Home Browse Hobbies & CraftsHobby Reference

Hobby Reference

We can help you find the hobby reference books you are looking for. As the world's largest independent marketplace for new, used and rare books, you always get the best in service and value when you buy from Biblio.co.uk, and all of your purchases are backed by our return guarantee.

Browse all Hobby Reference

Hobby Reference Books & Ephemera

Les Sélections de Système D, N°16 : pour Peindre Plafonds, Murs et Boiseries. pour Poser des Papiers Peints et Réussir des Faux-Bois

by P.M.D

Societe Parisienne d'Edition, 1959. Staplebound. Very Good. Yellowed text otherwise in excellent collectible condition. 32 pages - 1er plat illustré en couleurs - textes sur deux colonnes - nombreuses illustrations en noir et blanc dans le texte.

Item Price

£13.02

La Deuxieme Annee de Photographie

by G. Schweitzer

J. de Francia, editeur. Soft cover. Good. Undated but similar titles by this author at this publisher were released in the late 1920s. The bibliographic references and camera illustrations also match this period. Solid binding despite one spine crease. Covers soiled and spine sunned. Text smooth and legible though yellowed throughout. 192 pages.

Item Price

£17.36

Trendy Knit Ponchos: 4 Designs

by Kay Meadors

Leisure Arts, 2004. Staplebound. Very Good. Some thumb dents along spine otherwise fine. 21,5 x 28 cm. staplebound booklet #3948 with 12 pages, illustrated.

Item Price

£8.68

Guide Book of United States Coins, 10th Edition

by R.S. Yeoman

Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing Co., 1957. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. Binding slightly cocked, creased. Boards heavily rubbed and stained. Stickers and sticker residue to both pastedowns and endpapers. No other markings or highlighting. Binding still solid. BW illustrations.

Item Price

£15.62

L'invitation au jardin: recit

by Claude Servan-Schreiber

Flammarion, 2001. Couverture souple. Bon. Light corner and edge wear, some yellowing of wraps and page edges.

Item Price

£13.02

Crocheted Throws: 8 Winning Designs

by Kimber Ross, et al

Leisure Arts, 2003. Staplebound. Very Good. Some soiling of back cover otherwise looks new. 32 page illustrated 21,5 x 28 cm. staplebound booklet UPC 028906035230

Item Price

£13.02

Tout savoir sur... Les Compagnons du Devoir

by Librairie du compagnonnage

Librairie du Compagnonnage, 2006. Soft cover. Fine.

Item Price

£8.68

Tacheometre-theodolite Theo 020

by VEB Carl Zeiss JENA

VEB Carl Zeiss JENA, 1970. Staplebound. Very Good. Bumped at tail otherwise in fine like new collectible condition. Illustrated booklet 14,8 x 21 cm., 31 pages, text in French numero de l'imprime 10-159d-3 V-5-1 2407 Ag 29/244/70. Laid in is the original cover letter (recapping features and prices) from the manufacturer and carte-reponse (postcard) 10-159d-3. Departement de vent pour appareils de topographie - representation en France : Compagnie Generale de Physique Departement Geodesie.

Item Price

£17.36

Le mini-guide des arts martiaux

by Marty, Eric; Boschi, Roland

Vents d'Ouest, 2000. Hardcover. Near Fine/No DJ as Issued.

Item Price

£4.34

Bois et meubles peints

by MICHELE PELISSIER

DESSAIN TOLRA, 1976. Hardcover. Very Good/No DJ as Issued.

Item Price

£8.68

L'instantone l'hiver chez soi meme la nuit avec les pellicules Kodak Super Sensitive Panchromatic ou Kodak Panatomic et les Lampes Photoflood

by Kodak Pathe S.A.F

Etablissements Photo Plait. Pamphlet. Very Good. One sheet folded thrice creating 8 pages, 12 x 17,4 cm. Light general wear, one yellowed edge, still in overall excellent condition. Sans date circa 1930

Item Price

£6.07

Zeiss Ikon : Contax

by Zeiss Ikon Contax

Zeiss Ikon, 1935. Staplebound. Very Good. Faded covers, POS and ink stamp "8 MARS 1936" on verso of covers. In overall excellent condition, rare collectible. French language edition 8705.164.235 Din B6. Staplebound booklet, 12,8 x 17,8 cm., 63 pages, well illustrated.

Item Price

£26.03

Plaisirs de la peche

by Slava Stochl

Grund, 1980. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Adaptation francaise de Yvette Joye. Volume 22,5 x 29,5 cm de 176 pages, 171 photographies en noir et en couleurs. Relie toile, sous jaquette illustree. Bel exemplaire.

Item Price

£26.03

Modern Timber Roof Trusses Built with TECO Timber Connectors. AIA File No.B-19

by Timber Engineering Company -- TECO

Washington, D.C.: Timber Engineering Co., 1939. 2nd Printing. Staplebound. Very Good. BW photographs and full page engineering drafts of actual buildings using their product in 8 unpaginated glossy pages (including wraps which have text and graphics printed on them): Federal Housing Project Trusses (Miami), Timber Shed for Trexler Lumber, HB Plant High School Gym (Tampa), Pacific Forest Industries Warehouse (Tacoma). Lightly rubbed spine, very small dampstain at head of spine. Originally published May... Read more about this item

Item Price

£8.68

SLOM Magazine 1961

by Societe des Lunetiers et Societe d'Optique et de Mecanique de Haute Precision

Societe des Lunetiers et Societe d'Optique et de Mecanique de Haute Precision, 1961. Staplebound. Very Good. Production du Groupe : Societe des Lunetiers (SL) et Societe d'Optique et de Mecanique de Haute Precision (SOM) donc SL + SOM = SLOM. unpaginated, well illustrated with mild general wear. 21 x 27 cm. Topography, surveying, engineering.

Item Price

£8.68

SLOM Paris : Tacheometre STA28

by Societe des Lunetiers et Societe d'Optique et de Mecanique de Haute Precision

Societe des Lunetiers et Societe d'Optique et de Mecanique de Haute Precision, 1970. Staplebound. Very Good. Production du Groupe : Societe des Lunetiers (SL) et Societe d'Optique et de Mecanique de Haute Precision (SOM) donc SL + SOM = SLOM. Light rubbing of spine, soiled back cover, still in overall very good condition. Staplebound 19 pages illustrated, 17,9 x 24 cm.

Item Price

£6.07

Les sélections de Système "D", N° 32. Comment préparer, appliquer, nettoyer, badigeons et peintures, comment réaliser des imitations de marbre.

Societe Parisienne d'Edition, 1959. Staplebound. Very Good. Yellowed text otherwise in excellent collectible condition. 32 pages - 1er plat illustré en couleurs - textes sur deux colonnes - quelques illustrations en noir et blanc dans le texte.

Item Price

£13.02

First Steps in Lace Net Embroidery

by Rita Weiss

American School of Needlework, 1984. Staplebound. Very Good. Light edge wear, American School of Needlework staplebound booklet 3031, 17 pages, large format

Item Price

£13.02

Crochet Heirlooms LPF 302 R (revised): Pineapple / Fan Collars

by Helen Haywood

Crochet Heirlooms, 1986. No Binding. Very Good. Rubbed spine, illustrated, single fold four panels 8.5 x 11" with little pencil asterisks written in the margins of one paragraph. Scarce collectible "vintage" title.

Item Price

£6.94

Broderies et bonnets en Touraine (French Edition)

by Association des amis de la Bibliotheque departementale d'Indre et Loire

Editiions CLD (for the BDIL), 1993. Soft cover. Near Fine. Format broche 21 x 29,8 cm., 79 pages with extensive BW and color photos from private and public collections as well as reproductions of vintage postcards and classical art; several essays. Light edge wear and scuffing to wraps otherwise as new. Scarce title.

Item Price

£43.39

Wild Heerbrugg : Appareils de Chantier

by Wild Heerbrugg Ets d'optique et de mecanique de precision

Societe Wild Paris. Staplebound. Very Good. Sans date (1950s) 21 x 30 cm., 4 pages.

Item Price

£4.34

Le plus beau des cadeaux un Voigtlaender

by Voigtlaender / Voigtlander

Voigtlaender / Voigtlander, 1931. Staplebound. Good. Illustrated staplebound product (cameras and lenses) catalogue with illustrations and prices, 14,5 x 21 cm., [12] pages, fine interior, creased and soiled covers. French language edition Nr 2511/231. Rare collectible

Item Price

£17.36

Nagel [l'equipement optique des appareils a pellicules - catalogue of photographic equipment, cameras]

by Nagel-werke [Kodak]

Nagel-werke. Soft cover. Good. Undated but all the models (Zollenda, Recomar, etc) date from 1928-1932 (when the company was acquired by Kodak and soon thereafter rebranded with that name). The only address shown in the catalogue (on the back cover) is for Kodak Pathe, so 1932-1933 is probable release date. The many BW photos in the catalogue also match for early 1930s. Text in French, staplebound octavo 16 pages + illustrated (recto and verso) covers. Faded covers, mildly age-toned text, rubbed spine,... Read more about this item