How-to-art from Ray Boas, Bookseller

Merchant Books, 2008. PB. fine, wraps (softcover). B&W illustrations. ISBN 1603861084 Quality reprint edition on the shelf and ready to ship. 216pp.

ECCO Print Editions. PB. fine, wraps (softcover). B&W illustrations. Reprint of the 1701 printing - on the shelf and ready to ship. "...VERNISHING, JAPANING, GILDING, &C." Volume 1 and Volume 2 - Two Volume Set Complete. 2 vols, 939pp.

Cincinnati, OH: North Light Books, 2000. HC. very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover). B&W and color illustrations. ISBN 0891349251 127pp.

New York: William Morrow & Company, 1971. PB. very good, wraps (softcover). B&W and color ill.. ISBN 0688060706 Centuries of craftsmanship in one volume. Antiquing, Lacquering, Gilding & Faux Finishes with modern materials and tools. 383pp.

Thornhill, Ontario: Firefly Books Ltd, 1978. PB. very good, wraps (softcover). line drawings. ISBN 092066802X 62pp.

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1974. PB. fine, wraps (softcover). B&W illustrations. ISBN 0856701270 88pp.

New York: Watson-Guptill Publications, 1975. HC. fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover). B&W and color illustrations. ISBN 0273009109 A comprehensive guide to painting landscapes in Spring, Summer, Winter, and Fall, with 34 step-by-step demonstrations. 159pp.

Cincinnati, OH: North Light Books, 1987. PB. very good+, wraps (softcover). B&W and color illustrations. ISBN 0891346996 This volume was designed and written by two successful airbrush illustrators who understand your needs. Learn how to develop ingenious ideas and master basic and specialized techniques to create outstanding airbrush illustrations. 168pp.

New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1962. HC. good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover). B&W illustrations. 224pp.

New York: Sterling Publishing Co, 1995. PB. fine, wraps (softcover). B&W and color illustrations. ISBN 0806908408 160pp.

New York: Sterling Publishing Co., Inc, 1993. HC. fine w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover). B&W and color illustrations. ISBN 080690402X Victorian nostalgia is captured in this wide range of lovely decorative projects. 144pp.

Lebanon, OH: March Brothers, Publishers, 1892. HC. good, blue cloth spine (hardcover) edgewear to boards. B&W illustrations. Although originally intended as a guide for teachers, the subject is treated in such a simple manner, and there is such a total lack of technical terms, that the book may be placed in the hands of pupils of average intelligence,… Read more

Middlesex, England: Viking, 1986. HC. very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover). B&W and color illustrations. ISBN 0670801690 David Cripps's evocative photographs show Lyn's work in her former Cotswold house, as well as in the Cornish mill which is now her home and studio, and which is decorated with the exciting new range of stencils she has designed… Read more

London: Collins & Brown, 1998. PB. fine, wraps (softcover). color illustrations. ISBN 1855856026 "Stylish yet simple-to-make projects using easy techniques." Projects for all rooms in the house. 128pp.

Newton Abbot, UK: David & Charles, 2001. HC. fine w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover). color illustrations. ISBN 0715310879 12 complete room make-overs with over 40 step-by-step decorating and furnishing projects. 144pp.

Newton Abbot, Devon, UK: David & Charles, 1999. HC. fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover). color illustrations. ISBN 071530920X Trompe l'oil, stencilling, faux finishes, paint effects on wood, stone, tiles, furniture, walls and floors. 144pp.

Pleasantville, NY: Reader's Digest Assn., Inc, 1993. HC. fine, pictorial boards (hardcover). color illustrations. ISBN 0895775239 160pp.

Munich, Germany: Mosaik Verlag, 1989. HC. fine w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover). B&W and color illustrations. The standard work for creative arrangements. Text in German. 320pp.

New York: Watson-Guptill Publications, 1981. HC. good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover). B&W and color illustrations. ISBN 0823013871 159pp.

Stockbridge, MA: The Berkshire Traveller Pr, 1976. PB. very good+, wraps (softcover). B&W illustrations. ISBN 0912944366 The author presents a collection of measured drawings to scale of Shaker iron and tinware including hardware, tools and various household utensils. 87pp.