Search Results: Titles starting with W from Trinder's Fine Tools

London: Michael O'Mara Books Limited, 1995. Book. Address Label Else Near Fine. Soft cover. 7 3/4" x 5". 344 pages, black and white illustrations. 'Among the best literary biographies of our time'. Soft covers, previous owner's address label on half-title, otherwise a near fine copy..

London: HarperCollins, 1993. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 9 3/8" x 6 1/8". 308 pages, many colour illustrations, map on front and rear end-papers..

London: Brassey's, 1997. Book. Virtually as New. Hardcover. By Author on Half-Title. First U.K. Edition. 9 1/2" x 6 1/8". xx, 277 pages, 20 black and white plates, chronology, extensive notes, bibliography. About the propaganda war between the Communists and the West, based on first-hand interviews and hitherto unpublished documents from the Central Committee of the Soviet Communist Party. Inscription from author on half-title 'To Roy/ with whom, with / great pleasure, I / shared the joys of /history over half / a century, / With best wishes / Mike / 6 January 1998'..

New York: Columbus Museum of Art; Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1995. Book. Remainder Mark Else Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 10 1/4" x 10". 234 pages, 428 illustrations, including 50 full colour plates. Each of the 356 coverlets in the collection is illustrated and the size, weave structure, fibre content, inscriptions, and - where known - weaver's names, dates and provenance are noted. Bibliography, index of weavers..

London: Faber & Faber Limited, 1956. Book. Nice Copy. Hardcover. Third Impression. 10" x 6 1/4". 55 pages of text, 100 illustrations, 4 in colour. A Faber Monograph. Bibliography. Hb in dw, dw worn with some loss, price torn off rather than clipped! however the book itself is a nice copy..

London: Philip Wilson / Victoria and Albert Museum, 1996. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 10 7/8" x 8 3/4". 231 pages, black and white and coloured illustrations. A wide-ranging survey of the history of Western Furniture, seen through the unrivalled collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum..

London: N.A.G. Press, 1981. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 12" x 8 1/2". Black and white illustrations. A fine reference work on one of the greatest collections of entirely English domestic clocks made by a private collector - the collection was sold in 1930 after his death, with approximately 50% going to America. Useful appendices, bibliography..

Ramsbury, Marlborough: The Crowood Press, 2005. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 9 7/8" x 7 5/8". 253 pages, over 500 black and white photographs and line drawings. A step-by-step guide to an extremely satisfying aspect of horology. The text covers early methods for cutting wheels, the theory behind wheels and pinions, practical instruction on all aspects of wheel and pinion cutting and detailed information on the equipment used, both now and in the past. Very well illustrated, fascinating section on nineteenth century and earlier wheel-cutting engines and lathes, much useful detail in appendices..

Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire: T. & A.D. Poyser, 1978. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 9 3/8" x 6 1/4". 350 pages, 16 colour plates, 41 tables. Bibliography. Hb in dw, near fine, a very nice copy..

London: H. F & G Witherby, 1991. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 10 5/8" x 9 3/8", 144 pages, beautifully illustrated in black and white and colour. Hb, near fine in very good dw, .

Atglen, PA: Schiffer, 1995. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. First Edition. 11" x 8 1/2". 160 pages, illustrated throughout in colour. Makers, Marks, Bibliography..

Association of Woodturners of Great Britain, 1998. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. First Edition. 11 5/8" x 8 1/4". 119 pages, 101 full colour plates of pieces selected from the AWGB's 10th anniversary exhibition. Soft covers, slight mark on title page, otherwise near fine..

London: B.T. Batsford Ltd, 1993. Book. As New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 7 1/2" x 6", 64 pages, illustrated throughout in colour. This pocket guide is an instant visual reference on mixing and matching stains and other wood finishes. The book covers different woods, including cedar of Lebanon, American whitewood and English oak with stains that include natural, golden oak, light oak, yellow, bleach and green stains. Illustrated boards, internally spiral bound, virtually as new. .

Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1979. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 10" x 9 1/4",. 136 pages, over 100 illustrations, many in colour - every important instrument mentioned in this book is illustrated. Survey of the musical instruments known to and used by the great composers of the baroque and classical eras. Bibliography. Scarce. Small repair to dw.

Country Life Limited, 1938. Book. Illus. by Miller, Geoffrey, wood-engravings. See Description. Hardcover. First Edition. 8 7/8" x 6 1/4". 144 pages, 12 full page wood-engravings, 7 tail-pieces. These Country Essays are set in that undulating and tranquil part of Warwickshire which lies between Stratford-on-Avon and Warwick, and for the rest, in the North Cotswolds. Hb in dw, illustrated dw is rather chipped on its upper edge; previous owner's dated inscription; generally a very good copy..

Newton Abbot, Devon: David & Charles, 1981. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Third impression of this new edition, with introduction by G.M.Spooner. 8 5/8" x 5 1/2", xviii, 523 pages, 93 black and white plates, 130 text figures, detailed appendices, maps to endpapers. 'A mine of information'. Hb in dw,, previous owner's address label neatly on front free endpaper, dw spine faded as usual (though still readable), otherwise a near fine copy..

London: Philip Wilson Publishers, 1996. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 12 1/4" x 8 7/8". 704 pages, 652 black and white illustrations, 22 colour plates. A scholarly account of the origins of the house, and a catalogue of the paneling carved in the eighteenth century in France for great houses in Paris, and now assembled at Waddesdon. Hb in dw, near fine. Note - a very heavy book, additional postage will be required..

Runpast Publishing, 1990. Book. Near Fine. Stapled Card Covers. First Edition. 10 3/4" x 8 1/2". 60 pages, well illustrated with black and white photographs. The full history of all the P tank locomotives..

London: Michael Joseph, 1991. Book. Illus. by Geldard, Ed; Photographs. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 9 3/4" x 8 1/2". 192 pages, many coloured photographs, Wainwright's detailed maps for each walk..

London: Icon Books Ltd, 2019. Book. As New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 9 1/2" x 6 1/8", xiv, 370 pages, black and white illustrations, bibliography. A fresh and original tale of the British home front in the first months of war. Hb in dw, virtually as new..