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George Newnes Ltd London 1966 VG (no dj, tan cloth with gilt title on spine, isolated spotting outside page edges only else no significant fault) quarto 303pp. Tools and equipment, method, and range of things to make. Fully illustrated throughout with diagrams, line drawings, b/w photographs.

The Bodley Head London 1967 Vg/Vg (one or two small chips to dj at upper edges, clean sea green cloth with bright gilt titles on spine, front free endpaper missing else contents clean tight and bright) 12mo 128pp. Third impression. For the home dressmaker, proceeding by easy stages from explanation of basic stitches to the making of the first… Read more about this item

J M Dent and Sons London 1921 G (no dj, green titles on blue spine, green cloth boards are both heavily dampstained but no signs of damp internally, small pocket front fixed endpaper (not library), front hinge a little weak but paper not broken, the pages are clean and unmarked and the binding firm, internally a very… Read more about this item

Littlebury and Company Ltd Worcester undated VG (no dj, clean green cloth with black titles, lightly rubbed top and base of spine and corners, brown marks at front endpaper hinges (? from rusty staples) else contents clean and unmarked) octavo 94pp. ? First edition. The start of the game, the play of no trump contracts, the play of a… Read more about this item

Radio Society of Great Britain 1982 Vg (no dj, grey card covers lightly rubbed at corners, contents no fault) large octavo 203pp. The amateur service, setting up a station, operating practices and procedures, DX, contests, mobile portable and repeaters, amateur satellites, RTTY, slow-scan television, special-event stations, appendices.

Faber and Faber London 1950 Vg (no dj, red cloth with gilt titles on faded spine,light scattered spotting free endpapers else contents no fault) octavo 288pp. A book on educational puppetry written by members of the Educational Puppetry Association. The uses of puppetry in education, making dressing and manipulation, stages scenery and equipment, plays and play production etc. With… Read more about this item

Cassell and Co London undated c1900 VG (no dj, very attractive tan buckram boards with gilt titles and gilt/black decoration on spine, central black design on back board, front board with black lettering and decorative design of mechanics' tools within 3 ruled black borders, corners very lightly rubbed, outside page edges mottled red, internally very good… Read more about this item

Success Publishing Company London 1934 Poor (no dj, lightly soiled pictorial card covers with quite heavy browning, spine covering is worn and tips of bottom corners chipped, the binding is firm but there is heavy browning to all pages, only a reading copy) octavo 224pp. First edition. How to mend or renovate practically everything in the home. Consult… Read more about this item

Geoffrey Cumberlege Oxford University Press London 1948 Vg/Fair (dj chipped and worn at edges with minor loss top of spine and torn base of spine, clean red cloth with silver titles on spine, lightly worn base of spine, light foxing outside page edges, signature front free endpaper, pages clean and binding tight) 12mo 106pp. First edition. How to make… Read more about this item

Cassell and Co London undated c1900 VG (no dj, very attractive tan buckram boards with gilt titles and gilt/black decoration on spine, central black design on back board, front board with black lettering and decorative design of mechanics' tools within 3 ruled black borders, corners very lightly rubbed and small faint patch of faded speckles front board,… Read more about this item

Hermes House London 2001 Fine/near fine (fine new unopened copy with laminated pictorial boards, fine unclipped dj with small patch of discolouration back cover) large octavo 256pp. A comprehensive guide to ceramics with step-by-step projects and techniques. Over 800 colour photographs.

W & R Chambers Edinburgh undated G (no dj, lightly soiled beige cloth with faded red titles on spine and small red figure on front board, a little light spotting enpapers and prelims, small pencil annotation front free endpaper and child's drawings and splashes over both back endpapers, internally the pages are clean and unmarked0 12mo 48pp. The making… Read more about this item

Cassell and Co London undated c1900 VG (no dj, very attractive tan buckram boards with gilt titles and gilt/black decoration on spine, central black design on back board, front board with black lettering and decorative design of mechanics' tools within 3 ruled black borders, corners lightly rubbed and 3 tiny puncture holes border of front board,… Read more about this item

Cassell and Co London undated c1900 Good + (no dj, very attractive tan buckram boards with gilt titles and gilt/black decoration on spine, but there are 2 small closed cuts in the middleof the spine - from falling gainst edge of shelving. not unsightly - can provise scans to re-assure you! central black design on back… Read more about this item

C Arthur Pearson Ltd London 1952 Vg/Vg (dj worn around edges, contents no significant fault) large octavo 63pp. 58 captioned b/w photographs of modern flower arrangements.