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Hobby Reference Books & Ephemera

La Pêche Et Ses Techniques

La Pêche Et Ses Techniques

by henri limouzin, et al

Solar, 1991. Hardcover. Near Fine/No DJ. 220 pages, index, illustrations, grand format 22,5 x 29,7 cm. Bel exemplaire
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£13.01
Pinecar How-To Book Formula for Building and Racing Pinecars P383

Pinecar How-To Book Formula for Building and Racing Pinecars P383

Linn Creek, Mo: OCO, 1998 Book. Very Good (+) Book. Paperback. Secure binding with clean text and just light cover crease & minor edge wear. About 8-1/2 x 5-1/2 with 24 pp. Scarce! Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Item Price
£7.65
The Visual Dance: Creating Spectacular Quilts

The Visual Dance: Creating Spectacular Quilts

by Joen Wolfrom

New, first edition, shelf wear to wrapper.
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£12.14
Alphametre (Fabrication Secretan) : Mesurez rapidement hauteurs longueurs distances obliques ecarts angulaires

Alphametre (Fabrication Secretan) : Mesurez rapidement hauteurs longueurs distances obliques ecarts angulaires

by Etablissements J. Eppler (Paris)

Etablissements J. Eppler (Paris) / Secretan. Pamphlet. Good. Illustrated promotional brochure single fold, 4 pages, 21 x 27 cm. Three horizontal creases probably from being folded and stuffed in envelope for mailing. Slightly yellowed. Undated but ink stamped 1 Oct 1956 on front cover.
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£4.34
Kodeco 34 (numero special), janvier 1982

Kodeco 34 (numero special), janvier 1982

by Jean Legay, editor

Kodak Pathe, 1981. Soft cover. Good. Binding glue gave out and illustrated gatefold covers now detached from text block (still holding together solid); other than this defect it looks almost new.
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£8.67
Irish Patchwork 1800-1900 'Irish Ways' promotion Marshall Fields, Chicago

Irish Patchwork 1800-1900 'Irish Ways' promotion Marshall Fields, Chicago

by Alex Meldrum introduction by Laura Jones

A thin softcover book with dust jacket for the Marshall Field's exhibition on irish patchwork quilts held in Chicago 9/1980. Book in Near Fine Condition. Tight binding, rubbed corners and edge of horizontal shaped book.
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£20.24
Redbook of Used Gun Values : Revised 1978 Edition Gun Buyer's Directory

Redbook of Used Gun Values : Revised 1978 Edition Gun Buyer's Directory

by Revised and edited by the staff of Guns Magazine

Publishers Development Corporation, 1977. Staplebound. Fair. 24mo - over 5 - 5¾" tall. Covers substantially scuffed with speckling throughout, covers pulling from staples, chipped spine tips, creased corners, mailing label on back bleached. Text unmarked, 129 pages, 10,2 x 14 cm.
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£6.94
Great Craft - Quilts Book

Great Craft - Quilts Book

by American School of Needlework

Book Like New/ Dust Jacket Good - has some tears alsong top edge & worn at corners & edge of spine. complet & intact. Remainder mark.
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£8.10
Je fais des marionnettes - premiers essais 7

Je fais des marionnettes - premiers essais 7

by a.r. philpott

Fleurus Idées, 1973. Staplebound. Good. Fine illustrated interior, covers look a little tired, used. Livret , souple , 15 cm x 21 cm
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£7.81
You Can Fix It Yourself

You Can Fix It Yourself

by Margaret P. McCordic, Louise A. Young, H.D Bruhn

1952. Staplebound. Good. Single staplebound 14 x 21,7 cm., 19 pages typed with line drawings. Unstated publisher which appears to be a college extension program. Clean interior, soiled and faded wraps, not very crisp.
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£4.34
Kern & Cie. S.A. Usines d'optique et de mecanique de precision (Aarau, Suisse) : Niveau Kern Modele GK1

Kern & Cie. S.A. Usines d'optique et de mecanique de precision (Aarau, Suisse) : Niveau Kern Modele GK1

by Kern & Cie. S.A. Usines d'optique et de mecanique de precision

Aarau, Suisse: Kern & Cie. S.A.. Pamphlet. Good. Single sheet folded with 4 illustrated panels 15 x21 cm. Store stamp on front cover, creasing and edge wear still in overall good condition. Prospectus GK 479a
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£4.34
Quick and Easy Patchwork on the Sewing Machine (Dover Needlework Series)

Quick and Easy Patchwork on the Sewing Machine (Dover Needlework Series)

by Murwin, Susan Aylsworth; Payne, Suzzy Chalfant

Also pub. in Ontario & London by other publishers. Complete/intact, a clean copy but the wrapper has a large crease with edge & corner wear.
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£6.87
Warhammer 40,000 Bataille pour Macragge

Warhammer 40,000 Bataille pour Macragge

Games Workshop, 2004. Staplebound. Good. Edge wear and thumb dents along spine, not very crisp otherwise fine. French language edition.
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£8.67
La Pratique du tirage : epreuves - diapositifs - agrandissements (1961) 11e édition mise a jour et augmentée

La Pratique du tirage : epreuves - diapositifs - agrandissements (1961) 11e édition mise a jour et augmentée

by Alphonse-Henri Cuisinier

Publications Photo Cinema Paul Montel, 1961. Couverture souple. Fair. 77 pages. Des rousseurs sur les tranches, couverture abimée et passée. 1961. In-12. Broché. Le plupart du texte et propre avec 24 schémas et illustrations; une dizaine des pages avec sousligne au stylo (pas trop). Underlining to a few lines in red ink to about ten pages otherwise clean.
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£6.07
La technique moderne du bois gravé et les méthodes anciennes des xylographes du XVIe siècle et des maitres graveurs de Yédo. -

La technique moderne du bois gravé et les méthodes anciennes des xylographes du XVIe siècle et des maitres graveurs de Yédo. -

by Maurice Busset

Delagrave, 1925. Soft cover. Fair. Text and illustrations in fine condition, excellent presentation for the covers as well, the binding however is compromised since the binding glue has dried out and there is a split in the front pastedown with the covers semi-detached. Nombreuse illustrations, 172 pages. Almost new collectible condition if rebound or reglued.
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£34.69
Mariner's Medallion: Using Foundation Paper Piecing

Mariner's Medallion: Using Foundation Paper Piecing

by M'Liss Rae Hawley

New, first edition, AB358. Authorappeared on PBS. Very slight shelf wear to wrapper.
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£16.19
The Pick of the Pineapples 287 AND Pineapples on Parade 241

The Pick of the Pineapples 287 AND Pineapples on Parade 241

by The Spool Cotton Co

Two craft books #287 has patterns S238 thru S250. Book has a pink kool-aid type stain along the edge. #241 has most of the numbers featured from 7853-7871. Good condition, torn about an inch on one side from flipping through. Wrapper has creases & a book plate attached to the cover. Torn about 2" at bottom cover at spine.
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£12.10
Walther's HO Reference Manual and Catalog 1961 Edition for HO Model Train Railroaders

Walther's HO Reference Manual and Catalog 1961 Edition for HO Model Train Railroaders

by Wm. K. Walther's, Inc

Book has a bend in it, is discolored from age, and has some soil spots on the cover.
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£20.23
Classic Mercedes

Classic Mercedes

by George Bishop

With over 200 illustrations, book is in Near Fine condition due to some yellowing on end pages. DJ. yellowed, small rip top & bottom at spine. Top & bottom edge of spine bends forward. Still a very nice oversized book.
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£12.14
Connie's Chicken Coup His & Hers Pillow Pattern #CCP-217 Concord Fabric

Connie's Chicken Coup His & Hers Pillow Pattern #CCP-217 Concord Fabric

Albany, Oregon: Connie's Chicken Coup, 1980. Staplebound. Fine. Loose leaf sewing pattern and instructions still sealed in plastic as new. Sous blister d'origine.
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£8.67
Love to Quilt: Petal by Petal : Appli-Bond Flowers (Love to Quilt)

Love to Quilt: Petal by Petal : Appli-Bond Flowers (Love to Quilt)

by Shay, Joan

New with Slight shelfware. Actual photos.
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£8.10
Frogs & Flowers

Frogs & Flowers

by Camille Remme

Price Sticker remnants on front, store Sticker back. Bend by bottom cover corners, minor edge ware. One page has some notes written in. No other Printing other than 1991 shown.
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£6.48
La cote des Antiquités N° 2 novembre 1987 miniatures érotisme dans peinture Timbres valeurs

La cote des Antiquités N° 2 novembre 1987 miniatures érotisme dans peinture Timbres valeurs

1987. Soft cover. Good. Some curling of covers, gently used.
Item Price
£13.01
Polymer Cafe Magazine Volume 1 #3 Summer 2003

Polymer Cafe Magazine Volume 1 #3 Summer 2003

by Polymer Cafe Magazine

Polymar Cafe Magazine Vol 1/no 3 in Like New Condition. This is a rare edition.
Item Price
£8.10
Using Your Camera : A Basic Guide to 35mm Photography by George Schaub (1990)

Using Your Camera : A Basic Guide to 35mm Photography by George Schaub (1990)

USA: AMPHOTO: Watson-Guptill Publications, 1990. Paperback. used-good condition, cover fading. 8.25x11. “Using Your Camera : A Basic Guide to 35mm Photography” (199), by George Schaub, This guide, written specifically for people who want to go beyond the camera manual, teaches all the fundamentals using striking illustrations to demonstrate each point.
Item Price
£2.39