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By: Work, Milton C.
Price: $8.00
Publisher: Philadelphia, The John C. Winston Company: 1920
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 006117
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 View more info
By: Burrows, Dick
Price: $25.00
Publisher: Secaucus, NJ, Chartwell books, Inc.: 1993
Edition: First American Edition
Seller ID: 006809
ISBN: 1555219179
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 View more info
By: Bucher, Jo
Price: $7.95
Publisher: Des Moines, IO, Creative Home Library: 1973
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 004858
ISBN: 0696343002
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 View more info
By: Haley, Gail E.
Price: $30.00
Publisher: New York, Methuen: 1978
Seller ID: 004845
ISBN: 0458935204
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 authentic... View more info
By: Rice, Rebecca
Price: $20.00
Publisher: Boston, The Pilgrim Press: 1953
Edition: Fourth Printing
Seller ID: 004846
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 - o... View more info
By: Lose, Patrick
Price: $9.95
Publisher: New York, Sterling Publishing Co., Inc.: 1995
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 004863
ISBN: 0806912987
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 View more info
Price: $7.00
Publisher: London, The Pet Library Ltd.:
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 005523
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 View more info
Price: $7.00
Publisher: New York, Taplinger Publishing Company: 1972
Edition: First American Edition
Seller ID: 004843
ISBN: 0800850785
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 Testa... View more info
By: Christensen, Jo Ippolita & Ashner, Sonie Shapiro
Price: $30.00
Publisher: New York, Sterling Publishing Co., Inc.: 1971
Edition: Apparent First Edition
Inscription: Signed by Author
Seller ID: 005801
ISBN: 0806951788
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... View more info
By: Hanley, Hope
Price: $7.00
Publisher: New York, Charles Scribner's Sons: 1969
Edition: Second Printing
Seller ID: 007020
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', ha... View more info
