Category: Crafts and Hobbies

Auction Methods Up-To-Date (Including the New Laws of 1920)

Price: $8.00

Publisher: Philadelphia, The John C. Winston Company : 1920

Seller ID: 006117

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Very Good- with no dust jacket

332 pp., red cloth boards with gold lettering (lettering on spine is rubbed). Spine somewhat slanted, some edgewear, corners a bit bumped. A well-preserved copy.

A thorough discussion of the rules and methods of auction bridge, the successor to whist and the precursor to contract bridge. This edition incorporates the 1920 Laws of Auction Code promulgated by The Whist Club. The book is divided into five parts: (1) The Bidding, (2) The Play, (3) Tournament Hands, (4) The Laws of Auction, and (5) Glossary of Auction Terms.; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
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Basic Woodworking Techniques

By: Burrows, Dick

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Secaucus, NJ, Chartwell books, Inc. : 1993

Seller ID: 006809

ISBN-13: 9781555219178

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good in Very Good dust jacket

128 pp, index, glossary, numerous color photos and diagrams. Spine slightly slanted and a bit sunned, minor edge wear with some chipping to corners, text is bright and clean. Jacket in new Brodart, a little edge wear and chipping at corners. An attractive copy.

An indispensable guide for the beginning woodworker, addressing which tools to buy and how to use them, as well as educating the neophyte in basic techniques. The new craftsman is given 18 beautifully illustrated joinery projects to sharpen hand and power tool skills.; 9¾" - 12" Tall
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Complete Guide to Creative Needlepoint

By: Bucher, Jo

Price: $7.95

Publisher: Des Moines, IO, Creative Home Library : 1973

Seller ID: 004858

ISBN-13: 9780696343001

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket

324 pp., 2 appendices (Appendix A: Suggested Uses of Needlepoint Stitches; Appendix B: List of Suppliers). Pictorial boards with no dust jacket, apparently as issued. Text is clean and unmarked. A very attractive copy.

"How to create over 200 stitches on convas..how to assemble, finish and mount many needlepoint projects..detailed directions, numerous diagrams and beautiful, helpful photographs."; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
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Costumes for Plays and Playing

By: Haley, Gail E.

Price: $30.00

Publisher: New York, Methuen : 1978

Seller ID: 004845

ISBN-13: 9780458935208

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket

134 pp., bibliography, index, extensive illustrations. Spine slightly slanted, remainder mark on bottom, PO name inside. DJ has some small tears at spine and flap ends. Text is bright and attractive. This book "shows readers of varying abilities and ages how to improvise believable costumes from materials at hand in the home or at school. Besides Gail Haley's own simple step-by-step instructions and illustrations, the book contains old line drawings of authentic period costumes, as well as an extensive bibiolgraphy of source material to suggest to the reader where and how to authenticate...
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Creative Activities

By: Rice, Rebecca

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Boston, The Pilgrim Press : 1953

Seller ID: 004846

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good in Fair dust jacket

148 pp., gray boards with embossed figure on front board. Pastedowns starting to yellow, PO name inside. DJ somewhat soiled with considerable chipping along edges plus two 2" tears. Text is clean and unmarked. From the inside flap: "This manual of handwork and things to do has won distinction in its field, because the ideas and patterns are 'workable' and because the principles and methods set forth in it are sound. Teahers and leaders of children from kindergarten through junior-high ages are finding it a treasure house of activities for all seasons of the year."; 4to - over...
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Fun & Fancy Jackets & Vests: Folk Art Using No-Sew Applique

By: Lose, Patrick

Price: $9.95

Publisher: New York, Sterling Publishing Co., Inc. : 1995

Seller ID: 004863

ISBN-13: 9780806912981

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket

Green cloth boards with gilt lettering, spine slightly slanted, minor edgewear, bottom corners bumped. DJ has small chip at bottom edge, else fine. A bright, attractive copy, extensively illustrated.

"Welcome to the whimsical world of Patrick Lose. The noted designer and artist has brought his signature - bright, fun colors, simple shapes, and a touch of silliness - to fifteen of his unique jackets and vests using a simple no-sew applique technique or more traditional methods."; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
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Know Your West Highland White Terrier

By: Schneider, Earl, (Editor)

Price: $7.00

Publisher: London, The Pet Library Ltd.

Seller ID: 005523

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good

64 pp. #531 in The Pet Library series. Covers lightly soiled, but ext is clean and bright. Illustrated throughout with color photographs.

A handbook containing everything you always wanted to know about the West Highland White Terrier, from its historical origins in Scotland to the selection, care, feeding and training of your very own terrier.; 7¾" - 9¾" Tall
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Making New Testament Toys

By: Hutchings, Margaret

Price: $7.00

Publisher: New York, Taplinger Publishing Company : 1972

Seller ID: 004843

ISBN-13: 9780800850784

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine with no dust jacket

Large glossy pictorial boards with two tiny chips at top of back edge, else fine. Text is clean and bright. A bright, attractive copy. A book of craft projects based on familiar themes from the NewTestament. Presented in a large-format edition with two-color line drawings throughout plus full-color photographs. Mrs. Hutchings' book is brimming full of varied craft projects and techniques: Craft projects cover events in the life of Jesus, well-known parables, etc. Fun and instructive for youngsters just learning their Bible lore. A worthy companion to Hutchings' "Making Old Testamen...
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Needlepoint Simplified (Little Craft Book series)

By: Christensen, Jo Ippolita & Ashner, Sonie Shapiro

Price: $30.00

Publisher: New York, Sterling Publishing Co., Inc. : 1971

Seller ID: 005801

ISBN-13: 9780806951782

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ with no dust jacket

Spine slanted, very minor shelfwear, a little tape residue on front board. Inscribed by both authors on front pastedown: "Hope this needles you to the point of creativity. Sonie Ashner and Jo Christensen." Address label for "Morningside Knit Shop" of Kansas City MO neatly at bottom of pastedown. A bright, attractive copy. "Does stitching with yarn over row after row of blank canvas sound tedious to you? It doesn't have to be - not the way authors Jo Christensen and Sonie Ashner teach it! You begin with a simple project . . . and learn by doing. Then you go on and le...
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New Methods in Needlepoint

By: Hanley, Hope

Price: $7.00

Publisher: New York, Charles Scribner's Sons : 1969

Seller ID: 007020

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good in Very Good dust jacket

Blue quarter cloth over tan cloth boards, 96 pp, Humptey Dumptey doll design on front board. Bibliography, numerous illustrations, photos, and diagrams. Corners bumped, a little edge wear and a bit of soiling, interior bright and unmarked. Jacket in new Brodart, minor edge wear with a little chipping at top and base of spine. A nice copy. "Instead of investing in expensive materials and spending many hours in work, anyone can make decorative and useful accessories cheaply, easily, and quickly, and best of all, can finish them completely at home. Hope Hanley, author of 'Needlepoint', has d...
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