Softcover. Connecticut, Taunton Press, 2014, fir st edition. Clean, tight 4to, 139pp. CD is unopened in the case on the back cover. The sewing methods of Claire Shaeffer developed on her knowledge of haute couture construction and meticulous research studying original Chanel garments. This is the Couture Skirt with all..... More
Sterling, 2002. First edition. Softcover. New York, Sterling Publishing, 2002, first softcover edition. Clean tight 4to, 144pp. Over 60 String, Wind & Percussion Instruments & How to Play Them. These are fabulous! The art work on the instruments is worth having for the art alone! Don't pass these off as..... More
Softcover. New York, Viking Press, 1981, first edition. Birthday inscription on the half title page. This is a history of fashions from 5 centuries, modeled by critters with whom we are all familiar. The costumes are historically accurate of the Middle Ages- 1400s to La Belle Epoque in 1915. A...... More
Hardcover. New York, Hawthorne Books/Prentice Hall, 1974, first edition. Clean, tight 8vo, 238pp. Dust jacket is a bit ragged at the top, front spine corner, and the bottom spine corner with neatly taped repairs. Otherwise it is just lightly shelf worn. Book is very nice. Price clipped d.j. A comprehensive..... More
Softcover. Dayton, Nevada, Tree By the River Publishers, 1990, second printing. Signed by author. Light shelf wear consisting of a slight curl to the bottom front tip. Sam Clemens came to the Comstock during the gold and silver rushes of the 1860s. He went to work for the Territorial Enterprise..... More
Hardcover. University of New Mexico, 1969, first edition. Clean tight 8vo, 54pp. Derby took a schooner up into the Colorado River and the Gulf of California to see if supplies could be sent by water routes to the outpost where the Gila River joined the lower Colorado. A lengthy abstract..... More
New York: Knopf/Borzoi, 1970. Second edition. Hardcover. Clean, tight 40, 336pp. Jacket shows a little shelf wear and some slight chipping along the edges. The extraordinary story of the conquest of Mexico and Peru by a comparative handful of Spanish soldiers with a endless lust for gold and riches. The..... More
Tennessee: Book Pub. Co, 1990. Third edition. Softcover. Clean, tight 8vo, 473pp. Very mild shelf wear. Used but not abused. A very comprehensive references for midwives and doulas on home birthing from taking care of oneself during pregnancy, preparing for birth, prenatal care, with many photos and appendices including info..... More
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 1985. Hardback. New York, Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 1985, stated first edition. Some very light scuffing to the spine tail. The seductive second in the Anne Rice Vampire series which followed Interview With A Vampire. More
Hardcover. San Diego, Harcourt Children's Books, 1989. A new edition of Sanburg's whimsical, Rootabaga Stories, peopled with his humorous characters such as Hatrack the Horse, Six Pigeons, Three Wild Babylonian Baboons, Potatoe Face Blind Man, and lots more. Libeerally laced with Michael Hague's wonderful color illustrations. More
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Hardcover. Boston, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1975, later edition. A book that graphically explains the step-by step construction process of an imaginary pyramid. Concise text and richly detailed illustrations show the philosophy of life and death that led the ancient Egyptians to construct these massive structures. Once the capstone could be..... More
Softcover. California, C&T Publishing,1999, first edition. Clean, tight 4to, 112pp. Foreword by Julia Child. Such an unusual and delightful book about an invitational quilt project with 51 women quilt artists and 51 prominent women chefs or culinary entrepreurs. The pairings collaborated to create 50 fabulous contemporary art quilts based on..... More
Softcover. Tokyo, Tuttle Publishing, 2008, First Edition. Clean, tight small 4to, 80pp and includes an envelope laid in the back with patterns for most of the fashions. Very minor shelf wear. The book gives you instructions and pull-out patterns for 26 Japanese-styled, relaxed and comfortable, but elegant dresses and tops..... More
New York Graphic Society, 1987. Later printing. Hardcover. Clean, tight, small 4to, 210pp with photos, images, and illustrations. Very light shelf wear. Adams' technical info, clear and concise, with the basics; designing and furnishing the darkroom and making the first print. The most advanced methods for achieving a fine print..... More
Cincinnati Ohio: David & Charles, 2008. First edition thus. Softcover. Clean tight 4to, 318pp. The Knitting Bible and the Crochet Bible were each printed separately then someone got the bright idea to put them together. Contains expert advice on choosing yarns, needles and hooks, and working the basic stitches. It..... More
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1995. First edition. Hardcover. Clean, tight short 4to, 236pp. Dust jacket shows light shelf wear. Small rem dot on the bottom edge. This not just a stuffed squash and tofurkey cookbook, this is chock full of delicious vegetarian recipes that would be great on their..... More
Hardcover. New York; Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1974, first edition. Clean tight 8vo, 320pp, some fading, a neatly placed piece of tape on the top edge of the spine to prevent tearing, and price clip to d.j. Small red star is penned on the ffe. Defines 3054 terms, both English and..... More
David & Charles, 1987. first edition. Hardcover. Clean tight 450,122pp. Dust jacket shows minor shelf wear alongn the edges and has two neatly repaired 1/2" tears to the back tips. Good crochet books are hard to find, they are often too fru fru. This book has 26 projects in full..... More
New York: Sterling Publishing, 2005. First edition. Softcover. Clean, tight 4t0,120pp. Author is the host of DIY's Knitty Grittiy. The holidays are coming up and you might want to knit something for a special kid(s) in your life. Knit something a kid will REALLY want. Something stylish and inspired by..... More
Pennsylvania: Chilton/haynes, 1977. Second edition. Softcover. Clean tight 4to, 195pp. Cover has light shelf wear and a small dog-ear on the right front bottom tip. Properties and physical characteristics of gems including synthetics and imitations, the author shows the craftsman how to get started, the equipment needed, how to saw..... More
Pennsylvania: Chilton, 1974. Later printing. Softcover. Clean, tight 4to, 242pp. But for a small smudge on the bottom front edge this book would be near fine. A classic, first printed in 1949 and revised and improved since that time. All the basic elements of pottery making: buying, preparing and storing..... More
London: J. A. Allen & Company, Limited, 1988. William Perry. Fourth printing. Softcover. Clean, tight small 4to, 108pp. Cover is somewhat worn with a dog-ear to the bottom front and an old sticker scar on the top front. The book inside is in excellent shape. This is the first book..... More
California: Skylight Edition, 2004. Second printing. Hardcover. Clean tight 4to, 119 pp and . Very minor curling to the top edge of the jacket in front and bottom in back, and light shelf wear. . Ninety beautiful sepia tone photo plates of various out-of-the-way places in Marin County, just across the..... More
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1984. First edition. Hardcover. Clean, tight 4to,127pp. Dust jacket is price clipped and shows light shelf wear. A book about the most improbably mythical beings ever immortalized. "By actually living among the Humans and even paraticipating in some of their most arcane rituals, the chroniclers..... More
New York: Author Publised, 1947. First edition. Pictorial wraps. Clean, unusual, scarce, pamphlet-style 4to in wraps, 64pp. Stapled binding and the back cover is extant but loose. A bit of scuffing around the edges. All in all in good shape in a cellophane envelope. "Mary" is penned on the front..... More