The Complete Upholsterer A Practical Guide to Upholstering Traditional Furniture by Carole Thomerson ,virtually new condition,large format , 192 pages. This is a really good book on the subject, and I speak as someone with upholstery/soft furnishing experience.Starts with a section history and...

Toy Making in School & Home by RK & MIR Polkinghorne 1916,Good plus condition,1299 pages.Heavy book. Fantastic old toy making book,packed with projects,diagrams,pictures etc for the making of classic vintage toys. Some toys covered :- Flying airships/ Bathing machine / Taxi cab / Castlle /Yachts &...

Wood Turning by Percy Blandford ,VGC , 94 pages. Really useful vintage turners book,packed with relevant diagrams information etc. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=320244997913&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT

Cements Pastes Glues & Gums,A Practical Guide To The Manufacture And Application Of The Various Agglutinants Required In The Building, Metal-Working, Wood-Working, And Leather-working Trades, And For Workshop, Laboratory, Or Office Use.Upward of Nine Hundred Recipes & Formulae, by H C Standage...

Steels Elements of Mastmaking Sailmaking & Rigging 1932 by Claude S Gill,some discolouration to boards,a little foxing otherwise a nice copy.Large format, 300 pages. Superb huge old book on the subject lots of large fold outs (all present and in good order) masses of interesting diagrams...

Wall and Floor Tiling by Cyril Carter and H R Hidden ,good condition,large format ,276 pages.Originally published in 1937 ,this is a later edition,but features the Art Deco style of the earlier copy throughout. Superb vintage craft manual on Art Deco style...

Bookbinding, and the Care of Books ,A Text-book for Bookbinders and Librarians by Douglas Cockerell with Drawings by Noel Rook,1937,ex library ,faded boards,otherwise a good sound copy., 342 pages. An extremely thorough book on bookbinding and allied skills, packed with...

Dorset Country Pottery, The Kilns of the Verwood District by Jo Draper & Penny Copland-Griffiths,in as new condition, large format, 192 pages. Superb history of the country pottery of Dorset ,and in particular the Verwood area.Hugely...

Writing,Illuminating & Lettering by Edward Johnston ,diagrams & Illustrations by Noel Rooke,good condition, 434 pages. This is the book on the subject,hugely comprehensive,also covering all sorts of related subjects,laying & burnishing gold, coloured capitals, inscriptions in stone...

The Steel Square Showing its Application to Roofing,Timber Framing & Staircasing by Noel D Green London ,1941. ,faded dustwrapper,otherwise VGC. 88 pages. Really thorough vintage craft manual on the various uses of the...

Glass Writing ,Embossing and Fascia Work (including the making and fixing of wooden letters and illuminated signs). by Paul N Hasluck,slightly worn but a good solid copy. 160 pages. One of the more unusual books from this series,a craftsmans work manual for the signwriter,packed with...

Coiffes De Bretagne by Pierre Helias ,original owners inscription,otherwise VGC.In the french language. 37 pages. Really unusual book on the traditional lace caps worn by the women of Brittany ,covers the amazing pieces from the different regions,with pictures,how to do it diagrams...

Leathercraft by W A At****er ,contains two schooll stamps on endpapers,otherwise VGC,143 pages. This unassuming book is actually a great leatherworking craft manual,nothing flashy,you won't find hippy leatherwork in here,just plain classic leather skills,bag making, folios,briefcases,camera...

Professional Ticket Writing by Alfred H Hunter 1936,grubby covers,original owners bookplate,otherwise a very good copy. 195 pages. Really thorough vintage craft manual for the advertising ticket writer,many illustrations ,mostly in art deco lettering...

Wood Carving by Alan Durst,boards somewhat discoloured,otherwise good plus condition. Very useful old wood carvers manual covering both relief and carving in the round. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=320220582183&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT

A Silversmiths Manual by Bernard Cuzner,undated,but I would guess to 1940s approx.Some wear to extremities of covers,some foxing to first/ last few pages,otherwise a good sound copy.224 pages This is a proper craft trade manual for the use of siversmiths and follows a series of classic porjects as...

Glass Engraving by Barbara Norman ,good condition, 190 pages. Interesting book covering all aspects of the crafts,history of,displaying engraved ware, some techniques etc. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=220207231342&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT

Ticknall Pots & Potters ,from the Late Fifteenth Century to 1888 by Jane Spavold & Sue Brown ,in new condition, 192 pages. Massively comprehensive and scholarly history of the potters of Ticknall in Derbyshire,well illustrated throughout.Superb book for...

Saddlery by E Hartley Edwards ,ex lib. otherwise a good solid copy . 200 pages. Really interesting old book on saddlery. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=320228552698&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT

Boot Making and Mending ,including Repairing,Lasting and Finisihng by P Has luck 1925,small chip to base of spine paper,which has been repaired,otherwise a good sound copy. 160 pages. Really detailed shoe makers craft manual ,covering all the main traditional techniques,with many excellent...