Hobbies & Crafts

Kansas City: Heart of America Press, 1985. Book. Very Good. Wraps. First Printing. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. SIGNED by author Meggers to front endpaper. numbered copy #1616. Light edgewear, light cover rubs. large corner crease to front cover. small sticker pull to back cover. 432 pp w/ads..

Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 2006. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. dustjacket with light edgewear and light rubs. light bumps to top and bottom of spine. 119pp. [ref. W1.145].

Berlin & Stettin: Friedrich Nicolai 2nd augmented edition, 1782. Hardcover. Good. Folding plates (11 of 12) illustrating scientific devices, magical tricks, experiments and games. . Octavo 3/4 calf (rebacked edges worn covers rubbed). Two titlepages facing each other +[22]pp (Preface & Contents) +48pp Prof. J.P. Eberhard's Discourse at Halle on Magic +76pp Electrical devices, pp77-144 Magnetic, 145-180 Optical, 181-280 Chemical, 281-330 Mechanical, 331-354 Mathematical, 355-398 Household, 399-488 Card tricks, 449-461 Chess/Solitaire games +[6]pp Index +11 of 12 numbered folding copperplates (Lacks Plate X Electrical devices - supplied in facsimile). *Wiegleb's extensive revision and expansion of the German translation of J.N. Martius Dissertatio Inauguralis Physico-medica de Magia Naturali (1st ed. Erfurt 1700). This volume is the first in a series of eventually 20 volumes published 1782-1805.

East Roseville: Kangaroo Press, 2000. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Printing. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. dustjacket with rubs and light edgewear. 144pp w.index. [ref. E3.245].

New York: Sanford J Durst, 1978. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. numbered limited edition of 1000. slight shelf rubs. [ref. ASt.009].

U.S.A.: Cape Town, 1984. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. small 4to. light dustjacket rubs. 1984 edition. signature to 2nd free endpaper. [ref. ASt.015].

Long Cane Press, 2004. Hardcover with dust jacket. Used- Fine condition. Signed by the author. Book is number 537 of the numbered and signed first edition. Book is clean and tight. Book shows light shelf wear. Slight crease along the bottom edge on the front cover of the dust jacket. No further markings on the inside of the book. Photos are of the book we have here at Barbed Wire Books.

Johnson, Crockett. A Picture For Harold's Room, A Purple Crayon Adventure. Harper Crest Library binding. First Edition, Harper and Brothers 1960. Used. Good Plus Condition/ No Dust Jacket. Rare/scarce. A nice find!

Manual of Swedish Handweaving. By Ulla Cyrus-Zetterstrom. Published by Charles T. Branford Co., Newton Centre, Mass. Stated 2nd U.S. Edition. Used. VG/ no dj if issued. Illustrations, diagrams. "This new edition is designed for the more advanced weaver. Deals with fabric structure; interweaving of warp & weft; weaving and weaving equipment. 184 pages, indexed. 7 X 9. Please see our photos.

Frank R. Stockton: The Bee-Man Of Orn. ILLUSTRATED BY MAURICE SENDAK. Holt, Rinehart and Winston 1964 Stated First Edition. Holt Library Edition. Exlib. Good/ Very Good unclipped dust jacket. Original price $3.27. Protected in a Mylar wrap. A clean, solid copy. SCARCE. A nice copy.

Gaddis, Thomas E.: Birdman Of Alcatraz, The Story of Robert Stroud .1955 Random House 1st. Edition. BIOGRAPHY. True crime, Ornithology. Stated First Printing Thus Exlib. Good- condition. Spine is a bit cocked. No Dust jacket is included. "The fantastic true story of the prisoner with the longest record of solitary confinement in the United States – who became a leading authority on birds." The original source material for the gripping American film starring Burt Lancaster. Will ship from Oregon.

Hopwood, Robert R: Science Model Making. PHYSICS. MODEL-MAKING. Macmillan First American Edition, 1963. EXLIB. Good Condition/ Good- Rare Original Dust Jacket. Front flap states $4.95 original price. No other printings listed. Written by physics master Robert R. Hopwood. These projects are Illustrated with over 100 diagrams on: Astronomical telescope/One transistor radio receiver/ microscope/ steam turbine/ pocket sundial/ electric motor. "Science Model Making is a complete guide to the construction of operating models, and brings together in one volume projects from the various fields of science that hobbyists and amateur scientists like to make. " Ships from Oregon.

New Milford, CT: Angros Publishers, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Thick quarto. 11.25 x 8.75 inches. Fine / Fine. 1732 pp. Turquoise leatherette on board with gold lettering on front board and spine. Signatured, stitched, and glued. Original unclipped dust jacket showing price of $129.95. Profusely illustrated with photos and drawings by the author. Dust jacket now in archival protective sleeve.Learn a bit about this book on YouTube. "Geraldine Rosato - Encyclopedia of the Modern Elongated by Angelo A. Rosato" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ipbb6gn6sI&ab_channel=ZachEdick

Science Model-Making (1963 Macmillan 1st/4th. Am. Ed. w/Dj) Hopwood, Robert R.: Science Model Making. PHYSICS. MODEL-MAKING. Macmillan First American Edition, stated 4th printing thus 1963. EXLIB. Good Condition/ Good- Rare Original Dust Jacket. Front flap states $4.95 original price. Written by physics master Robert R. Hopwood. These projects are Illustrated with over 100 diagrams on: Astronomical telescope/One transistor radio receiver/ microscope/ steam turbine/ pocket sundial/ electric motor. "Science Model Making is a complete guide to the construction of operating models, and brings together in one volume projects from the various fields of science that hobbyists and amateur scientists like to make. " Ships from United States.

RARE SIGNED STATED FIRST EDITION: Gaddis, Thomas E.: Birdman Of Alcatraz, The Story of Robert Stroud .1955 Random House 1st. Ed. w/ exlib replacement 1st Ed. DJ is an original HARVEY GABOR White/black jail bars/ bird inset dust jacket protected by a mylar wrap. Unclipped Front flap states 9/55. Used. Good-/Good condition original dust jacket. Front cover states: "The fantastic true story of the prisoner with the longest record of solitary confinement in the United States – who became a leading authority on birds." The original source material for the gripping American film starring Burt Lancaster. Quite the find. Will ship from Oregon.