Making Dolls' Houses in 1/12 Scale. This item is unavailable.Making Dolls' Houses in 1/12 Scale

"A comprehensive introductory section gives all the techniques and methods needed to make one of the five projects: a Victorian shop, a Georgian house, a thatched cottage, a fisherman's cottage and a Tudor house."-- "Doll World

. Superb color photographs. 192 pages (35 in color), 135 b/w illus., 8 1/2 x 11 1/2.

Nickolls provides complete instructions for six projects of increasing complexity: a workshop, Victorian shop, Georgian house, thatched cottage, fisherman's cottage, and Tudor house. He emphasizes construction, describing tools and materials in detail, listing sources, but only mentioning furnishings and decoration. Some 132 diagrams supplement the text. The photographs are excellent, showing sparsely furnished rooms in contrast to the cluttered Victorian look usually seen in recent American books. Nickolls's advice is sound, e.g., he recommends a trial fit before beginning assembly. Though the terms used are British, measurements are in feet and inches. A good book to recommend to the hobbyist wanting a slightly different project. --Patricia B. Brown, Navistar Corp. Lib., Melrose Park, Ill.
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