Hobbies & Crafts

New York: The Christopher Collection (1956).. First Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. Paper covers. 44 pp. Illustrated. Light soiling to covers. Contents clean and tight. "lllustrated with rare engravings, prints, playbills, lithographs and photographs from the author's collection." Scarce.

viii+342 pages with diagrams, illustrations, tables, photographs and index. Royal octavo (9 3/4" x 6 1/2") rebound in half leather with stiff boards and lable to front cover. Volume 43. (Bibliotheca van der Linde-Niemeijeriana: 6203). 1st edition.This is the periodical for the Dutch Chess Federation and through the end of World War II the organ for the Dutch Chess Problem Society. This publication, started in 1893, is the longest continuing chess magazine in The Netherlands. The name was changed in August 1943 to Mededeelingenblad van den Nederlandschen schaakbond through August 1944, when it recaptured it old name.Condition:Edge wear, some age toning, corners bumped and rubbed, half title trimmed leaving offset darkening to title else about a very good set.

Hengelo , Holland: N.v. Uitgeversmaatschappij "de esch", 1970. Book. Illus. by Various Contributors. Very Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st. Edition , 1st. Printing 1970 , Tan cloth hardcover in the dust jacket , 287 page book with many black & white illustrations . A scarce book on the War Ship and how to build the model of her. Condition : Very Fine / Fine . Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

VERY NICE Oversize Paperback, AQS, 2002 . NEW. Cover Clean, no spine creasing, no wear, no stickers. Text Clean, no marks. Patterns complete and Unused. No remainder mark. Binding Tight and Square. Fast Shipping from Dry, Smoke-Free home. Email Confirmation with Tracking Number. International ships Air Mail.

New York: Hamilton. Very Good. 1936. Limited/Signed/Numbered. Hardcover. Clean light blue paper covered boards, silver cloth spine and front cover paste- on. Text block tight, clean & intact. Illustrated with B/W tipped in photographs of silver including silversmith marks. Two hundred and fifty-seven copies of this book have been printed and numbered. This is copy #113. Cover edges lightly sunned. Slight indentation from paper clip on front cover's top edge. Antiques; B&W Photo ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 67 pages; Signed by All Authors .

Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 2006. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. dustjacket with light edgewear and light rubs. light bumps to top and bottom of spine. 119pp. [ref. W1.145].

U.S.A.: Cape Town, 1984. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. small 4to. light dustjacket rubs. 1984 edition. signature to 2nd free endpaper. [ref. ASt.015].

New York: H.L. Lindquist, 1947. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. small 4to. dustjacket age-toned and with light edgewear. SIGNED by author to half-title. 382pp w/index..

The Saalfield Publishing Co, 1909. Hardcover. Acceptable. Edith A. Root's early-century, over-sized "dollhouse" book with illustrations (furniture, etc.) that can be cut out and mounted in any of nine different rooms. Full-color lithographs comprise an entire house. Root deliberately limited the number of illustrations so that the house could be customized and furnished with illustrations cut out from magazines and other sources. Rare. No copies appear in WorldCat library database at the time of this posting. 30 pp. 15 5/8" x 10". Tight copy with considerable shelf wear. Corners bumped and worn through, as are about half the edges. Hinges pulled away from backing somewhat, not affecting binding integrity. First two leaves show evidence of having been detached and competently reattached. Two small crayon markings noted. Lacks one leaf of illustrations which have been cut out and mounted to one of the rooms. All other illustrations intact. All other rooms empty. A reasonably… Read More

Thompson & Thomas, Chicago, IL.1905. Condition: Very Good+ No dust jacket. 496 pp. Text slight yellowing typical of age. Text block has brown tinted top edge and marbled fore edge. Illustrated throughout with over 350 woodcut illustrations and numerous color plates, including frontispiece. Second printing of this scarce and comprehensive work on embroidery, crochet, knitting, needlework, beading, and much more for women and homemaking. Published during the Victorian era, this book served as a guide in providing new, beautiful and inexpensive items for the home. Book was first published in conjunction with the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893, and was dedicated to Mrs. Potter Palmer, its President Board of Lady Managers. Remarkable condition for its age.

Villefranche en Beaujolais: Jean Guillermet, 1929. First Edition. Signed with a dedication by the author to the front end paper. Recent rebind in green half leather, with marbled boards and gilt titles. Covers are in excellent condition. Original soft covers are bound into the front. A little chipping and creasing the corners of the soft cover. Otherwise in excellent condition. Colour frontis. Folding map of region to the rear. Very attractive photographic plates of vineyards throughout. xx, 202 pages. 230 x 140 mm (9 x 5½ inches). Première édition. Signé d'une dédicace de l'auteur sur le premier papier. Reliure récente en demi cuir vert, plats marbrés et titres dorés. Les couvertures sont en excellent état. Les couvertures souples originales sont reliées sur le devant. Un peu d'écaillage et de plis aux coins de la couverture souple. Sinon en excellent état. Frontis de couleur. Carte dépliante de la région vers l'arrière. Plaques photographiques très attrayantes de vignobles partout.… Read More

Paris:: à la librairie encyclopédique de Roret, 1839. Nouvelle édition. A manual for preparing animals and birds for taxidermy and on preserving plants and minerals. Recent binding with burgundy quarter leather spine and gilt titles. Recent marbled boards. Four large folding plates to the rear. The original soft cover is bound in. The exterior is immaculate, inside there is a little foxing, and the oversized plates have a little edge wear to them. Overall an attractive and well preserved copy. 592 pages + 4 plates. 150 x 100 mm (6 x 4 inches). Nouvelle édition. Un manuel pour préparer les animaux et les oiseaux à la taxidermie et sur la préservation des plantes et des minéraux. Reliure récente avec dos en quartier cuir bordeaux et titres dorés. Plats marbrés récents. Quatre grandes plaques rabattables à l'arrière. La couverture souple d'origine est reliée. L'extérieur est impeccable, à l'intérieur il y a un peu de rousseurs, et les plaques surdimensionnées ont un peu d'usure sur… Read More

Whitman Publishing Co. , 1938. Softcover. Good. 0x0x0. Collectible first edition, first printing of 1937 All-American Soap Box Derby and International champion Bobby Ballard's How to Build a Soap Box Racer: Blueprints, Construction Details, Helps and Hints. Published near the dawn of the soap box derby era, Ballard's how-to includes detailed instructions for building the Ballard car, blueprints and numerous photos of the then 12-year-old Ballard. Also includes an 11" x 8 1/2" sheet of additional instructions (presumably issued with the booklet) and a 1938 red, white and blue 8" x 5 1/2" Soap Box Derby entrant badge - Class A - with a Chevrolet logo along bottom edge. Topics include Tools and Materials, The Frame of the Car, The Axles, The Sections of the Body, The Brake, Assembling and Placing the Sections, Steering Gear and Covering the Body of the Car. Ballard was later a long-time inventor - among his accomplishments were the automobile rain switch and heated seat - he… Read More

Salusa Glassworks, Inc., 2011. 3 vols. Used - Near Fine condition. Text blocks are all bright, crisp, and unmarked. Spiral bound. Covers show minor shelf wear. Books appear unused / unread. Full three volume set. Scarce.

Book cover near new, very light shelf wear - pages clean and bright with modest highlighting on 8 pages, not obscuring text – spine like new.
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