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New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1985. Soft cover. Very Good. Book contains complete step-by-step instructions, profusely illustrated, including exact-size templates that you place directly over the wood, to make carving duck decoys simple. This collection includes sixteen different species, including extra head patterns for females and different positions. Colourfully illustrated soft cover with white titling on front, staple binding, colour photographs inside front and rear cover, black and white illustrations throughout, unpaginated (approximately 40 pages), publisher's advertising at back. Cover has negligible edge wear, book is clean, bright and tight. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall

New York, NY: Drake Publishers Inc., 1977. Soft cover. Very Good-/-. The rediscovery of an old technique used by the settlers for building a structure which is habitable, economical, and beautiful - stovewood masonry. A step-by-step description of the author's project of building his own homestead in the foothills of the Adirondecks in Upstate New York. Soft cover, illustrated with line drawings and two-tone photographs, 127 pages. The cover shows light shelf wear, a pressure mark to front, several light spots of discoloration, some light creasing to free corners. Inside the book is tight and clean. For some international orders we will ask you to approve additional shipping charges to cover the cost of tracking and insurance to your country, but no extra charge will apply without your consent. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

London: Crosby Lockwood and Co., 1881. Hardcover. Hasluck, Paul N.. Further subtitled "Including Hand Turning, Boring and Drilling, the Use of Sliderests and Overhead Gear, Screw-cutting by Hand, and Self-Acting Motion, Wheel-Cutting, Etc., Etc." Brown cloth with gilt titling on spine, black decoration and border on front, blind stamped border and decoration on back, author's black and white illustrations, advertising at back of book. 195 pages plus 48 pages of advertising. Cover shows some shelf and edge wear, text has a few foxing spots, foxing and chipping to endpapers, hinge split at endpapers and occasionally in text, sewing of signatures coming apart at top and bottom, making the binding quite shaky. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have.… Read More

Ottawa, ON: Veritas Tools, 1990. Three-Ring Binder. Very Good/-. A Craftsman's guide to design, layout and technique. This volume covers layout design, carving techniques, sharpening the carving tools. Brown three-ring binder. For some international orders we will ask you to approve additional shipping charges to cover the cost of tracking and insurance to your country, but no extra charge will apply without your consent. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Cape Elizabeth, Maine: Brynmorgan Press. Second Printing. . Soft cover. Very Good-. Published circa 1992, Second Printing. A collection of twelve articles by masters of fine metalsmithing, including Sterling Granulation, Niello, Anticlastic Raising, Nonconforming Dies, Cold Connections, Fold Forming, Toolmaking for Jewelers, Kum Boo: 24K Overlay, Depletion Gilding, Patination, The Instant Etch Process and Reticulation. Colourfully illustrated grey soft cover with blue titling, black and white illustrations throughout, as well as a few in colour, 151 pages. Cover has light shelf wear, marginal edge wear, some small stains on text block edges and title page, spine slightly sunned, book is otherwise clean and tight. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 4to… Read More

Luton, UK: Vauxhall Motors Ltd., 1957. Card Cover. Good/-. Owner's Handbook. An operations and maintenance manual for Vauxhall Victor Model F. Orange card cover with red titling to front, staple binding, black and white illustrations throughout, a large fold-out electrical diagram at back, 55 pages. Corners and edges show some wear, previous owner's name in ink to top of front with other writing in ink, small ink underlining on three pages, smudge marks to front cover. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Newtown, Conn.: Taunton Press. Pictorial Cover. Very Good. In this authoritative, pro-level guide to installing, sanding, and finishing wood floors, flooring specialist Charles Peterson takes us through the entire process from estimating and preparing the jobsite to laying strip and plank floors and installing hand-cut parquetry and other ornate wood floors." Colourfully illustrated black hard cover with white and yellow titling, brown end papers, colour plates throughout, 330 pages. Cover has minor shelf wear, otherwise this handsome book is in great shape. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

London: Pan Books Ltd, 1980. Soft cover. Good+ to Very Good-. Subtitled on cover: Thirty furniture projects for the amateur inspired by designs from leading international craftsmen. Colourfully illustrated soft cover with white titling on front, black titling on spine, colour illustration on title page, sepia and colour photographs, drawings and illustrations throughout, 192 pages. Cover has minor edge wear, light shelf wear, wrinkling due to damp damage to lower edge of back cover and approximately last third of text, book has a faint odour (mothballs?) Book is generally clean, bright and tight. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall