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FA Traditional Upholstery manual upholsterers book by
Alys
The Complete Upholsterer A Practical Guide to Upholstering Traditional
Furniture by Carole Thomerson ,virtually new condition,large format ,
192 pages.
This is a really good book on the subject, and I speak as someone with
upholstery/soft furnishing experience.Starts with a section history
and...
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December 1st 07 10:52 PM
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FA Edwardian Toy making manual vintage toymaking 1916 by
Alys
Toy Making in School & Home by RK & MIR Polkinghorne 1916,Good plus
condition,1299 pages.Heavy book.
Fantastic old toy making book,packed with projects,diagrams,pictures
etc for the making of classic vintage toys.
Some toys covered :- Flying airships/ Bathing machine / Taxi cab /
Castlle /Yachts &...
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April 6th 08 12:30 AM
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FA Wood Turning manual book lathe vintage turners by
Alys
Wood Turning by Percy Blandford ,VGC , 94 pages.
Really useful vintage turners book,packed with relevant diagrams
information etc.
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April 29th 08 10:17 PM
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Cements Pastes Glues & Gums vintage 1904 by
Alys
Cements Pastes Glues & Gums,A Practical Guide To The Manufacture And
Application Of The Various Agglutinants Required In The Building,
Metal-Working, Wood-Working, And Leather-working Trades, And For
Workshop, Laboratory, Or Office Use.Upward of Nine Hundred Recipes &
Formulae, by H C Standage...
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May 9th 08 10:06 PM
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Steels Mast Making & Sail Making sailmaking 1932 by
Alys
Steels Elements of Mastmaking Sailmaking & Rigging 1932 by Claude S
Gill,some discolouration to boards,a little foxing otherwise a nice
copy.Large format, 300 pages.
Superb huge old book on the subject lots of large fold outs (all
present and in good order) masses of interesting diagrams...
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June 7th 08 08:38 PM
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FA Art Deco Tiling Tilers Manual floor wall by
Alys
Wall and Floor Tiling by Cyril Carter and H R Hidden ,good
condition,large format ,276 pages.Originally published in 1937 ,this
is a later edition,but features the Art Deco style of the earlier copy
throughout.
Superb vintage craft manual on Art Deco style...
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September 16th 08 06:03 PM
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FA Vintage Bookbinding bookbinders manual 1937 by
Alys
Bookbinding, and the Care of Books ,A Text-book for Bookbinders and
Librarians by Douglas Cockerell with Drawings by Noel Rook,1937,ex
library ,faded boards,otherwise a good sound copy., 342 pages.
An extremely thorough book on bookbinding and allied skills, packed
with...
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September 18th 08 12:15 AM
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FA Dorset Country Pottery ceramics history Verwood by
Alys
Dorset Country Pottery, The Kilns of the Verwood District by Jo Draper
& Penny Copland-Griffiths,in as new condition, large format, 192
pages.
Superb history of the country pottery of Dorset ,and in particular the
Verwood area.Hugely...
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September 28th 08 09:54 PM
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FA Writing Illuminating Lettering burnishing gilding 1948 by
Alys
Writing,Illuminating & Lettering by Edward Johnston ,diagrams &
Illustrations by Noel Rooke,good condition, 434 pages.
This is the book on the subject,hugely comprehensive,also covering all
sorts of related subjects,laying & burnishing gold, coloured capitals,
inscriptions in stone...
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October 1st 08 11:29 PM
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April 4th 08 12:10 AM
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FA Glass Writing signwriting embossing fascia work 1906 by
Alys
Glass Writing ,Embossing and Fascia Work (including the making and
fixing of wooden letters and illuminated signs). by Paul N
Hasluck,slightly worn but a good solid copy. 160 pages.
One of the more unusual books from this series,a craftsmans work
manual for the signwriter,packed with...
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March 21st 08 11:37 PM
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FA Breton hairpieces vintage Brittany Bretagne Lace by
Alys
Coiffes De Bretagne by Pierre Helias ,original owners
inscription,otherwise VGC.In the french language. 37 pages.
Really unusual book on the traditional lace caps worn by the women of
Brittany ,covers the amazing pieces from the different regions,with
pictures,how to do it diagrams...
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December 9th 07 10:51 PM
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FA Classic leather work leathercraft luggage making by
Alys
Leathercraft by W A At****er ,contains two schooll stamps on
endpapers,otherwise VGC,143 pages.
This unassuming book is actually a great leatherworking craft
manual,nothing flashy,you won't find hippy leatherwork in here,just
plain classic leather skills,bag making, folios,briefcases,camera...
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January 22nd 08 12:05 AM
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FA Manual Ticket Writing signwriting art deco 1936 by
Alys
Professional Ticket Writing by Alfred H Hunter 1936,grubby
covers,original owners bookplate,otherwise a very good copy. 195
pages.
Really thorough vintage craft manual for the advertising ticket
writer,many illustrations ,mostly in art deco lettering...
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January 22nd 08 12:10 AM
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FA Wood Carving vintage manual carvers by
Alys
Wood Carving by Alan Durst,boards somewhat discoloured,otherwise good
plus condition.
Very useful old wood carvers manual covering both relief and carving
in the round.
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February 27th 08 11:18 PM
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FA Classic Silversmiths smithing craft manual vintage by
Alys
A Silversmiths Manual by Bernard Cuzner,undated,but I would guess to
1940s approx.Some wear to extremities of covers,some foxing to first/
last few pages,otherwise a good sound copy.224 pages
This is a proper craft trade manual for the use of siversmiths and
follows a series of classic porjects as...
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March 2nd 08 10:58 PM
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FA Glass Engraving technique history display by
Alys
Glass Engraving by Barbara Norman ,good condition, 190 pages.
Interesting book covering all aspects of the crafts,history
of,displaying engraved ware, some techniques etc.
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March 2nd 08 10:59 PM
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FA Ticknall Pots & Potters pottery history Derbyshire by
Alys
Ticknall Pots & Potters ,from the Late Fifteenth Century to 1888 by
Jane Spavold & Sue Brown ,in new condition, 192 pages.
Massively comprehensive and scholarly history of the potters of
Ticknall in Derbyshire,well illustrated throughout.Superb book for...
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March 17th 08 10:59 PM
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FA Saddlery vintage Saddlers book by
Alys
Saddlery by E Hartley Edwards ,ex lib. otherwise a good solid copy .
200 pages.
Really interesting old book on saddlery.
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March 21st 08 11:27 PM
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FA Cobblery cobblers boot repair making vintage 1925 by
Alys
Boot Making and Mending ,including Repairing,Lasting and Finisihng by
P Has luck 1925,small chip to base of spine paper,which has been
repaired,otherwise a good sound copy. 160 pages.
Really detailed shoe makers craft manual ,covering all the main
traditional techniques,with many excellent...
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