Search Results: Home Improvement from 100 POCKETS

New York, NY: Fireside/Simon & Schuster, 1991. First Edition, 2nd Printing . Soft Cover/Spiral. Near Fine/None as Issued. Text/BRAND NEW. Illustrated spiral bound soft cover/NF. Handy, expert guide to cleaning the home and belongings.

New York, NY: Doubleday, 1977. First Edition, First Thus . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Mona Mark (Illustrator). Stated First Edition. Text/BRAND NEW. Blue/yellow bi-color boards/NF. DJ/NF w/light edge wear & small rub to lower back by spine. Light mottled soiling to lower edges of boards & leading text edges. Practical, down-to-earth book on how to design a child's room and create an on-going environment from the child's birth to leaving the nest through better understanding of space and color founded on conceptual clarity of function. The goal being creation of a space for living, a place to grow and grow in, and a place where available area, color, light, and accessories are meaninful. Book in three parts. Part I, Reviews constant elements; Part II, each chapter address the specific stages of the child's maturation; and, Part III, ways to divide up one space to accomodate more than one child. The sound and dynamic philosophical approach combined with sense of design contributes… Read More

US Government Printing Office, 1986. Reprint of 1996 . Soft cover. Near Fine/None as Issued. Text/BRAND NEW. Illustrated soft cover/NF w/faint vertical creasings to front. PO stamp to title page. 1989 FEMA Manual/guide; this copy is a 1996 reprint. Techniques for retrofitting & fortifying residential structures in flood prone regions. Flooding is understood to cover coastal & riverine floods following prolonged rainfall and/or snowmelt, as well as that caused by inadequate/improper drainage in and around urban areas. 11 chapters supported by 7 appendices. Fine copy.

Arno Press/The New York Times Co, 1976. First Edition, First Thus . Half-Leather. Near Fine/None as Issued. Collectible. Text/BRAND NEW & Bright. Illustrated boards/NF w/light rubs to edges & corner tips, & faint sticker shadow to upper front corner. Frontispiece: Pennsylvania Dutch chair & hooked cushion. 123 indoor & outdoor projects to grace the home from placemats & cushions to wine racks, lamp shades, tables & chairs, chests & storage beds. All projects tested on unskilled laymen, and arranged in projected costs : I, Bargain Projects Under $10; II, Bargain Projects $10 to $60; III, Bargain Projects $60 to $100; IV, Bargain Projects $100 to $150; and, V, Bargain Projects Over $150. Quarter century of inflation has taken its toll, suggested colors no longer the most fashionable, but the ideas remain inspiring and the construction techniques are solid. Fine copy.

New York, NY: Lark Books/Sterling Publishing, 2006. First Edition, First Printing . Soft cover. Fine/None as Issued. Stated First Edition, First Printing. BRAND NEW & Collectible. Companion to the DIY Network's "Bathroom Renovations" television show. Creative ideas for modifying bathrooms. Using projects adapted from the series, the volume illustrates space and layout possibilities, varying styles and prices for cabinets, countertops, sinks, faucets, showers, tubs, fittings, walls, floors, and lighting. Ten "redos" with before/during/after photography.