Crafts & Hobbies

London, U.K.: Stanley Gibbons, Ltd., 1959 FINE/VERY GOOD, 61st Edition of this annual catalogue. An exceptional copy of this vintage volume. Pristine unmarked interiors, nearly as-new boards. DJ has light edge wear, minor chipping, several short tape repairs along top edge. 5.25" by 8.25", 739 pages plus addenda.. Hardcover with Dust-Jacket. more information

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Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1990 FINE First Edition, 1st Printing, PHBR3, 2113. A pristine copy of this 8.5" by 11" softcover book, 128 pages. Crisp, clean, no markings, perfect covers. - - - Clerics have long been players’ favorites, but now there are new priest characters for your gaming enjoyment: Within these pages are new rules for mythos-specific priests, guidelines for creating mythoi of your own, how-to’s for making new priesthoods. Also here are new Priest Kits, so you can play a fighting monk, an Amazon priestess, a savage priest, or even a peasant priest (among many others). All this and more is presented in these 128 pages, the newest accessory for players and DMs.. Large Softcover. more information

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London, U.K.: Batsford, 1968 FINE/VERY GOOD First Edition, 1st Printing. A beautiful volume, appears unread, clean & unmarked, no wear - in a nice clipped DJ with minor shelf wear and light chipping. 5.75" by 8.75", 96 pages. - - - A very collectible book for needle-crafters. Written by the curator at the Embroiderers Guild, this is a collection of traditional patterns of the peasants of Scandinavia, Italy, Spain, Greece, Hungary, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Denmark, Germany, Holland, Israel, Morocco, Romania, Russia, Turkey and Yugoslavia. 80 working drawings illustrate a wide range of motifs: plants, flowers, animals, birds, figures and ships.. Hardcover with Dust-Jacket. more information

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NY: Avenel Books, 1962 VG+/VG+ 3rd printing of First Edition. An excellent copy: clean, tight, unmarked. 6.25" by 8.25", 228 pages, 59 illustrations, 15 how-to drawings. Includes dozens of projects for pressed flowers: how to make petal-point pictures, tray decorations, paperweights, calendars, memory pictures, samplers, citrus-skin decorations, and seed mosaics. Also covers framing, backgrounds, mounting, designs and much more.. Hard Cover. more information

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London, U.K.: Gerald Duckworth & Co., 1950 VG-/no DJ. First Edition, 1st Printing of the Fourth Master Edition (an amended reprint of the 1938 Master Edition). Slight wear & light soiling to boards, interiors FINE. 5" by 7.5", 212 pages. This classic volume clearly reveals the innermost secrets of the card game of Bridge, scientifically classified for quick reference. Chapter titles include: basic eliminations, imperfect eliminations, ruffing eliminations, compound eliminations, repeating eliminations, basic squeezes, basic squeeze variations, basic double squeezes, double squeeze variations, triple squeezes, analysis of guards, finesse by discovery, the saturation point, defence against squeezes, strip and squeeze, basic coups, compound coups, multiple coups, hybrid coups, miscellaneous coups, famous problems. George Sturgis Coffin was the New England Contract Champion, and wrote or published nearly 200 books on bridge, poker, cribbage and other card games. He made a large contribution to the theory of end-games. Making a considerable impact on the game of bridge in its early years, he claimed to have been the first to make a gambit which he called the Coffin Coup.. Hardcover. more information

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London, U.K.: Mills & Boon, 1960 NEAR-FINE/VERY GOOD- First Edition. Great copy: clean, tight, unmarked, top corners very gently bumped, otherwise as-new. Clipped DJ has minor creases & 2 short closed tears. 5.5" by 8.5", 92 pages, color frontispiece, many b&w photos and illustrations.- This vintage volume describes and illustrates 40 different stitches for canvas embroidery. Excellent chapters on design and church kneelers.. more information

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Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1990 VERY GOOD Softcover, 8.5" by 11", 96 pages. Sourcebook contains three new areas on the planet Krynn - Chorane, Selasia and Watermere. Crisp & clean, tight, no markings, very light edge wear to covers only, no color map.. more information

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NY: Scott Publications, 1953 VERY GOOD Hardcover, no DJ. A really nice copy: clean, tight, just a trace of wear to edges of the bright red boards. - - - Subtitled 'The Encyclopedia of Philately', this massive book has 1160 pages, plus addenda and advertisements. This is Volume 2 of the Scott's Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue, containing desciptions and values of stamps of European countries and their colonies, and the independent nations of Africa and Asia. At more than 50 years of age, this book is an excellent way to reference how stamp values have increased in 5 decades. 6.25" by 9.25".. more information

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Sterling Publishing, 1992 NEAR-FINE 2nd Printing, a beautiful copy of this colorful book. Nearly perfect covers, and brand new unmarked interiors. 8.25" by 10.75", 240 pages, illustrated in b&w and color, 123 patterns including Hunter's Star, Greek Cross, Kansas Dust Storm, Grandma's Hopscotch, Lindy's Plane, Lone Star, Missouri Puzzle and Flywheel. Patterns are marked according to level of difficulty, and list pieces per block and per quilt for each fabric, and the yardage required. Patterns are full size and instructions are clear. Also includes quilting folklore. . Soft Cover. more information

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Asheville, NC: Lark Books, 1998 NEAR-FINE/VERY GOOD+ First Edition, 1st Printing. Boards have two tiny nicks on edges (corners fine), otherwise as-new. Unclipped DJ has two tiny tears. 8.75" by 10.25", 143 pristine pages. - - - More than 30 dress designs from standard easy-to-make patterns. Each pattern shows how a simple or ingenious change can turn a classic style into a brand new expression of your creativity. Step-by-step instructions included.. Hardcover with Dust-Jacket. more information

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Simon & Schuster, 1992 AS-NEW First Edition Trade Paperback, 6" by 9", 254 pristine pages. Crisp, clean, tight, no markings. Chess Master Bruce Pandolfini answers more than 500 questions about the game for players of all levels. Covers rules, moves, tactics for mating, applications for opening, middlegame, and endgame principles, planning and strategizing, and psychological weaponry.. more information

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NY: Friedman, 1990 FINE/NEAR-FINE reprint. Clean, tight, unmarked, appears unread. Unclipped DJ has one short closed tear. 10.25" by 10.25", 160 pages. --- Creative decorating with gorgeous floral look-alikes, including step-by-step instructions, and more than 175 arrangements.. Hard Cover. more information

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TSR, 1990 NEAR-FINE revised, updated and expanded edition of the classic AD&D game accessory - provides essential reference material for Dungeon Masters and players. Describes the deities, heroes and mmonsters of 11 different historical, literary, and mythological cultures. Also provides new spells, magic items and character classes. A magnificent copy with nearly perfect boards, pristine unmarked interiors. 8.5" by 11.25", 192 pages. . Hardcover. more information

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Usborne Publishing, 1990 FINE Trade Paperback, about 8" by 10", 48 pages, b&w and color illustrations. Clean, tight, previous owner's name at top of first page otherwise unmarked. - - - An excellent book for beginning calligraphers. Includes more than 15 popular calligraphy styles, basic skills and equipment required, step-by-step pics. Also includes stenciling, embossing, letter carving, creating greeting cards, personal stationery, gifts, posters, and more. . more information

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