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Shellcraft Designing for Beginners and Advance Shellcrafters

by Henri V. Dorsman

St. Petersburg, FL: chez l'auteur , 1952. Staplebound. Good. Soiled and rubbed covers, fine interior. Illustrated, staplebound 170 x 214mm, 24 pages.

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$7.60

Les Marines en Photographie. Bibliotheque de la Photo Revue Seire Jaune No.1

by Jules Carteron

Charles Mendel, Editeur, 1922. Soft cover. Good. Le travail suit est extrait de Photo-Revue Journal de Photographie Pratique" 30 pages, 4 planches, suivi de 8 pages d'annoces de l'editeur. Nom de l'ancien proprietaire sur le 1er plat, texte jauni, sinon TBE.

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$10.86

Exploring Patchwork

by D.E. Marston

Charles T. Branford Company, 1972. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. DJ has rub marks on spine and frayed on top edge. Rolled spine, tight copy with minimal wear. Illustrated. 1823150402

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$16.28

Manuel D'Oenologie

by Colette Navarre Jean Pierre Navarre

j.-b.bailliere, 1979. 3rd Edition . Soft cover. Good. POS and covers have rubbed edges & corner wear, square binding, bright clean text, solid copy. 3e edition revue et corrigee 1979.

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$16.28

Guide Book of United States Coins, 10th Edition

by R.S. Yeoman

Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing Co., 1957. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. Binding slightly cocked, creased. Boards heavily rubbed and stained. Stickers and sticker residue to both pastedowns and endpapers. No other markings or highlighting. Binding still solid. BW illustrations.

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$19.54

Our Craft Traditions: A Yao Community in Sapa, Vietnam

by Vo Mai Phuong and Claire Burkert

Hanoi: Vietnam Museum of Ethnology, 2001. Soft cover. Fair. Scuffed wraps. Stiff green pictorial gatefold wraps 21 x 19.5 cm.; illustrated with 107 color photos, 20 BW figures, text in English published in 2001. Rippled along bottom edge and bottom page margins due to dampstain especially noticeable on back side. Good reading copy or souvenir. Contains: Introduction to the Yao of Ta Phin, sapa; Traditional dress and ethnic identity; Preparing materials to make clothing; Embroidery and sewing;... Read more about this item

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$21.71

Faïcences de Gien : Une technique, un art de vivre, une légende

by Jean-Claude Renard

Editions Sutton, 2001. Soft cover. Fine.

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$38.00

Blocks and Quilts Everywhere!

by Debbie Caffrey

New, slightly rubbed corners. 1997 Edition - this is NOT the spiral bound version.

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$40.00

Jean Kesler, Paris - Fournitures Topographiques [1960 catalogue]

by Etablissements Jean Kesler

Paris: Etablissements Jean Kesler, 1960. Staplebound. Good. Illustrated product catalog, staplebound 15,5 x 23,5 cm., 52 pages. Creased, sunned covers and some yellowing of text. Ink stamped 11 July 1960.

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$21.71

The World of Barbie Dolls (Signed)

by Paris and Susan Manos, Billy Boy

Books in Near Fine condition with minor wear to softcover wrappers. Two books ship standard as one by Media Mail with Tracking. #1. The World of Barbie Dolls is signed, " Thank you for everything. Best Wishes Paris and Susan Manos". Signed by one author for both. No other signed books by this author we're found. Probably an association copy. #2. Barbie Her Life and Time by Billy Boy. This book is written by a fashion designer.

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$27.50

Frisbee: A Practitioner's Manual and Definitive Treatise

by Johnson, Stancil E.D

New York, NY: Workman Publishing Company, 1975. First Edition . Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. Profusely illustrated with BW photos (superb window into the '70s), line drawings, diagrams, maps, tables, figures, graphics. Several appendices including tournament statistics. 8 by 9 inches. 221pp. Page foredges soiled and yellowed, no markings or discoloration inside. Wraps scuffed and curling, corner wear. This book is often valued at $1 but I won't give it up for less than $10 because it is a... Read more about this item

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$21.71

Flowers A to Z with Donna Dewberry

by Dewberry, Donna

Book is in very good condition. Rubbed corners. Book would be Near Fine except there is tape at the end of three pages. Also a Remainder mark . They seem easy to do. Size would work with painted furniture. Ships with delivery confirmation.

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$14.00

Weaving with Foot-Power Looms (with drafts for over 285 traditional patterns)

by Worst, Edward F

An unabridged and unaltered reproduction of the sixth (1924) edition of the work orig. pub. by The Bruce Pub. Co., Milwaukee, 1918. First Edition Thus in VG condition.

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$25.00

All Wrapped Up! Crochet hats, mittens, scarves: 12 Designs. Leisure Arts 3744

by Melissa Leapman

Leisure Arts, 2004. Staplebound. Near Fine. Faint edge wear, still in gift quality. Booklet #3744, 21 pages, illustrated.

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$16.28

Stoneware Creations

by Duncan Designers; Valerie Ward

Scott Publications, 1992. Staplebound. Very Good. Thumb dents and rubbed edges, fine illustrated interior, 40 pages. ISBN 0916809587

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$10.86

Pictorial Guide to Costume Jewelry

by Ariel Bloom

Red dot remainder mark at bottom corner. Movement marks, light scratches on glossy hardcover. Inside clean, excellent condition. When looking at the book from the foredge I can see a wave in the pages. NO water damage. NO musty smell.

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$25.00

Crafts of Jordan: An Introductory Guide. Al Kutba Jordan Guides.

by Meg Abu Hamdan

Amman: Al Kutba, 1989. Staplebound. Near Fine. Light wear to covers and corners in overall excellent condition. Staplebound, illustrated, 46 pages.

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$16.28

Lot of 19 Better Homes and Gardens Cook Book Collection from the 1970's

by Better Homes and Gardens

All are first editions except for Meals in Minutes which is a second revised edition. The printing number and ISBN will be listed individually. 19 Better Homes and Gardens Cook Books published between 1972 - 1978 ships as one by Media Mail. Priority, International, & Drop Shipping NOT available. Most have some wear to hardcover edges and corners. A couple have slightly cocked spine. Two have sticker pulls. A couple of stains, a scratch on the Barbeque book, a water spill on the Menu Cook Book. Paper has... Read more about this item

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$65.00

Leisure Arts Leaflet 2409: Rustic Touches for Fingertips

by Polly Carbonari

Leisure Arts, 1993. No Binding. Good. 4 folded 222 x 298mm panels with rubbed spine and creased corners.

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$7.60

Tacheometre auto-reducteur Hammer-Fennel

by Usines d'Instruments de Geodesie Otto Fennel Sohne Kom.Ges. Kassel

Usines d'Instruments de Geodesie Otto Fennel Sohne Kom.Ges. Kassel, 1958. Pamphlet. Very Good. Loose leaf single fold 14,7 x 21 cm. promotional brochure / owner's manual with cover letter laid in. All text in French though mailed from Hilmar Kolz sales rep in Sarrebruck, Germany. Full length vertical crease (to put in envelope surely), some rubbing of spine, ink stamp on front cover 10 Dec 1958, otherwise fine. 8 pages containing 8 small figures. No.1111F

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$10.86

Etablissements Photo Plait : Photo Cinema 1937

by Etablissements Photo Plait

Paris: Etablissements Photo Plait, 1937. Soft cover. Fair. Magasin photographique a Paris (IXe), catalogue annuelle des produits avec illustrations, photos, sommaire et prix. 288 pages. Rare collectible. Includes nice bookmark attached by ribbon. Coiffes abimees, coins frottes, dos plie, texte jauni. Spine tips chipping, several spine creases have weakened binding, general wear to covers with rubbed edges, mildly yellowed text. Still a compelling exemplar.