Crafts/Hobbies//DIY from Gargoyle Books

Meredith Corporation, 1970. Second Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine. A virtual time capsule back to the life of a homemaker in the 1960s, full of vintage photos & drawings that capture the era throughout the book's 360 pages. In an era when a woman typically did not work outside the home, a large part of her duties… Read more about this item

Monee, IL, 2021. First Edition First Printing . Soft cover. Near Fine. Scarce (no copies in the trade or OCLC). This is an unusual D&D collectible, appearing self-published in Monee, IL in 2021. Softcover quarto with brightly decorated wrappers is in Near Fine condition is Near Fine: unpaginated, containing approx. 70 pages, with pictures to color on the… Read more about this item

New York, New York: Tudor Publishing Co., 1937. New Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Poor. Renowned authority on Native American lore offers this comprehensive overview of a tribal domestic art--blanket weaving--exploring the use of various designs & their symbolism, methods of dyeing, & the application of colors. Focus is on the Navajo Nation, with an Appendix offering data… Read more about this item

Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania: TAB Books, Inc., 1989. First Edition First Printing . Soft cover. Fine. Stubington, Cathy. Professional puppeteers of the Picardi Theatre (started in Montreal) provide detailed instructions on how to create your own marionettes from wood, maintaining that "puppetry is for visionaries with humble means." Well-illustrated with pen-and-ink sketches & real photos throughout, in 198… Read more about this item

Cleveland, Ohio: Modern Curriculum Press, 1994. First Edition, 2nd Printing . Hardcover. As New/No Dust Jacket, as Issued. Montoya, Roger. Part of the Multicultural Celebrations collection of books created under the auspices of the Children's Museum of Boston, this book honors the Pueblo Tewa Native American tradition of New Mexico, focusing on the Santa Clara Pueblo tradition of… Read more about this item

Palo Alto, California: Klutz Press, 1985. Hardcover. As New. From the approximately 4,000 different types of knots, the author has selected the 24 with the most "basic, work-a-day, normal life, 9-5 utility" & given the "landlubber" easy-to-follow instructions on how to tie them all! Two sturdy corded lengths are tied through the book's front cover--never unleashed--to practice with… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Golden Press, Inc., 1962. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine. Martin, Rene (Illustrator); Pnney, Roy (Photographer). Take a trip back in time to STEM education for kids in the 1950s-1960s in this collection of short articles about nature (orig. published in Woman's Day magazine, 1949-1958) focused on engaging children in outdoor… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Van Nostrand Reinhold Commpany, Inc., 1969. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good+. Noted Danish textile designer & an elementary school teacher who served on the board of the famous Danish Handcraft Guild offers this well-illustrated, easy-to-follow guide for teaching children how to embroider. In 70 pages, with both black-and-white & full-color photos, drawings, & patterns. Translated… Read more about this item

Cambridge, Massachusetts: Sky Publishing Corporation, 1947. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good+. Complete, detailed, easy-to-follow instructions for making your first telescope, supported by 98 diagrams, Bibliography, Index, in 211 pages. No knowledge of optics or astronomy required, no complicated math. Author was an instructor with the Amateur Astronomers Assoc headquartered at the Hayden Planetarium in… Read more about this item

New York/London: North-South Books, 1994. First English Language Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/VG-. Highly imaginative, fancifully illustrated book about the theater, the moon, a clown, & an assortment of actors & actresses, with many cut-outs, things to assemble, & pieces that come out & fit elsewhere, including a head attached to a piece of twine that serves as… Read more about this item

New York, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1902. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Misses Adelia & Lina Beard were pioneering feminists who founded one of the first organizations for girls, which later became the Campfire Girls. This book was published as a companion volume to the authors' "The American Girls Handy Book,'' dedicated to the "strong,… Read more about this item

New York, New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1979. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good+. Contains over 30 patterns for cross-stitch & other needlepoint projects based on the characters from "Alice in Wonderland.'' Complete instructions for stitches, working on cloth or canvas, & patterns with suggested colors. Projects for both beginners & experts! A FIRST… Read more about this item

Layton, Utah, U.S.A.: Gibbs Smith, 2004. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Introduction to famous architects of the Arts & Crafts period, with projects kids can do, including designing a miniature stained glass window, mixing paints, building a model stone wall, making tile, creating a fishpond & water garden, & more! In 112 pages with brilliant… Read more about this item

Mineola, NY, U.S.A.: Dover Publications, Incorporated, 1979. Soft cover. Near Fine. First Printing (1979) of this new publication from Dover (not a reprint) show you how to create "minutely detailed, architecturally authentic" Victorian houses in H-O scale, including Italian-style villa, Octagon, Second Empire style, & Stick style. Printed in full color on heavy card stock. Oversized softcover is… Read more about this item