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How To Make Concrete Garden Furniture and Accessories
by FALLON, John T. (ed.)
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- Attic Books
- Published
- 1917
- Condition
- Good
- Item Price
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$40.00
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New York: Robert M. McBride & Co., 1917. Hardcover. Good. xiv, [4], 105 p. 26 cm. 33 b&w in-text figures and 19 b&w plates. Brown cloth. Stains to corners and spine ends, some smaller marks to rear board, small holes, worn corners. Ink scribble on front pastedown. Hinges cracking internally.
Instructions for concrete walls, steps, sundials, benches,… Read more
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$40.00

Wee Voyagers: Sea Creatures and Their Empty Shells
by SOLLOWS, A. S.
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- Attic Books
- Published
- nd
- Condition
- Very good +
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Item Price
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$20.00
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Sackville, NB: Busy East Press, nd. Second Edition. Softcover. Very good +. 84 p. 21 cm. B&w illustrations. Staplebound booklet. Light wear and soiling.
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$20.00

The Mouseman of Kilburn: The story of Robert Thompson and the 'church mouse'
by THOMPSON, James
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- Attic Books
- Published
- 1980
- Condition
- Very good
- ISBN
- 9780852065204
- Item Price
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$50.00
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Clapham, North Yorkshire: Dalesman Books, 1980. Softcover. Very good. 80 p. 21 cm. B&w illustrations. Softcover. Light wear to edges. Label residue on rear.
The book itself discusses the early days, the origin of the 'mouse', York Minster, stately homes, etc. Tucked inside is a leaflet from Robert Thompson's Craftsmen Ltd., Kilburn, York and a price list… Read more
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$50.00

Model Locomotive Boilermaking
by FARMER, Alec F.
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- Attic Books
- Published
- 1996
- Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- Reprint
- ISBN
- 9781852600075
- Item Price
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$30.00
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Solihull, West Midlands: Alec F. Farmer, 1996. Reprint. Softcover. Fine. 191 p. 23 cm. B&w illustrations. Pictorial softcover.
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$30.00

Build it Yourself No. 85 11 1/2 Ft. General Utility Boat
by Easi-Bild
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- Attic Books
- Published
- 1951
- Condition
- Good
- Item Price
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$25.00
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Pleasantville, NY: Easi-Bild Pattern Company, 1951. Good. 4 fold-out sheets with instructions to build an 11 1/2 ft. plywood boat. In envelope with numerous tears, including bottom. Pattern No. 85. Sheets themselves are neat and clean.
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Scottish Woodwork of the Sixteenth & Seventeenth Centuries Measured and Drawn for the Stone
by SMALL, John William
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- Attic Books
- Published
- nd
- Condition
- Fair
- Edition
- 250 copies printed; this one unnumbered
- Item Price
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$250.00
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Edinburgh: David Douglas, nd. 250 copies printed; this one unnumbered. Hardcover. Fair. Unpaginated. 44 cm. 100 b&w plates. Half black leather with black cloth. Gold print on spine. Binding has worn corners and edges, chipped spine head, cracked hinges, tears in spine tail, discoloured cloth. Antiqu Shop label on front pastedown. Front free endpaper missing. Endpapers foxed and… Read more
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$250.00

Fireproofing of Buildings, Stair Building, Ornamental Metal Work, Builders' Hardware, Roofing, Sheet-metal Work, Mill Design
by International Textbook Company
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- Attic Books
- Published
- 1909
- Condition
- Very good +
- Item Price
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$45.00
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Scranton: International Textbook Company, 1909. Hardcover. Very good +. ICS Reference Library 177. Various paginations. 23 cm. Numerous b&w figures and a fold-out plates. Green cloth. Red text block edges. Occasional foxing. Corners slightly bumped.
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$45.00

The Columbian Decorative Art
by J. B. Young & Co
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- Attic Books
- Published
- 1898
- Condition
- Fair
- Item Price
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$125.00
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Buffalo: J. B. Young & Co, 1898. Hardcover. Fair. Pages 72-104. 34 cm. 12 p. of b&w illustrations, some coloured (some probably by a former owner). Red cloth with black print. Covers soiled with some wrinkling to cloth. Leaflets glued to pastedowns. Both hinges cracking internally. Ink inscription (Miss Maud Carter, Pt. Rowan) on front free endpaper. Some… Read more
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$125.00

Cotton Spinning Machinery and Its Uses
by TAGGART, Wm. Scott
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- Attic Books
- Published
- 1922
- Condition
- Very good
- Item Price
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$45.00
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London: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, 1922. Hardcover. Very good. xiv, 110, [18] p. 17 cm. 91 b&w figures. Brown cloth hardcover. Light wear.
Title continues: "Describing the Characteristics of Various Kinds of Cotton and the Processes and Machinery Used in its Preparation and Spinning, with Practical Notes on the Manipulation of Material and Machinery. For Textile… Read more
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The Rainbow Makers: The Origins of the Synthetic Dyestuffs Industry in Western Europe
by TRAVIS, Anthony S.
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- Attic Books
- Published
- 1993
- Condition
- Fine
- ISBN
- 9780934223188
- Item Price
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$300.00
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Bethlehem, PA: Lehigh University Press, 1993. Hardcover. Fine/Near fine. 335 p. 25 cm. Black cloth hardcover in dustjacket. Tiny tear at top of front flap in jacket and slight wear to upper spine.
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$300.00

Goodwin's Course in Sewing: Practical Instruction in Needlework for Use in Schools and at Home. Books I to III
by GOODWIN, Emma E.
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- Attic Books
- Published
- nd
- Condition
- Very good +
- Item Price
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$75.00
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New York: Frank D. Beattys & Company, nd. Cloth. Very good +. 3 vols.: 47, [1]; 54, [1]; 54, [1] p. 22 cm. 43, 39, & 46 b&w diagrams respectively. Vols. II & III have rear pockets which are empty. Green cloth hardcovers with black and orange print. Light wear to spine ends. Corners bumped. Slight foxing to… Read more
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$75.00

Bleaching, Dyeing, Printing and Finishing for the Manchester Trade: A Book Intended For Warehousemen Textile Students and Others Interested in this Important Section of the Textile Industry
by MCMYN, J. W.; BARDSLEY, J. W.
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- Attic Books
- Published
- 1932
- Condition
- Very good
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Item Price
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$75.00
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London: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, 1932. Second Edition. Cloth. Very good. xiv, 224, [2], 23, [1] p. 19 cm. 41 b&w illustrations. Burgundy cloth hardcover with gold lettering. Spot on front cover. A little discolouration to cloth. Faint soiling to endpapers. Pages clean and neat.
Topics include the fibres, bleaching, dyeing, calico printing, and finishing. Appendix… Read more
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$75.00

Pocket Manual of Textile Printing
by Meister Lucius & Brüing
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- Attic Books
- Published
- 1923
- Condition
- Good +
- Edition
- IV. Edition
- Item Price
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$60.00
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Hochst am Main: Meister Lucius & Brüing, 1923. IV. Edition. Cloth. Good +. XII, 448, [2] p. 17 cm. 2 b&w plates. Green cloth hardcover with red text block edges. Some small dents or wear to edges and some rubbing to cloth. Small mark on top edge of text block. Front hinge tender, title page browned with signature,… Read more
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$60.00

Kokusai Ikebana: Poesy in life through flowers
by OHNO, Mme. Noriko
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- Attic Books
- Published
- 1985
- Condition
- As new
- ISBN
- 9784308003680
- Item Price
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$40.00
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Tokyo: Kamakura Shobo Publishing, 1985. Hardcover. As new/As new. 104 p. 21 x 22 cm. 70 colour and some b&w illustrations. Cream hardcover in pictorial dustjacket.
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$40.00

Japanese Aviation S.I.G. "Jottings" Vol. 6.7.8
by STARKINGS, Peter (ed.)
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- Attic Books
- Published
- 2000-2002
- Condition
- Very good
- Item Price
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$100.00
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Rawdon, Leeds: Japanese Aviation SIG, 2000-2002. Hardcover. Very good. The Quarterly Magazine of Japanese Aviation Vol. 6 No. 1 February 2000 - Vol. 8 No. 4, November 2002. Various paginations. 30 cm. B&w and colour illustrations. Brown hardcover with green spine. Spine becoming wrinkled.
Special Interest Group of The International Plastic Modellers' Society, UK.… Read more
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$100.00

Monarch Book No. 87: Hand Knits For Men and Women in Service
by The Monarch Knitting Company
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- Attic Books
- Published
- 1941
- Condition
- Very good
- Item Price
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$35.00
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Dunnville, ON: The Monarch Knitting Company, 1941. Staplebound. Very good. 46 p. 28 cm. 12 b&w illustrations. Staplebound magazine. Light wear to spine, small tears upper rear.
Desings approved by National War Service Committee, The Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire. Hand Knits For Men and Women in Service. Also Practical Styles For War Victims. Published… Read more
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The Dyeing of Polyester Fibres
by Imperial Chemical Industries Limited Dyestuffs Division
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- Attic Books
- Published
- 1964
- Condition
- Good +
- Edition
- Third Edition
- Item Price
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$60.00
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Imperial Chemical Industries Limited Dyestuffs Division, 1964. Third Edition. Cloth. Good +. xiii, 267 p. 25 cm. 20 tables and 27 figures, one page in colour. Brown cloth hardcover with gold print. A little light soiling to cloth and softened spine ends. Ink inscription and liquid paper on half title. Tiny mark on fore-edge. Pages clean and bright.… Read more
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$60.00

The Cabin in the Pines: A Potter's Dream Come True: The History of Pinecroft
by SMITH, Brenda Caverly
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- Attic Books
- Published
- 2012
- Condition
- As new
- ISBN
- 9780988154001
- Item Price
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$25.00
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Aylmer, ON: Pinecroft Ceramic Art Studio, 2012. Paperback. As new. ix, 174 p. 26 cm. 376 illustrations, 34 in colour. Paperback.
Topics include: pottery; tearoom; family; moving Uncle Charles' cabin; 60 years of Canadian achievement 1948-2008.
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The Modeller's Guide To The Bell P-39 Airacobra In RAAF Service
by BYK, Gary
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- Attic Books
- Published
- 1997
- Condition
- Good
- Item Price
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$60.00
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Melbourne, Australia: Red Roo Models , 1997. Paperback. Good. Number 4 in a profile series on famous Australian aircraft. 500 copies of which this is 448. 29 cm. About 60 b&w illustrations with four colour samples at rear. Card covers with plastic front. Title written on spine. Stain on spine at lower front. Some soiling to plastic. Signed… Read more
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$60.00