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NATURE & THE DESIGNER
Written by T.J. Corbin.
Stock no. 1328696
Published by Adam & Charles Black Ltd. 1st 1948. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

A practical study of the use of natural objects in the design of fabrics, embroidery, wood engraving and other crafts. Pink boards with red title, dark pink cloth spine with silver title. Colour frontis, b/w illustrations and photos throughout. Spine and corners slightly bumped, some light fading to cover edges. Foxing else contents clean. Price-cut wrapper is grubby, foxed and edge chipped with slight loss.

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THE MAN WHO MADE THINGS OUT OF TREES
Written by Robert Penn.
Stock no. 1327926
Published by Particular Books. Circa 2015. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The story of how the author cut down an ash tree to see how many things could be made from it. Navy boards, white title to spine. ISBN: 9781846148422. 2nd printing. Spine bumped. Dustwrapper is edge creased and a little grubby.

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THE PATTERN-WELDED BLADE: ARTISTRY IN IRON
Written by Jim Hrisoulas.
Stock no. 1327037
Published by Paladin Press. Very good condition.

The secret of this ancient craft, from the welding of the starting billet to the final assembly of the blade. Cardwraps. 113 pages. B/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 9781581605440. Some slight wear to cover edges/corners. Small crease to lower corner of rear cover. Contents fine. Undated edition but 13 digit ISBN (so at least 2007).

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THE IMAGE ON THE GLASS
Written by Laurence Whistler.
Stock no. 1826339
Published by John Murray. 1st 1975. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Detailed notes on the engraved glass and a complete check list of work by Laurence Whistler and his sons. Black boards, gilt title to spine and vignette to front. B/w plates. ISBN: 0719532752. Light browning to text block. Contents clean. Black pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed.

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MEDIEVAL WOODCARVINGS OF RIPON CATHEDRAL
Written by Maurice H. Taylor; Derek Ching.
Stock no. 1825590
Published by The Friends Of Ripon Cathedral. 1st 2009. Nearly fine condition.

Choirstalls, Canopies, Ceiling Bosses and Misericords. Cardwraps. Colour photos. ISBN: 9780953197958. SIGNED by both authors (To Maggie) to title page. Else contents fine.

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THE GLOSTER & AW METEOR: A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE FOR THE MODELLER
Written by Richard J. Caruana; Richard A. Franks.
Stock no. 1825520
Published by Sam Publications. 1st 2004. Slightly better than very good condition.

Large format. Card wraps. B/w and colour photos and illustrations. Modellers Datafile No. 8. ISBN: 0953346587. Covers a little scuffed. Contents fine.

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STRAWBALE HOME PLANS
Written by Wayne J. Bingham; Colleen F. Smith.
Stock no. 1824882
Published by Gibbs Smith, Publisher. 1st 2007. Very good condition.

An inspiring and diverse collection of strawbale buildings. Featuring everything from single-level country homes to cottages and studios, to community buildings. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour photos & b/w plans. ISBN: 9781586858612. Corners of covers lightly rubbed, spine lightly faded. Text block slightly grubby. Contents clean.

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WELSH STICK CHAIRS
Written by John Brown.
Stock no. 1824654
Published by Stobart Davies. 1st thus 2009. Almost very good condition.

Revised edition with a new introduction by Nick Gibbs. Green card wraps, black titles. 94 pages including index. B/w photos. ISBN: 9780854420834. A few grubby marks to covers. Previous bookseller's label to rear cover. Damp stain (coffee?) to top margins of pages 87 - rear cover (does not affect text). A few pages are lightly crinkled from damp.

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DESIGNING & MAKING ROCKING HORSES
Written by Margaret Spencer.
Stock no. 1824087
Published by The Crowood Press. 1st 2001. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

With detailed plans, instructions and explanations of the wood and tools required. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour photos plus b/w plans. ISBN: 1861263619. Some damp mottling to boards. Spine cocked. Minor foxing to text block. A few light marks to endpapers. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed and has a minor biro mark to front panel. Musty odour present.

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WOODWORKING FOR CHILDREN
Written by John Dumayne. Illustrated by John Dumayne.
Stock no. 1323323
Published by Penguin Books Ltd. 1st 1945. Good condition.

Puffin Picture Book No. 57. Pictorial paperwraps. B/w illustrations. Some rubbing to spine. A couple of pages have been roughly opened resulting in slight loss at page edges. Penguin price alteration sticker to title list inside front cover. Pale page browning.

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COTSWOLD ARTS AND CRAFTS ARCHITECTURE
Written by Catherine Gordon.
Stock no. 2137567
Published by Phillimore & Co. Ltd.. 1st 2009. Slightly better than very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Black cloth with gilt title to spine. B/w photos, illustrations and diagrams. ISBN: 9781860775482. Wrapper has 1" close tear to bottom edge of front panel; also faded to spine.

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THE RURAL INDUSTRIES OF ENGLAND AND WALES III
Written by Helen E. Fitzrandolph; M. Doriel Hay.
Stock no. 1823394
Published by EP Publishing Limited. 1st thus 1978. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Vol 3: Decorative Crafts and Rural Potteries. Facsimile reprint, first published 1927 by Oxford University Press. Brown Cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0715812556. Light browning to endpapers else contents clean. Brown pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine.

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