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AN INTRODUCTION TO PAINTING IN OILS
Written by Hazel Harrison.
Stock no. 1830844
Published by Eagle Editions Ltd. 1st thus 2000. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

An intensive and thorough course in oil painting, featuring may step-by-step photographs to illustrate all the basic techniques. In addition, there is plenty of useful information on materials and equipment, as well as how to do the groundwork in preparation for painting. Large format. Pictorial glazed boards. 127 pages including index. ISBN: 1861603657. A few minor knocks to board edges else boards bright and clean. Top edge of text block has some minor spotting. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed to rear panel and has some marks to verso (not visible to front).

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REPAIRING AND RESTORING FURNITURE: THE COMPLETE MANUAL 17TH - 20TH CENTURY
Written by V.J. Taylor.
Stock no. 1830840
Published by David & Charles. 1st 1992. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A complete reference to the woodworking techniques required for any sympathetic renovation - by an acknowledged expert. Includes common repair jobs such as stripping and re-finishing, re-making loose joints and many more specialist repairs. Also covers upholstery, veneering, carving, turning, sharpening tools and special finishes. Grey cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 224 pages including index. ISBN: 0715398857. A few minor marks to rear board. Foxing and marks to top edge of text block, not affecting contents. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is damp stained to lower edges with some visible marks to lower front edge, light scuffing, and tiny tear to top of front panel.

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MODERN PRACTICAL JOINERY
Written by George Ellis.
Stock no. 1830819
Published by Stobart Davies. 1st thus 1987. Very good condition.

A Treatise on The Practice of Joiner's Work by Hand and Machine for the Use of Workmen, Architects, Builders, and Machinests containing a full description of tools and their uses, workshop practice, all kinds of house joinery, bank, office, church, museum, and ship fittings, air-tight cases and shaped work with chapters on stairbuilding and handrailing, foremen's work, fixing, etc. A reprint of the third edition, revised and enlarged. Orange cardwraps. B/w photos and drawings. xv and 486 pages including index. ISBN: 0854420398. Clear plastic covering taped to inside covers. Foxing to text block. Contents clean.

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THE DEVELOPMENT OF CARPENTRY, 1200-1700 - AN ESSEX STUDY
Written by Cecil Alec Hewett.
Stock no. 1830809
Published by David & Charles. 1st 1969. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The dating of timber buildings is notoriously difficult, but an informed examination of the carpenters' joints used can provide definite clues. The jointing techniques are here classified, and their courses of development and decline are discussed; they are also illustrated in precise detail in their chronological sequence. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. 232 pages including index. ISBN: 0715346946. Boards mottled. Foxing to text block. Tape marks and names in ink to endpapers. Else contents clean. Blue dustwrapper is edge-rubbed, a little scuffed and is foxed to verso.

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ROCKING HORSES
Written by Margaret Spencer.
Stock no. 1830805
Published by The Crowood Press. 1992. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Wordwork Projects. How to make a range of different horses. After a brief history of the toys the book describes the materials, tools and accessories for the craft, and distinguishes those that are essential from those that are not a necessity but would be useful. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour and black and white photos with detailed diagrams. 160 pages. ISBN: 1852234547. Reprint. Some staining and browning to text block else a clean copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed.

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ENGLISH HISTORIC CARPENTRY
Written by Cecil A. Hewett.
Stock no. 1830804
Published by Phillimore & Co. Ltd.. 2001. Almost very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Practical insight into the structure and age of our homes and outbuildings. Showing that the master carpenters of the past achieved their highest levels of craftsmanship well before the master masons. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. xiv and 338 pages including index. ISBN: 0850333547. Reprint. Light shelf-wear to base of spine. A few minor marks to text block. A few instances of highlighting to contents. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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A STUDENT'S GUIDE TO WOOD ENGRAVING (BOOKS FOR THE CRAFTSMAN)
Written by Wilfred Gregson.
Stock no. 1830773
Published by B.T. Batsford Ltd.. 1st 1953. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A practical introduction to the technique of the woodcut. The author is a wood engraver and is well qualified to eplain the technique of the craft and to illustrate the technique. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w wood engravings. xv and 79 pages including index. Boards clean. Text block foxed. Endpapers browned. Some foxing throughout. Green pictorial dustwrapper is browned, edge-rubbed with a few small closed tears and chips, small amount of loss to base of spine.

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SHIP MODELS: THEIR PURPOSE AND DEVELOPMENT FROM 1650 TO THE PRESENT
Written by Brian Lavery; Simon Stephens.
Stock no. 1830763
Published by Zwemmer. 1st 1995. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The National Maritime Museum at Greenwich houses one of the most celebrated collections of ship models in the world and its riches are presented here, from the magnificent Navy Board models of Samuel Pepy's day through replicas of frigates, steamships, clippers, battleships, cargo and passenger ships, to aircraft carriers and submarines. Large format. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w & colour photos. 256 pages including index. ISBN: 0302006540. SIGNED by both authors. Boards clean. Light pencil erasure mark to blue front endpaper (small). Contents otherwise clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is grubby.

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CELEBRATING THOMAS CHIPPENDALE: 250 YEARS OF INFLUENCE
Written by Rene Bilodeau; Anselm Fraser.
Stock no. 1830759
Published by The Learning Mill Press. 1st 2005. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This book celebrates Thomas Chippendale's, The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker's Director: A pattern book of household furnishings published in 1754. Chippendale's folio would become the most important and significant publication of its time, influencing furniture design and style up to this day. Large format. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. 192 pages including index. ISBN: 0976212404. White mark to lower front board imprinted from the verso of the dustwrapper. Dustwrapper has been glued to the pastedowns via the flaps (will not be removed). A few minor marks to front endpaper. Some damp crinkling to contents but no staining, clean. A few minor marks to rear panel of dustwrapper and light fading to front edge of spine.

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FLY-TYING METHODS
Written by Darrel Martin.
Stock no. 1329360
Published by David & Charles. 1st 1987. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Colour photos. B/w illustrations. A discussion of the best tools and materials for the serious fly tyer. Black cloth spine and black boards, silver title to spine. ISBN: 0715391321. SIGNED by the author by means of a dedication to the lower margin of the frontis. Foxing to page edges and a slight musty smell to contents. Dustwrapper is edge worn.

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CLASSIC RODS AND RODMAKERS
Written by Martin J. Keane.
Stock no. 1329355
Published by Winchester Press. 1st 1976. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Teaching the reader how to identify a classic rod. Large format. Grey boards with silver title to spine. 246 pages (including index). B/w photos. ISBN: 0876911785. SIGNED by the author by means of a dedication to front free-endpaper. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge chipped (with tape repairs on verso) and slightly faded to spine.

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FISHING FLIES AND FLY TYING: AMERICAN INSECTS, INCLUDING NYMPHS AND CRUSTACEANS
Written by William F. Blades. Illustrated by William F. Blades.
Stock no. 1329325
Published by Stackpole Books. 1st thus 1979. Slightly better than very good condition.

Limited Facsimile edition. Brown cloth with gilt titles and embossed vignette of fly to front cover. 319 pages. B/w photos and diagrams throughout, some colour plates. ISBN: 0811706133. Textblock is very slightly grubby.

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