Crafts from THE BOOK VAULT

VerlagTh. Schafer, Hanover, 1985. 8.5" X 5.75" in very spiffy black cloth with white decoration and red titles. Unobtrusive owner's sticker bottom of title page; otherwise this book is like new: FINE PLUS condition. This is a very nice reprint of the 1894 edition. 272pp. [AC126] ALL TEXT IN GERMAN. Special Edition. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket.

Arizona Highway Dept., Phoenix, AZ, 1974. 12" X 9" in colorfully illustrated paper covers with staple binding. Minor soil and wear: VERY GOOD condition. Lots of colorful illustrations. This is a special edition: SOUTHWEST INDIAN WEAVING. 47 numbered pages.. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Chilton Book Co, 1977. 10.25" X 7.25" in glossy illustrated heavy paper covers. Light soil; Fore edge of front cover curling upward; both front corners creased; shelf wear: GOOD PLUS condition. Contents still excellent. Well illustrated and quite informative. 182pp. [CC010] FIRST EDITION.. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket.

University of Maine Press, Orono, ME, 2010. 10" X 7" in glossy illustrated heavy paper covers. Covers are in excellent condition, but there are some rumpled pages in the first 30. Also a few corner tips folded over. Clean, tight, and unmarked, but I will grade it VERY GOOD MINUS. 440pp. [SCARCE]. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

New York Historical Society, New York, 1938. 9.5" X 6" in spiffy dark green buckram with gilt spine lettering. Prior owner's name on flyleaf; Unidentified ink stamp on another flyleaf. Otherwise, this is a clean, very tight, unmarked volume. Probably part of some sort of library collection, but lacking the usual library paraphernalia: VERY GOOD PLUS or better condition. 450pp.… Saber más sobre este artículo

The Bea Hive, Farmington Hills, MI, 1981. 11" X 8.5" in heavy paper covers with staple binding. Minor shelf wear and soil: NEAR FINE condition. 16pp, not counting covers. [RARE]. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Near Fine/No Jacket.

For Special Service Div., A.S.F by Popular Mechanics Magazine 6.5" X 4.5" in green craft paper covers. Covers and last page slightly smudged. 16pp. No publishing date given. [AE092].. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Stackpole, Inc., Mechanicsburg, PA, 1998. 10.875" X 8.125" in paper covers. Clean, tight, and unmarked. Moderate shelf wear front cover only: VERY GOOD PLUS condition. Partial Contents: "Bittern Photos; Saw-Whet Owl Reference; Painting a Harris Hawk; Complex Feather Painting; Eldridge Arnold Profile; Raptor Heads." 96pp of photos, step-by-step instruction, tools and tips. [BC015]. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket.… Saber más sobre este artículo

Model Craftsman Publishing Corp, Ramsey, NJ, 1948. 11.25" X 8.25" in illustrated paper covers with staple binding. Stray pen mark on front cover; back cover smudged; contents excellent: GOOD PLUS or better condition. Partial Contents: "Southern Pacific 0-6-0 switcher;" "Train of Tomorrow (Prototype plans of the G.M. Locomotive);" "Free Lance Diesel switcher;" "A Dining-Lounge Observation car;" "Streamlined Baggage and Mail… Saber más sobre este artículo

U.S.A.: Lark Crafts, 2011. 11" X 8.625" in slick illustrated heavy paper covers. Minor shelf wear, wear along top and bottom egdes back cover. Contents Perfect: FINE. 231pp. Beautifully illustrated. [BA002] First paperback edition.. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket.

MacMillan Company, New York, 1932. 8.75" X 5.75" in blue cloth with silver lettering. Lettering faded a little, starting to fray bottom of spine, light soiling back cover, owner's name on flyleaf. Both Hinges cracking. Still contents are very nice with lots of excellent illustrations: About GOOD condition. 166pp.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.

Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1991. 10 1/4" X 8 3/4" in hard covers. Book is FINE except for some light pencil writing on pre-title page. Jacket is Brodarted in fine condition. This is the first N. & S. American edition. Combines history with How-to and shows work of some fine contemporary artists working in the medium. Glazing recipes, Bibliography,… Saber más sobre este artículo

Newark, Ohio, U.S.A.: Ralph Maltby Enterprises, 1995. Approx. 11" X 8.5" in slick illustrated heavy paper covers. Spiral bound. Minor shelfwear: still, at least VERY GOOD condition. 416pp. Hard to imagine a book more informative on its subject. Numerous photos, tables, diagrams, step-by-step instruction on every area of golf club repair. In a class by itself.. 5th or later Edition.… Saber más sobre este artículo

Pierce & Stevens Chemical Corp, Buffalo, NY, 1956. 8" X 5" in paper covers. Covers moderately soiled. Ink stamp fo Philip's Hardware, West Babylon, NY on front cover. 24pp, counting covers.. 5th or later Edition. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket.

International Textbook Company, Scranton, PA, 1938. 10.5" X 7.5" in heavy duty red library buckram. EX-LIBRARY, with the usual paraphernalia, but in excellent shape inside and out. The emphasis here is on crafting articles out of pewter, with a lot of useful nuts-and-bolts type advice, but there is a short historical section as well. 151pp.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.… Saber más sobre este artículo

Watson-Guptill Publications/Ballantine Books, New York, 1971. 11" X 8.5" in heavy paper covers. Moderate shelfwear, about VERY GOOD condition. This book is about more than design. It takes on some very basic areas of information such as tools, how to select leather, sewing, gluing, etc. It also discusses using leather in ART WORK - a bit different. Well illustrated. 160pp..… Saber más sobre este artículo

Ian Allan, East Molesey, Surrey, 1960. 10 7/8" X 8 3/4" in illustrated paper covers. This is a very nice hobby magazine from nearly 50 years ago. A little dulled from age, VERY lightly soiled, Overall, about VERY GOOD condition. Some features in this issue: The Unit Plan Station; Wiring A to Z; Yonah Valley - Old Time with new… Saber más sobre este artículo

Lorenz Books, New York, 1995. 12" X 9.25" in illustrated hard covers. Book has a little bump on top edge, otherwise like new: FINE condition or better. Jacket shows very minor wear: NEAR FINE condition. 256pp Sumptuously illustrated throughout. A beautiful book.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.A.: North Light Books, 2001. 11" X 8.5" in spiffy very heavy paper covers. The very lightest possible shelfwear: near FINE condition. This book is about using painting techniques to transform ordinary items into eyecatching beauties. The book features 10 step-by-step painting projects. 144pp.. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Readers Digest, 1999. 9.5" X 7.75" in illustrated hard covers. About FINE+ condition. This is a book for the more advanced woodworker. Has plans, but also explains in minute detail, how to construct some very serious pieces of furniture (Highboy, corner cabinet, Dining table, etc.) 390pp.. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket.