackson, John

Price: £20.00

Publisher: Greenock, The SignetPress: 1956

Seller ID: 006434

Portrait frontispiece, 10 wood engravings in the text (two of which are printed in green), small slim 8vo, pp 20, (4), paperback, covers slightly marked and worn, contents very clean. Limited edition of 500 copies, of which this is number 440. [The text is taken from Jackson's "A Treatise on Wood Engraving, Historical and Practical", published in 1839.]
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Five Miles From Bunkum - a village and its crafts

By: Ketteridge, Christopher & Mays, Spike

Price: £3.50

Publisher: London, Eyre Methuen: 1972

Seller ID: 013597

ISBN: 0413276902

Condition: Very Good

Illustrated, octavo, pp 207, very slight foxing to the for-edge, otherwise a very good copy in a dustwrapper showing very slight signs of use.
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