The Art of Whittling de Faurot, Walter L - 1930

Peoria, Illinois: The Manual Arts Press, 1930. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition.. Fine first edition in very clean original dust jacket. Clean unfaded red cloth boards with black lettering and double line border on cover, black lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight, pages and edges are clean. No names, writing or marks. Well-illustrated by the author with drawings. 91 pages with index. Clean bright jacket (tiny bit of faint soiling on rear panel) has one short closed edge tear at rear flap fold; enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. Written by a long-time whittler who has tried to make every queer thing that can be made of wood with the pocket-knife as the principal cutting tool, any whittler or would-be whittler will find this book full of stimulating ideas and practical instruction..