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Making Chair Seats from Cane, Rush and Other Natural Materials
by Comstock, Ruth B
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- VG+/VG++/ND
- ISBN 10
- 0486256936
- ISBN 13
- 9780486256931
- Seller
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About This Item
SOFTBACK SHIPPED FROM THE UK.* Edition: 1st. Thus.* Impression: 1st?* Date of Publication: 1988* Publisher: Dover Publications.* Binding and cover condition: Photo-illustrated stiff card covers. No bumps, minor rubs. Minimal shelf wear to edges & corners. No creases to spine or hinge. Seems lightly used. VG++* Contents condition: Four previous publications combined. PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Clean, crisp, & tight. No annotations, inscriptions or marks to text, no tanning or other visible faults. Very slight colouration to page edges. VG+* Illustrations: B/w photos & line drawings within text throughout.* Pages: 44 pp. text.* Product Description:- Craftworkers looking for a new medium of expression will find this manual an inspirational guide to learning a distinctive craft. Others will want to acquire these skills for their practicality, considering the high costs of professional caning and related techniques. All aspects of the subject are considered--from selecting materials (including how to gather and dry such fibers as rush) to preparing the chair, equipment needed for various weaving processes, how to warp and weave, and ultimately, how to finish the seat.* This is a VG+ copy of the 1st. thus with minor faults.*
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- Bookseller
- Cocksparrow Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2053
- Title
- Making Chair Seats from Cane, Rush and Other Natural Materials
- Author
- Comstock, Ruth B
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - VG+/VG++/ND
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st. Edn. Thus,
- ISBN 10
- 0486256936
- ISBN 13
- 9780486256931
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York, USA 48
- Date Published
- 1989-10-01
- Size
- 21 x 0.6 x 27.9 cm
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