Crafts And Hobbies

USA, 1987 Build a better Bru - step-by-step instructions; Harold Payne's Handcarved Dolls; 11 Full-Sized Patterns; Treetop Teddy; Jointed Bears; Mexican Angel; and more. Moderate wear. A sound copy.. Stapled. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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USA, 1986 Features: A Family Affair; Christmas Clothespin Angel; A Shoenhut Adventure; So you want to own a toy store; Doll & Toy Related Ornaments; Here Comes Santa; A Ginny Nativity; and more. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy.. Stapled. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Tokyo: Ikebana International, 1980 Features: Cover artist - Reika Iwami - a woman in the Woodblock World; Ikenobo School; Ryusei-Ha School; Soami School; Chiko School; Sho - The Magic Flute; Koha Taira; Sogetsu School; Ohara School; Koryu Shotoh-kai School; Ichiyo School; Saga School; I Remember Momma (Kayoko) Sen. Unmarked. Moderate wear. A quality copy.. First Edition. Stapled. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Tokyo: Ikebana International, 1980 Features: Cover artist - Liao Shiou-ping; Saga School - Chiko School; Ikenobo School; Ichiyo School; Koryu Shohtoh-kai School; Floral Designs in Japanese Lacquer - many lovely colour photos with article; That day in Tehran when Ohara Houn Made an Old Man Cry; Ohara School; Soami School; Ryusei School; Japanese Contemporary Prints; Sogetsu School. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy.. Stapled. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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USA: Miller Magazines Inc., 1972 Features: Rebirth of an Aquamarine Mine; Buyer's Guide - Hand Power Tools; The Greek Had a Word For it; Where's the Fire, Mac - Opal Misadventures; Hammer and Anvil Forging; Micro-Mounts; Heel Ends into Gem Slabs; Beyond the Sidewalk; Lost River Caverns; Steam Casting; Bhend Brothers' Saw; Points to the Past. Date stamp to front cover. Sound copy with above-average wear. . Stapled. Fair. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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USA: Bulletin of the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors, Inc. (NAWCC), 1982 Features: Musical Clocks of Early America and Their Music; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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USA: National Wood Carver's Association, 1988 88 pages. Features: Desiree Hajny - carver extraordinaire; Carving the historic Western Face; Direct Carving Green or Seasoned Timber; Work Moving on Empire State Carousel; Let's Carve - a little girl; Noah Weiss - Pennsylvania Folk Whittler; Information on detail master burning pens (cont'd from last issue); Arizona's first lady of wood carving - Mae Johnson; Prosit! - carve a wooden frog tankard; Many show photos and reports; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy.. Stapled. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Magazine. more information

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USA, 1987 Features: Raggedy Ann and Andy - John and Marcella Gruelles' gift to American children; China Heads, Part II; Gollywoggs (Golliwogs) - a doll inspired by a black clown; Old-Fashined costume 'Mikey' - knickers for My Friend; The Ideal Tammy and Family - back to the 60s; Little 'Americana' Dolls - the doll art of Virginia Little; Goodbye to Maydy, Mikey & Jenny; and more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy.. Stapled. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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USA, 1987 Features: Edwardian Bride doll to make and dress; Soft Sculpture Dorit Dolls; Composition Doll Making. Moderate wear. A quality copy.. Stapled. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Tokyo: Ikebana International, 1979 Features: Sogetsu School; Koryu Katabami School; Soami School; Ryusei-ha School; Australia & New Zealand - 12th Regional Conference, October 24th-28th, 1978; Suiho-kai - Ikebana with a Difference; Washi - The Absolute in Handmade Paper; Ohara School; Ikenobo School; Koryu Shohtoh-kai School; Ichiyo School; Japanese Cooking at a Glance - beautiful color photos; Morimono of the Chiko School. Average wear. A sound copy.. Stapled. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Tokyo: Ikebana International, 1988 Features: Floral Focus - Hydrangea - a rainy season delight; Guardians of Serenity; The Stone Lanterns of Kyoto; Blending East and West in Your Home - obi, hibachi, wook, paper; Notes on Ikebana Material; Ikebana Portfolio; Hana Kagami - commonly used containers for arrangements. Unmarked with light wear. Beautifully illustrated cover. A nice copy.. Stapled. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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USA, 1971 Features: Jewelry Maker's Handbook, Part 3; Indian Style Channel Jewelry; Modified Triad Cut; A Mission in Miniature; Horn-Hacking Hobby; New Mexico's Rockhound State Park; Gold Rock Ranch. Above-average wear but remains a sound reference copy. Date stamp to front cover. . Stapled. Fair. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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USA: Bulletin of the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors, Inc. (NAWCC), 1980 102 pages. Feature: Heman Clark and the 'Salem Bridge' Shelf Clocks. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Sound copy. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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USA: National Wood Carver's Association, 1988 104 pages. Features: Fred Cogelow to Judge; Rick Butz in his studio-workshop; Bela Ferencz embellishes Venice, California Church; Lets carve - rocking animals; Drawing Complex Chip Carving Designs; Larry Curson - self-taught carver; John Creek - carver; Carve an ornamental knife; Jim Spoor - carver, collector; Information on detail master burning pens; Carve a White Tail Deer; Create a neckerchief slide; Wakefield/Schmid Book Unique; Ozark Carver Profiles; Many show photos and reports; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy.. Stapled. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Magazine. more information

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USA, 1987 Features: Betsy Ross - immortalized as a doll; Folk Dolls - better than a Bru to collect?; Hand Crafted Dolls from Ethiopia; Bring in the Clowns - overview of a fun collection; The Wonderful World of Dawn - a pocket-sized fashion doll; Great American Cloth Dolls - Pamela Harrison's 'Little Wagon Gang'; Baby Bernard Bear - a Doll Designs Specialty; Jolly Clown - a mischievous Circus Clown; The Great Train Robbery - the dolls that saved the day; Advertising Dolls - Big Boy and the Swift Premium Meat Man; and more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy.. Stapled. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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USA, 1987 Features: Bouncing Baby - a celluloid doll; Return of the Bru - once ravaged by fire, twice beautiful; Kathe Kruse and her mischief dolls - the dolls Hitler banned; A Valentine cut-out - an unusual paper doll; Hilda - a Dutch Doll - complete pattern; The Wonderful Effanbee Honey Walker; Accessorizing, Beautifying, and Customizing Your Dolls; Friday the 13th - the story of Lydia; the Leather soft-sculptures of Cheri Calvert Casler - Antelope Mountain Dolls; and more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy.. Stapled. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Tokyo: Ikebana International, 1961 Features: Tribute to Rifuku Enomoto - "A man amoung Flowers" ; Japanese Poetry and Ikebana; Black Ink Painting; Ikebana of the Ohara School; Exercise your Ingenuity; To Make and to Keep; Trends in Ikebana; The Japanese Floral Calendar; Bonseki - Ancient Japanese Art of Sand Painting; Characteristics of the Sogetsu School; Bullrushes; New Zealand - Gardener's Paradise; I.I. Celebrates 5th Birthday; Exhibition 'a la Japanese'; Notes from abroad; Do it Yourself. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy.. Stapled. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Tokyo: Ikebana International, 1982 Features: Cover Artist - Shoji Osugi; Ryusei-Ha; Soami School; Ikenobo School; Sogetsu School; Bonsai; Hiroshi Teshigahara - Headmaster of Sogetsu School; Poetry Interpreted in Ceramics; Saga Goryu; Chiko School; Koryu Shohtohkai; Ohara School; Ichiyo School; Mingei - Japan's Continuing Folk Arts. Unmarked. Average wear. A sound copy.. Stapled. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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USA: Fiberarts, 1979 Features: Baskets by John McQueen; How to buy a floor loom; Inside the Hangchow Silk Factory; Lynn Rothrock's Devil Dolls; and more. Sound copy. Prior owner's name on front cover. . Stapled. Good. Illus. by Johnstone, Janet and Anne Grahame. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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USA: National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors, Inc. (NAWCC), 1985 Features: The Carriage Watch; George Marsh - Ohio Clockmaker; Mystery of Breguet Watch No. 3224 - secret revealed?; Early Giants - Edwin B. Burt; The Clock Repair Primer - an introduction to the mechanics of pendulum clocks and basic clock repair for the novice - part 3; Serious Fun with Time; Carson City's Tower Clock; Union Loom Works Company; Correcting Crossman; British Horology 1650-1775; and more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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USA: National Wood Carver's Association, 1986 72 pages. Features: Magnificent Ursis Horribillis (bear carving unveiled at Ursinus College, PA; Totem Pole honours Willie Keil Memory; The Hegler Workshop; Thomas Glover White is Top Winner; Exploring Power Carving - carve a realistic bear from laminated pieces of wood; Jan Low - Country-Loving Carver; English Bull Dog pattern; Extensive list of sources of supplies and books; Many show photos and reports; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy.. Stapled. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Magazine. more information

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USA: Plenary, 1975 From an excellent set of craft books. Abunantly illustrated. Topics in this volume include: Glass Working; Gold Leafing; Gold Panning; Granny Squares; Greenhouse Construction; Greeting Cards; Hammocks and Slings; Hardanger Embroidery; Heraldry; Herbs; Hibachi and Hot-Pot Cookery. Clean, bright and unmarked but for prior owner's name upon front endpaper. Very light wear. Excellent copy.. Hard Cover. Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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USA, 1984 Features: Gabriella - a little Angel; Dolls that DO things; The Big Baby Boom; Restore Yard Sale Dolls; and more. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy.. Stapled. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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USA, 1984 Features: 10 patterns in this issue; Stage set-ups; collecting modern dolls; fairyland castle; circus clown; and more. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy.. Stapled. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Tokyo: Ikebana International, 1968 Features: Happy (Painted) Rocks - for the person who has everything; The Land of Flowers - The Hawaiian Isles; Ohara School; Ryuseiha; The Magic of Camellias; Ichiyo School; Authentic Japanese Landscapes; Sogetsu School; History through Flowers; Ikenobo School; Fun with Flowers; Fall Exhibition; Kofu School. Full-page Japanese Coke ad (text in English) . A now unthinkable ad shows a girl about to bite into a hamburger with a dash of 'super seasoning Ajinomoto, The Original MSG'. Writing in top corner of front cover. Average wear. A sound copy.. Stapled. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Tokyo: Ikebana International, 1984 Features: The Headmasters' Exhibition; Ichiyo School - Meikof Kasuya; Ikenobo - Sen-ei Ikenobo; Morimono of the Chiko School; Soami School - Soshoen Yokochi; Koryu Shohtoh-kai - Riei Ikeda; Kasumi Teshigahara, in Memory - many lovely photos, some in colour; Ryusei-Ha - Kasen Yoshimura; Ohara School - Houn Ohara; Shimpa Seizan School - Kogetsu Kamijo; Saga; Sogetsu School - Hiroshi Teshigahara. Some writing on front cover. Moderate wear. A quality copy.. First Edition. Stapled. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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USA: Bulletin of the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors, Inc. (NAWCC), 1983 Features: "Willard & Nolen" Ornamental Painters; The Verge Fusee Watch - Part II; The Chronoscope; and more. Unmarked with light wear. Nice copy. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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USA: National Wood Carver's Association, 1988 88 pages. Features: Canadian National Exhibition Report; Let's Carve - Shepherds; Custer's last stein - a challenging carving; Teaching Bird Carving 'Down Under'; Try carving 'Whittle Folks"; Golden Age of Carousel Artist Dies - Barney Illions; Painted Ponies on the Auction Block; Fascinating Kashmir Carving; Henry Gatewood II; Many show photos and reports; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy.. Stapled. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Magazine. more information

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USA: Plenary, 1974 From an excellent set of craft books. Abunantly illustrated. Topics in this volume include: Embroidery, Enameling metal flags and banners; Florentine Stitch; Flowers (artificial); Foam forms; Folk art; Framing; Furniture Refinishing; Fur recycling; Genealogy; Gingerbread. Clean, bright and unmarked but for Prior owner's name upon front endpaper. Very light wear. Excellent copy.. Hard Cover. Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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USA, 1986 Features: Bears do the Darndest Things; Reflections of Teddy Contest - how Teddy makes life more bearable; Grand Prize Winner; Mr. Chuzzelwit Remembers Christmas Past; Decorationg with Teddy Bears - Thanksgiving and Christmas; Advertising Bears; Celebearities; Teddy Bear Artist Rebecca White; Show Santa Bear Got his Fame; Santa Bear and Miss Mouse; A Teddie from Eddie; Personality Dogs - Part Two; and more. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy.. Stapled. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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USA, 1984 Features: Indian Dolls; April; What do you know about Barbie?; Victorian Dolls from Babies to Ballerinas; Nodders; Girl in the Garden; Six Pack Carriage; Collectible Doll Cards; A Man of Today with his doll of Yesteryday; Doll Pillow Cover; Petal Blossom Costume; and more. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy.. Stapled. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Tokyo: Ikebana International, 1995 Features: A tribute to Norman Sparnon; The Seventh World Convention Takes on the Future; Shades of Blue - Indigo in Japan; Floral Focus - New Zealand Flax; Ikebana Portfolio; A life with wildflowers; Japan's Floral Culture - A reappraisal - the beautiful paradox of Ikebana / Idebana and the rhythm of life; Dateline Japan. Average wear. A quality copy.. First Edition. Stapled. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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USA: Bulletin of the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors, Inc. (NAWCC), 1982 Features: The Invention of and Improved Compensation Balance - The Mechanical Genius of Charles Vander Woerd; The Tiffany 'Neverwind' Clock Description - Repairs and Adjustments; A Handmade Banjo Clock; A Gustav Becker Footnote; Beaumarchais; An Early D. Gruen & Son Minute Repeater or Fishing in High Seas; Description of an Electric Desk Clock; An Examination of Pendulum Mechanics; and more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Prince George, BC: The Canadian Log House, 1976 58 pages. Contents include: poplar log home; training courses, new direction; old Jasper Park Lodge; log house plans; New Zealand's first Canadian log house; the log builder's library; roof support systems; seasoning and settling; and more.. Stapled. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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USA: National Wood Carver's Association, 1989 80 pages. Features: Osvaldo Orellana; Try Carving a Lynx; Burning Techniques; Let's Carve - carve a cow; Painted Pony sets new World Record; Campbell Folk School; Chips - Making a Carving knife, by Ted Kona; David Bennett; Tupelo - an excellent carving wood; Many show photos and reports; and more. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. A sound copy.. Stapled. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Magazine. more information

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USA: Plenary, 1974 From an excellent set of craft books. Abunantly illustrated. Topics in this volume include: Lamps and Shades; Lapidiary; Leaded Glass; Leather Working; Lighted Indoor Gardens; Linoleum and Woodcuts; Machine Stitchery; Macrame; Magic Maps and Pathfinding. Clean, bright and unmarked but for minor remnant of address label atop front endpaper. Very light wear. Excellent copy.. Hard Cover. Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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USA, 1986 Features: Yurok Doll Artist; My Real Babies; Bobi Lankau's Wax Dolls; Costume Dolls; Serena's Secret; Aristo-Cat - paper dolls; and more. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy.. Stapled. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Tokyo: Ikebana International, 1984 Features: Cover Artist - Shuji Wako; Saga Goryu; Chiko School; Ichiyo School; Ikenobo School; Ikenobo School; Shinto - Japan's Spirit of Endless Renewal; Ohara Iemoto & Iemoto Designate; Rysei-Ha; Sogetsu School; Koryu Shohtohkai; Soami School; Ohara School; Japanese Gardens in England and elsewhere; Past, Present and Future - some thoughts. Average wear. Cup ring on front cover. A sound copy. . Soft Cover. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Canada: LW, 2001 "The return of a one hundred-year-old caribou-skin lodge to the Dogrib people was the beginning of a project that would see the construction of two new caribou-skin lodges... At the beginning of the 20th century, hundreds of caribou-skin lodges were in use by the Dogrib people of northern Canada. In 1997, the only known sample was at a museum in Iowa City, U.S.A. where it had been stored for over 100 years." - from cover. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy. . Very Good. more information

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Prince George, BC: The Canadian Log House, 1974 Some rubbing to front cover. Former owner's name inside front cover. 70 pages. Contents include: glory be to God for dappled things; log house plants; the log builder's library; splitting cedar shakes; birch wine; world's largest log building; not every woman can build; the building inspector; piece en piece construction; doors and windows; in praise of poplar; the axe helve; training courses; trees at the arctic circle.. Stapled. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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USA: Bulletin of the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors, Inc. (NAWCC), 1983 Features: From the Pages of History; Understanding the Verge Fusee Watch; Seth Thomas/Eli Terry Inside-Outside Escapement, Offset Pendulum Pillar and Scroll Clock; and more. Unmarked with light wear. Nice copy. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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USA: National Wood Carver's Association, 1990 104 pages. Features: Reflections of Ed Hearn; Rare carousell finds home in Dolly Parton's Dollywood; A conversation with R. Bruce Hoadley; Joe Bolf carves a 7-foot tall dream; R.E. Tangerman on Tools; Wal Heskett; Judith Anderson; Heart to Heart - James E. Seitz; Marvin Kaisersatt; Anaheim carousel pony auction; Replica of King Tut's Chair; Bird Carving article by Bruce Burk; Carved Floral Reliefs (part 7); Carving Vise; Euro-Disneyland horses - Joe Leonard to carve; Painting the Guard Chicken (with colour photos); and more. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. A sound copy.. Stapled. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Magazine. more information

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New York: Plenary, 1976 From an excellent series of craft books. Illustrations throughout. This volume covers: Cosmetics, Costumes, Crewelwork, Crochet, Cryptography, Decoupage, Dioramas, Dollhouses and Furniture, Dolls and Doll Clothes, Dried Flowers, Dulcimers, Egg Decorating. Clean, bright and unmarked but for prior owner's name. Very light wear. Attractive glossy copy. . Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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1987 A look at Japanese Dolls; The Neustadt Doll Museum; Dollwatch U.K. - our new lost and found section; A review of the Collector's Encyclopedia of Dolls (vol. II); Comics of Childhood; Louisa Alcott - behind 'Little Women' was a family making delightful clothing for dolls; and more. Average wear but top edge rumpled from improper storage. . Stapled. Fair. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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USA, 1989 Special Features: Pat Kolesar's award-winning Sould Kids; Teddies to Hug & Cherish; Create Our All-American Babies; Nancy Lee and her fabulous fifties wardrobe; Cathie Hanna - teddy bear artist; New Life for Marie; When Old Friends Get Together; and more. Light wear. A nice copy.. Stapled. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Tokyo: Ikebana International, 1977 Features: Ichiyo School; Ikenobo School; Koryu Shohtoh-kai School; Sogetsu School; Kasumi's Exhibition at Westminster Abbey; Tankin-Transfiguration of Metals; Sakai Hoitsu; Seifu Enshu School; Saga School; Soami School; Ohara School; Chiko School; Ryusei-ha School; Ryusei-ha's Exhibition Presents 'Composition of Leaves'. Writing at bottom of front cover. Average wear. A sound copy.. Stapled. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Canada: Prospero, 1999 128 pages. Index. Bibliography. Beautiful colour photography throughout. "In Ojibway tradition, mothers and grandmothers netted tiny circular cobwebs - like charms from willow and sinew. These delicate charms were not meant to last but were intended to protect newborn children from 'everything evil, just as a spider's web catches and holds everything that comes in contact with it." - from back board. Clean, bright and unmarked in attractive glossy illustrated boards. Lovely copy.. First Printing. Hard Cover. Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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USA: Bulletin of the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors, Inc. (NAWCC), 1976 Features: Patriots and Tories; Thomas Wagstaffe, Quaker Clockmaker; A Bicentennial Story in Three Parts; Who Was America's First Watchmaker; Roller Pinions, 1778 Style; A Horological view of the European Vision of America Exhibition; Life and Times of Simon Willard in Grafton 1753-1780; America's Most Historic Clock; Words from the Past - American Watches and Clocks, Chauncey Jerome; A French Revolutionary Decimal Watch. 'Sample Copy' stamped on front cover else clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Sound copy. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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USA: National Wood Carver's Association, 1989 80 pages. Features: Jack Borres; Ralph Bower; Let's Carve - Coyote Carving Directions; Carl Johnson; Tales about three snails; More on Kashmir Carving; School of Classical Carving; Burning Techniques; Carvers, Shows and People; and more. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. A sound copy.. Stapled. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Magazine. more information

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USA: Plenary, 1975 From an excellent set of craft books. Abunantly illustrated. Topics in this volume include: Hooked Rugs; Ice Cream; Sherbet and Ices; Ikebana; Inkle Weaving; Insects; Jewelry; Kaleidoscopes; Kayaks; Kilns; Kites; Knitting to Fit; Lace. Clean, bright and unmarked but for prior owner's name upon front endpaper. Very light wear. Excellent copy.. Hard Cover. Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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