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TEXTILE TECHNIQUES IN METAL FOR JEWELERS TEXTILE ARTISTS & SCULPTORS
Written by Arline M. Fisch.
Stock no. 1327799
Published by Robert Hale. 1st UK 1997. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The application of fibre techniques to precious and nonprecious metals. Large format. Black boards, gilt title to spine. Blue endpapers. 160 pages including index. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 0709060076. Slight bumping to spine and corners. Some light creases to first few pages and light marks to front free-endpaper. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed, light crease to top of front flap.

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ANGLO-SAXON ORNAMENTAL METALWORK 700-1100 IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM
Written by David M. Wilson.
Stock no. 1827742
Published by Trustees of the British Museum. 1st 1964. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Catalogue of Antiquities of the Later Saxon Period Volume I. The first in a series planned to cover the antiquities of the later Saxon period, including the Celtic antiquities. This catalogue lists all the objects of the British Museum of precious metal or decorated bronze, made in an Anglo-Saxon context in the period between 700 and 1100. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations and photos. Some minor mottling to board edges. Text block browned with some foxing. Contents are clean. Blue dustwrapper is foxed, a little grubby, lightly edge-worn with a little loss.

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THE MASTER BLADESMITH: ADVANCED STUDIES IN STEEL
Written by Jim Hrisoulas.
Stock no. 1327290
Published by Paladin Press. 2010. Very good condition.

An advanced study on steel for experienced bladesmiths anxious to perfect their forging skills and knowledge. Cardwraps. B/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 9781581605433. Covers slightly edge rubbed, crease to lower corner of front cover.

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CAMERTON: THE LATE IRON AGE AND EARLY ROMAN METALWORK
Written by Ralph Jackson. Illustrated by Philip Compton.
Stock no. 1827548
Published by British Museum Publications. 1st 1990. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Camerton is one of the best-known and most completely investigated 'minor settlements' of Roman Britain. This collection of over 300 objects comprises a wide range of Late Iron Age and Roman artefact types. This is a comprehensive catalogue incorporating the results of extensive scientific analysis. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w drawings. ISBN: 0714113956. A lovely copy. Dustwrapper spine is faded.

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TURNING LATHES: A MANUAL FOR TECHNICAL SCHOOLS AND APPRENTICES
Written by James Lukin.
Stock no. 1825028
Published by E. & F.N. Spon. 1st 1888. Almost very good condition.

A Guide to Turning, Screw-Cutting, Metal-Spinning, etc. Dark green cloth boards, gilt titles andf vignette to front. B/w illustrations. A few minor spots to boards, to rear edge of spine split for 1". Front endpapers grubby. A few minor margin marks else contents generally clean.

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THE BIRMINGHAM JEWELLERY QUARTER: AN ARCHITECTURAL SURVEY OF THE MANUFACTORIES
Written by John Cattell; Sheila Ely; Barry Jones.
Stock no. 1823431
Published by English Heritage. 1st 2002. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The Birmingham Jewellery Quarter is remarkable for its dense concentration of converted houses, factories and specialist buildings: a particular combination of structures associated with jewellery and metalworking which does not seem to exist anywhere else in the world. This book describes the development of the Quarter and the various building types in contains. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt titles. Colour & b/w photos. ISBN: 1873592485. Small dint to rear spine edge of boards and dustwrapper (as if something heavy was dropped on it). Else a fine copy.

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HOW TO WORK SHEET METAL
Written by Herbert J. Dyer. Illustrated by Herbert J. Dyer.
Stock no. 2133947
Published by Percival Marshall And Co Ltd.. Circa 1949. Almost very good condition.

Stiff card covers. A practical man's description of metal working practice 'straight from the bench'. B/w illustrations. Tears and splits to spine; a little loss. Some marks to covers. Page edge browning; some grubby marks.

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