Search Results: Crafts from THE BOOK VAULT

Arizona Highway Dept., Phoenix, AZ, 1974. 12" X 9" in colorfully illustrated paper covers with staple binding. Minor soil and wear: VERY GOOD condition. Lots of colorful illustrations. This is a special edition: SOUTHWEST INDIAN WEAVING. 47 numbered pages.. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

New York Historical Society, New York, 1938. 9.5" X 6" in spiffy dark green buckram with gilt spine lettering. Prior owner's name on flyleaf; Unidentified ink stamp on another flyleaf. Otherwise, this is a clean, very tight, unmarked volume. Probably part of some sort of library collection, but lacking the usual library paraphernalia: VERY GOOD PLUS or better condition. 450pp. [BD005]. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd., London, 1962. 10" X 7.625" in green cloth with red titles. Very light wear and soil; owner's bookplate inside front cover: VERY GOOD PLUS or better condition. 109pp. Jacket - chipped at spine ends; a bit soiled across top of front panel and on back: GOOD. [CA032] FIRST EDITION. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good.

Thompson & Thomas, Chicago, 1905 8.75 X 7" in hard covers. Fair condition: Soiled and heavily worn covers. Elaborate cover design is mostly worn off. A piece of decorative oilcloth has been glued to the flyleaf. Frontis is [water?] stained. Some foxing. This is a book which covers all sorts of fancy needlework and even such things as beading and pyrography. 496pp + index and index of illustrations. Many illustrations, some in color. This book is hard to find in any condition.. Hardcover.

"Pamela" Publications, 1985. 10.875" X 8.25" in colorfully illustrated heavy paper covers. Light shelf wear, name written on front cover; top front corner creased: VERY GOOD MINUS. Contents clean and unmarked. 144pp. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.A.: North Light Books, 2001. 11" X 8.5" in spiffy very heavy paper covers. The very lightest possible shelfwear: near FINE condition. This book is about using painting techniques to transform ordinary items into eyecatching beauties. The book features 10 step-by-step painting projects. 144pp.. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket.

Lorenz Books, New York, 1995. 12" X 9.25" in illustrated hard covers. Book has a little bump on top edge, otherwise like new: FINE condition or better. Jacket shows very minor wear: NEAR FINE condition. 256pp Sumptuously illustrated throughout. A beautiful book.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

Newark, Ohio, U.S.A.: Ralph Maltby Enterprises, 1995. Approx. 11" X 8.5" in slick illustrated heavy paper covers. Spiral bound. Minor shelfwear: still, at least VERY GOOD condition. 416pp. Hard to imagine a book more informative on its subject. Numerous photos, tables, diagrams, step-by-step instruction on every area of golf club repair. In a class by itself.. 5th or later Edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

University of Maine Press, Orono, ME, 2010. 10" X 7" in glossy illustrated heavy paper covers. Covers are in excellent condition, but there are some rumpled pages in the first 30. Also a few corner tips folded over. Clean, tight, and unmarked, but I will grade it VERY GOOD MINUS. 440pp. [SCARCE]. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Pierce & Stevens Chemical Corp, Buffalo, NY, 1956. 8" X 5" in paper covers. Covers moderately soiled. Ink stamp fo Philip's Hardware, West Babylon, NY on front cover. 24pp, counting covers.. 5th or later Edition. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket.

Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1936. 9" X 7.875" in charmingly decorated boards with a dark red cloth spine. Heavy wear at corners and fore edges; tape residue and name inside front cover: GOOD. 24pp. Pattern for a marionette laid in. Many illustrations. Easy reading - designed for children. [CA032]. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.

VerlagTh. Schafer, Hanover, 1985. 8.5" X 5.75" in very spiffy black cloth with white decoration and red titles. Unobtrusive owner's sticker bottom of title page; otherwise this book is like new: FINE PLUS condition. This is a very nice reprint of the 1894 edition. 272pp. [AC126] ALL TEXT IN GERMAN. Special Edition. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Readers Digest, 1999. 9.5" X 7.75" in illustrated hard covers. About FINE+ condition. This is a book for the more advanced woodworker. Has plans, but also explains in minute detail, how to construct some very serious pieces of furniture (Highboy, corner cabinet, Dining table, etc.) 390pp.. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket.

For Special Service Div., A.S.F by Popular Mechanics Magazine 6.5" X 4.5" in green craft paper covers. Covers and last page slightly smudged. 16pp. No publishing date given. [AE092].. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1991. 10 1/4" X 8 3/4" in hard covers. Book is FINE except for some light pencil writing on pre-title page. Jacket is Brodarted in fine condition. This is the first N. & S. American edition. Combines history with How-to and shows work of some fine contemporary artists working in the medium. Glazing recipes, Bibliography, Superbly illustrated. Very worth-while. 344pp.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

The Bea Hive, Farmington Hills, MI, 1981. 11" X 8.5" in heavy paper covers with staple binding. Minor shelf wear and soil: NEAR FINE condition. 16pp, not counting covers. [RARE]. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Near Fine/No Jacket.

MacMillan Company, New York, 1932. 8.75" X 5.75" in blue cloth with silver lettering. Lettering faded a little, starting to fray bottom of spine, light soiling back cover, owner's name on flyleaf. Both Hinges cracking. Still contents are very nice with lots of excellent illustrations: About GOOD condition. 166pp.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.

Angus and Robertson, 1970. 10" X 7.5" in dark orange-red hard covers with white titles. Tiny bump bottom front corner; owner's bookplate inside front cover; otherwise clean, tight, unmarked: VERY GOOD PLUS condition. Jacket - heavily rubbed back panel; wear along lower edge front panel; chips at top of spine; top front corner: GOOD. Second edition. 98pp. [CA032]. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good.

Model Craftsman Publishing Corp, Ramsey, NJ, 1948. 11.25" X 8.25" in illustrated paper covers with staple binding. Stray pen mark on front cover; back cover smudged; contents excellent: GOOD PLUS or better condition. Partial Contents: "Southern Pacific 0-6-0 switcher;" "Train of Tomorrow (Prototype plans of the G.M. Locomotive);" "Free Lance Diesel switcher;" "A Dining-Lounge Observation car;" "Streamlined Baggage and Mail Cars;" plus a lot more. This is a magazine for ADVANCED model railroad enthusiasts who like to build their own trains and layouts. 50pp. [CA013]. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket.

Ian Allan, East Molesey, Surrey, 1960. 10 7/8" X 8 3/4" in illustrated paper covers. This is a very nice hobby magazine from nearly 50 years ago. A little dulled from age, VERY lightly soiled, Overall, about VERY GOOD condition. Some features in this issue: The Unit Plan Station; Wiring A to Z; Yonah Valley - Old Time with new methods; Pictorial Layout No. 10.; The Elmbury and Ashport. ETC. also numerous model RR-related ads. 24pp + 20pp ads.. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket.