Published by Odhams Press, London England
Seller: The London Bookworm, East Sussex, United Kingdom
First Edition
Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Hardback. First Edition The Practical Home Handyman. Slight mark to corner of inside front cover. No date. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Contents: Workshop, Tools, Equipment and Materials. Simple Carpentry. Furniture Care and repair. Household Appliances. House Decoration. Hourse Repairs: Internal. Water Supply. House Repairs: External. Jobs in the Garden. In the Garage. Index. Illustrations. 416 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all types of Academic Literature.).
Published by THE CAXTON PUBLISHING COMPANY LIMITED, LONDON, 1954
Seller: Bishops Green Books, Newbury, BERKS, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Three volumes (1-3) a nice set, brown boards, with gilt titles on the spine. First Editions published in April 1954 by The Caxton Publishing Company Limited, London. Printed and bound in England, by Hazell Watson and Viney Ltd. All three books are in good condition and as they are used books, normal wear, marks and tear apply consistent with use and age, White marks to back board on Volume 1, the odd brown spotting to edge of papers, otherwise all pages intact and good tight bindings on all three books. All pages, illustrations, photographs and text are in really good, clean, readable order In fact its quite remarkable how nice and clean the pagers are for books that are over seventy years old. Volume I: 269 pages. Contents Includes: History of Furniture Design, Tools, Their Manipulation and Maintenance, Timber, Practical Setting Out, Joints and Their Application, and Adhesives. Volume II: 252 pages. Contents Includes: Furniture Construction, General Construction and Workshop Practice, and Fixing & Fittings. Volume III: 270 pages. Contents Includes: Decorative Cabinet Making. Veneering, The Art of Polishing, Estimating & Costing and Craft Education. Three amazing, well written and informative books that deserve to be preserved for future generations, also would grace any stylish library or workshop.