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THE IMAGE ON THE GLASS
Written by Laurence Whistler.
Stock no. 1826339
Published by John Murray. 1st 1975. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Detailed notes on the engraved glass and a complete check list of work by Laurence Whistler and his sons. Black boards, gilt title to spine and vignette to front. B/w plates. ISBN: 0719532752. Light browning to text block. Contents clean. Black pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed.

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THE WHEELWRIGHT'S SHOP
Written by George Sturt.
Stock no. 1825984
Published by Cambridge University Press. 1942. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Beige cloth. B/w photos and illustrations. Reprint. Boards foxed. Endpapers & text block browned, with foxing text block. Name & date in ink to free front endpaper. Contents clean. White pictorial dustwrapper is grubby, worn at edges with some small chips and closed tears. Musty odour present.

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MEDIEVAL WOODCARVINGS OF RIPON CATHEDRAL
Written by Maurice H. Taylor; Derek Ching.
Stock no. 1825590
Published by The Friends Of Ripon Cathedral. 1st 2009. Nearly fine condition.

Choirstalls, Canopies, Ceiling Bosses and Misericords. Cardwraps. Colour photos. ISBN: 9780953197958. SIGNED by both authors (To Maggie) to title page. Else contents fine.

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SEARCHING FOR BEAUTY: LETTERS FROM A COLLECTOR TO A STUDIO POTTER
Written by Richard Jacobs.
Stock no. 1825566
Published by Kestrel Books. 1st 2007. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

In these forty letters from a collector to a studio potter, Richard Jacobs attempts two momentous revisions to the spirit of the times. The first is a reinsatement of the word 'beauty' as a meaningful and unapologetic description in our daily lives... Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 095488406X. A lovely copy.

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WATCH AND CLOCK MAKING AND REPAIRING
Written by W.J. Gazeley.
Stock no. 1825551
Published by Newnes-Butterworths. 1978. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Second Edition. Dealing with the ?Construction and Repair of Watches, Clocks and Chronometers. An authoritative work based on the life-time's experience of the author. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0592000621. Reprint. Previous owner's name and address in ink to front pastedown. Text block browned. Contents clean. Blue dustwrapper is rubbed at corners with a little surface paper loss, a little scuffed to rear panel, publisher's price sticker to front flap.

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THE GLOSTER & AW METEOR: A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE FOR THE MODELLER
Written by Richard J. Caruana; Richard A. Franks.
Stock no. 1825520
Published by Sam Publications. 1st 2004. Slightly better than very good condition.

Large format. Card wraps. B/w and colour photos and illustrations. Modellers Datafile No. 8. ISBN: 0953346587. Covers a little scuffed. Contents fine.

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JEWELLERY MANUFACTURE AND REPAIR
Written by Charles A. Jarvis.
Stock no. 1825444
Published by N.A.G. Press Ltd.. 2010. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Written by an expert of long standing in response to the growing interest in jewellery-making. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 9780719800528. Reprint. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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STRAWBALE HOME PLANS
Written by Wayne J. Bingham; Colleen F. Smith.
Stock no. 1824882
Published by Gibbs Smith, Publisher. 1st 2007. Very good condition.

An inspiring and diverse collection of strawbale buildings. Featuring everything from single-level country homes to cottages and studios, to community buildings. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour photos & b/w plans. ISBN: 9781586858612. Corners of covers lightly rubbed, spine lightly faded. Text block slightly grubby. Contents clean.

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WELSH STICK CHAIRS
Written by John Brown.
Stock no. 1824654
Published by Stobart Davies. 1st thus 2009. Almost very good condition.

Revised edition with a new introduction by Nick Gibbs. Green card wraps, black titles. 94 pages including index. B/w photos. ISBN: 9780854420834. A few grubby marks to covers. Previous bookseller's label to rear cover. Damp stain (coffee?) to top margins of pages 87 - rear cover (does not affect text). A few pages are lightly crinkled from damp.

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DESIGNING & MAKING ROCKING HORSES
Written by Margaret Spencer.
Stock no. 1824087
Published by The Crowood Press. 1st 2001. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

With detailed plans, instructions and explanations of the wood and tools required. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour photos plus b/w plans. ISBN: 1861263619. Some damp mottling to boards. Spine cocked. Minor foxing to text block. A few light marks to endpapers. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed and has a minor biro mark to front panel. Musty odour present.

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WOODWORKING FOR BEGINNERS
Written by John Dumayne. Illustrated by John Dumayne.
Stock no. 1323334
Published by Penguin. 1st thus 1946. Very good condition.

Puffin Picture Book No. 57. Oblong format. Pictorial paperwraps. The revised edition of "Woodworking For Children". Slight rubbing to cover edges. Old pencil price erased to front cover and to title-page. Some spotting to textblock.

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WOODWORKING FOR CHILDREN
Written by John Dumayne. Illustrated by John Dumayne.
Stock no. 1323323
Published by Penguin Books Ltd. 1st 1945. Good condition.

Puffin Picture Book No. 57. Pictorial paperwraps. B/w illustrations. Some rubbing to spine. A couple of pages have been roughly opened resulting in slight loss at page edges. Penguin price alteration sticker to title list inside front cover. Pale page browning.

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