Lutherie Tools: Making Hand and Power Tools for String Instrument Building by Olsen, Tim; Burton, Cyndy - 1990

U.S.A.: Guild of American Luthiers, 1990. 1990 Edition, printing unstated (presumed first.) FINE in VERY GOOD dust jacket. A clean, unmarked and firmly bound copy. Pages fresh and fine, as is the olive green cloth hardcover; Title gilt-stamped on spine, Guild crest gilt-stamped on front cover. Binding and hinges firm, intact and straight. Jacket is clean and complete with moderate rubbing, primarily to edges, corners and rear panel. A couple of short closed edge tears. Jacket is in a new clear archival protector. A carefully conceived, written, illustrated and printed book. Topics include Measuring and Inspection tools, Bending Irons, Tempering and Sharpening, Knives-Chisels-Scrapers and Planers, Clamps-Gluing and Holding Devices, Routers, Sanders, Saws, Drill Presses and a chapter titled "Two Approaches to Tools." Profusely illustrated with finely detailed line drawings. 8-3/4 x 11-1/4". [vi] + 122 pages. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good.