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	ASHBERRY, ANNE Miniature flowers and Vases London, C. Arthur Pearson Ltd. 1955, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Publishers original green cloth with gilt motif to front cover and gilt lettering to spine. Dustwrapper: clipped, closed tear to front cover, chipping to top of spine, back cover rubbed and grubby, now protected in Brodart. White endpapers, previous owners name to front endpaper, booksellers label to rear of front cover, sight offset. 190pp profusely illustrated with b/w photographs throughout text, pages clean and bright in firm binding. Here is a book to win the heart. The author opens up, in her description of tiny flowers and their containers, a new and fascinating world for all who have a moment to spare for the enjoyment of things long accepted and but seldom observed and appreciated. This is the first book on miniature flower arrangements, and the beautiful photographs illustrate arrangements made in various styles throughout the year. Very Good/Very Good. AUD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 15.5 US$ 23.1 \| £UK 14 \| JP¥ 2041] Book number: 100108 Click here to order or inquire at Eccleston Books & Curios.
	BONESTEEL, GEORGIA Lap Quilting United States, Oxmoor House. 1982, First Edition. Cloth, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Publishers original green cloth with gilt lettering spine, gilt motif to front panel. Dustwrapper: clipped, chipping to top and base of spine, now protected in Brodart. Pale green endpapers, no inscriptions. 122pp pages clean and bright in firm binding. Over 70 traditional designs and projects to piece by machine and quiltin your lap. An excellent very good collectors copy. Very Good/Very Good. AUD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 15.5 US$ 23.1 \| £UK 14 \| JP¥ 2041] Book number: 001201 Click here to order or inquire at Eccleston Books & Curios.
	BRADMAN, W. A. G. Home Carpentry London, W. & G. Foyle Ltd. 1951, Reprint. Hard Cover, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Publishers original pictorial boards. Dustwrapper: clipped, small loss to top of spine, chip to top of back cover, now protected in Brodart. White brown endpapers, no inscriptions. 96pp. profusely illustrated with instructional line drawings by author throughout text, pages clean and bright in firm binding. This book provides a concise instruction course in woodworking and much thought has gone into it making to produce a book of real worth to the beginner. One of the Foyles Handbooks. Very Good/Very Good. AUD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 15.5 US$ 23.1 \| £UK 14 \| JP¥ 2041] Book number: 003547 Click here to order or inquire at Eccleston Books & Curios.
	A'COURT, ANGELA & ELLIOT, MARION Papercrafts London, Anness Publishing. 1993, First Edition. Hard Cover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Publishers original pictorial laminated boards. Dustwrapper: unclipped, now protected in Brodart. Blue endpapers, no inscriptions. 128p. including index, profusely illustrated with over 400 instructional colour photographs and templates throughout text, pages clean and bright in a firm binding. Papercrafts is packed with over 100 projects, and hundreds of step by step photographs that show you how to make fantastic gifts, unusual greeting cards, great gift wrappings, delightful personal stationary, and paper designs, beautiful children's toys and ornate boxes. Very Good/Fine/Very Good/Fine. AUD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 15.5 US$ 23.1 \| £UK 14 \| JP¥ 2041] Book number: 003516 Click here to order or inquire at Eccleston Books & Curios.
	CUMPSTY, DENISE Book of the Netherland Dwarf Surry, UK, Saiga Publishing Company. 1978, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Publishers original green tweed cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Dustwrapper: clipped, now protected in Brodart. White endpapers, no inscriptions. 168pp including index, plus 8pp coloured plates. Profusely illustrated with b/w photographs, charts and instructional line drawings throughout text. Pages clean and bright in firm binding. The Netherland Dwarf is the world's smallest rabbet. Yet through careful breeding and selection this miniature has been produced in a variety of colours so diverse that the needs of the most discerning of fanciers are likely to be available. Moreover, for those dedicated fanciers who wish to create new colours, there is still scope in the unstandardised range. This book is wide in scope and the chapters cove the following: Choice of Rabbit; Hutches: breeding; The Healthy Dwarf; Disease and Sickness; The British Rabbit Council; unstandardised Dwarf; How to Reach the top and stay there; Feeding; Selection of Stock; Exhibiting; Colours; Dwarf Lop and Ring Your Exhibit. Very Good/Fine/Very Good/Fine. AUD 30.00 [Appr.: EURO 18.75 US$ 27.72 \| £UK 16.75 \| JP¥ 2449] Book number: 003860 Click here to order or inquire at Eccleston Books & Curios.
	CAMPBELL-HARDING, VALERIE AND WALKER MICHELE Every Kind of Patchwork United Kingdom, Search Press. 1983, First Edition. Cloth, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Publishers original red cloth with gilt lettering spine. Dustwrapper: unclipped, now protected in Brodart. White endpapers, no inscriptions. 112pp pages clean and bright in firm binding. An excellent very good collectors copy. Very Good/Very Good. AUD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 15.5 US$ 23.1 \| £UK 14 \| JP¥ 2041] Book number: 001202 Click here to order or inquire at Eccleston Books & Curios.
	HARRIS, DAVID Calligraphy. Inspiration - Innovation - Communication London, Anaya Publishers Ltd. 1991, First Edition. Hard Cover, Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Publishers original red boards with gilt lettering to front cover and spine, minor rubbing to base of boards. Dustwrapper: unclipped, now protected in Brodart. Patterned endpapers, no inscriptions. 128pp including index, profusely illustrated with magnificent colour and b/w plates throughout text. Pages clean and bright in firm binding. Visually stunning with its exquisite colours and black and white illustrations, this book provides a unique opportunity to learn at first hand from contemporary masters of this ancient and popular art. Featuring the work of twenty modern calligraphers, some of which has been created specially for this book. Very Good/Fine/Very Good/Fine. AUD 50.00 [Appr.: EURO 31 US$ 46.2 \| £UK 28 \| JP¥ 4082] Book number: 003599 Click here to order or inquire at Eccleston Books & Curios.
	KELEN, EMERY Stamps Tell the Story of Space Travel New York, Thomas Nelson. 1972, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Publishers original blue boards with silver lettering to dark blue cloth spine. Light toning to edges of board. Dustwrapper: clipped, chipping, closed tears and fold marks to edges, taped along fold marks top and bottom edge of back cover, now protected in Brodart. White endpapers, no inscriptions, small label residue to top edge of front endpaper. 143pp including index, profusely illustrated with magnificent b/w stamp illustrations throughout text. Pages clean and bright in firm binding. Here is an indispensable guide for stamp collectors and space buffs. Very Good/Good. AUD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 15.5 US$ 23.1 \| £UK 14 \| JP¥ 2041] Book number: 003884 Click here to order or inquire at Eccleston Books & Curios.
	LOSE, PATRICK Whimsical Cross-Stitch New York, Sterling Publishing. 1995, First Edition. Hard Cover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Publishers original dark blue cloth with gilt lettering to front cover and spine. Minor bumping to extremities. Dustwrapper: unclipped, now protected in Brodart. Patterned endpapers, no inscriptions. 143pp including index. Profusely illustrated with magnificent full colour photographs and instructive charts throughout text. Pages clean and bright in tight binding. Book Condition: Very Good/Fine. Dustwrapper Condition: Very Good/Fine. Bring joy and laughter into your home with two dozen fun-filled cross-stitch projects from renowned artist and designer Patrick Lose. The bright colours, cheerful shapes and whimsical, childlike twist of these designs are sure to bring a smile to the face of all who see them. The year round delights include great gift ideas, home accessories, pictures to frame and even jewelry. Colourful charts and complete finishing instructions allow even beginning cross-stichers to create these wonderful projects stitched on everything from standard aida cloth to perforated plastic to sweaters and towels. Many of the projects incorporate beads, and me even include prints of the designs that can be used for decoupage or to make gift cards. A magnificent copy. Very Good/Fine/Very Good/Fine. AUD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 15.5 US$ 23.1 \| £UK 14 \| JP¥ 2041] Book number: 002340 Click here to order or inquire at Eccleston Books & Curios.
	MACKENZIE, TONI The Giving Garden Sydney, Collins. 1987, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ill.: Dale Brown. Publishers original red boards with white lettering spine. Minor bumping to extremities. Dustwrapper: unclipped, now protected in Brodart. Red endpaper, no inscriptions. 156pp. including index. Profusely illustrated with colour and b/w drawings. Pages clean and bright in firm binding. A beautiful collectors copy. Flowers and foliage, seeds, scents and shapes: a garden can provide material for an almost infinite variety of fragrant and decorative gifts. The author points out that the size of the garden isn't important as one good rosebush will provide enough petals over a summer for quantities of potpourri, so will the leaves from one plant of rose scented geranium growing in a pot on the balcony. One chapter is devoted to pot-pourri making, another to sachets and sweet bags, including directions and patterns for patchwork and cross-stitch, and the flower-arranging chapter has clear diagrams. Chapter five, the gift department caters for everyone and a special section for younger craft persons. Very Good/Very Good. AUD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 15.5 US$ 23.1 \| £UK 14 \| JP¥ 2041] Book number: 002016 Click here to order or inquire at Eccleston Books & Curios.
	ONDORI Cross stitch Designs Japan, Ondorisha Publishers. 1983, Reprint. Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Publishers original pictorial covers. No inscriptions. 96pp including 48pp full colour photographs of examples of finished cross stitch designs. Patterns of the all designs follow the coloured pages. Pages clean and bright in firm binding. Contents: Flowers in Season; Merry-Go-Round; For Wall Frames; Geometric Patterns; Monograms; Kitchenette Designs; Linked Motifs; How to Stitch. A magnificent clean copy. Very Good/No Jacket. AUD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 15.5 US$ 23.1 \| £UK 14 \| JP¥ 2041] Book number: 001898 Click here to order or inquire at Eccleston Books & Curios.
	REESE, TERENCE & DORMER, ALBERT How to Play a Good Game of Bridge London, Heinemann. 1969, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Publishers original black boards with gilt lettering to spine. Dustwrapper: clipped, now protected in Brodart. White endpapers, no inscriptions. 181pp pages clean and bright in firm binding. Clear, well laid out hands and diagrams, that is not only instructive but amusing in style and always fun to read. Very Good/Very Good. AUD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 15.5 US$ 23.1 \| £UK 14 \| JP¥ 2041] Book number: 001437 Click here to order or inquire at Eccleston Books & Curios.
	SALMON, PERCY R. All About Photography: How to Make Good Pictures London, Ward, Lock & Co. circa 1920's. Hard Cover, 12mo. Publishers original red cloth with black lettering to front cover and spine. Dustwrapper; clipped (but still has the price of 5/- net), chipping to top and base of spine and corners, rubbing to surfaces, now protected in Brodart. White endpapers, prize certificated pasted to front endpaper. Frontis: b/w plate. 192pp including index, plus 14pp b/w photographs. Profusely illustrated with nearly 100 illustrations throughout text. Pages clean and bright in firm binding. From back cover: The saying that one must learn by experience is all very well; but the gaining of experience in photography can be, if sought in the wrong way, a very costly and discouraging matter. Much money will be saved and much disappointment avoided if the amateur will first glean a little knowledge from a practical book. This is an up-to-date, reliable and easily understood guide to the practice of photography, which will help the amateur at every stage and in every branch of his work and enable him to comprehend the reason for his successes and failures. A very nice period book. Very Good/Very Good. AUD 30.00 [Appr.: EURO 18.75 US$ 27.72 \| £UK 16.75 \| JP¥ 2449] Book number: 0005609 Click here to order or inquire at Eccleston Books & Curios.
	SLABBERT, NORMA Patch Pictures - A Creative Guide to Fabric Collage London, New Holland. 1988, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Publishers original pictorial laminated boards, light bumping to corner. Dustwrapper: unclipped, light shelf wear. White endpapers, no inscriptions, light toning to page edges of endpapers. 72pp profusely illustrated with colour photographs and illustrations throughout text. Pages clean and bright in firm binding. This book has clear and authoritative text and informative full colour illustrations that takes the reader step by step through the basic technique of fabric collage. Detailed advice is given on every aspect of the craft and many patterns are supplied. For beginner and the more experienced collage artist. Very Good/Very Good. AUD 30.00 [Appr.: EURO 18.75 US$ 27.72 \| £UK 16.75 \| JP¥ 2449] Book number: 002859 Click here to order or inquire at Eccleston Books & Curios.

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	ASHBERRY, ANNE Miniature flowers and Vases London, C. Arthur Pearson Ltd. 1955, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Publishers original green cloth with gilt motif to front cover and gilt lettering to spine. Dustwrapper: clipped, closed tear to front cover, chipping to top of spine, back cover rubbed and grubby, now protected in Brodart. White endpapers, previous owners name to front endpaper, booksellers label to rear of front cover, sight offset. 190pp profusely illustrated with b/w photographs throughout text, pages clean and bright in firm binding. Here is a book to win the heart. The author opens up, in her description of tiny flowers and their containers, a new and fascinating world for all who have a moment to spare for the enjoyment of things long accepted and but seldom observed and appreciated. This is the first book on miniature flower arrangements, and the beautiful photographs illustrate arrangements made in various styles throughout the year. Very Good/Very Good. AUD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 15.5 US$ 23.1 \| £UK 14 \| JP¥ 2041] Book number: 100108 Click here to order or inquire at Eccleston Books & Curios.
	BONESTEEL, GEORGIA Lap Quilting United States, Oxmoor House. 1982, First Edition. Cloth, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Publishers original green cloth with gilt lettering spine, gilt motif to front panel. Dustwrapper: clipped, chipping to top and base of spine, now protected in Brodart. Pale green endpapers, no inscriptions. 122pp pages clean and bright in firm binding. Over 70 traditional designs and projects to piece by machine and quiltin your lap. An excellent very good collectors copy. Very Good/Very Good. AUD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 15.5 US$ 23.1 \| £UK 14 \| JP¥ 2041] Book number: 001201 Click here to order or inquire at Eccleston Books & Curios.
	BRADMAN, W. A. G. Home Carpentry London, W. & G. Foyle Ltd. 1951, Reprint. Hard Cover, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Publishers original pictorial boards. Dustwrapper: clipped, small loss to top of spine, chip to top of back cover, now protected in Brodart. White brown endpapers, no inscriptions. 96pp. profusely illustrated with instructional line drawings by author throughout text, pages clean and bright in firm binding. This book provides a concise instruction course in woodworking and much thought has gone into it making to produce a book of real worth to the beginner. One of the Foyles Handbooks. Very Good/Very Good. AUD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 15.5 US$ 23.1 \| £UK 14 \| JP¥ 2041] Book number: 003547 Click here to order or inquire at Eccleston Books & Curios.
	A'COURT, ANGELA & ELLIOT, MARION Papercrafts London, Anness Publishing. 1993, First Edition. Hard Cover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Publishers original pictorial laminated boards. Dustwrapper: unclipped, now protected in Brodart. Blue endpapers, no inscriptions. 128p. including index, profusely illustrated with over 400 instructional colour photographs and templates throughout text, pages clean and bright in a firm binding. Papercrafts is packed with over 100 projects, and hundreds of step by step photographs that show you how to make fantastic gifts, unusual greeting cards, great gift wrappings, delightful personal stationary, and paper designs, beautiful children's toys and ornate boxes. Very Good/Fine/Very Good/Fine. AUD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 15.5 US$ 23.1 \| £UK 14 \| JP¥ 2041] Book number: 003516 Click here to order or inquire at Eccleston Books & Curios.
	CUMPSTY, DENISE Book of the Netherland Dwarf Surry, UK, Saiga Publishing Company. 1978, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Publishers original green tweed cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Dustwrapper: clipped, now protected in Brodart. White endpapers, no inscriptions. 168pp including index, plus 8pp coloured plates. Profusely illustrated with b/w photographs, charts and instructional line drawings throughout text. Pages clean and bright in firm binding. The Netherland Dwarf is the world's smallest rabbet. Yet through careful breeding and selection this miniature has been produced in a variety of colours so diverse that the needs of the most discerning of fanciers are likely to be available. Moreover, for those dedicated fanciers who wish to create new colours, there is still scope in the unstandardised range. This book is wide in scope and the chapters cove the following: Choice of Rabbit; Hutches: breeding; The Healthy Dwarf; Disease and Sickness; The British Rabbit Council; unstandardised Dwarf; How to Reach the top and stay there; Feeding; Selection of Stock; Exhibiting; Colours; Dwarf Lop and Ring Your Exhibit. Very Good/Fine/Very Good/Fine. AUD 30.00 [Appr.: EURO 18.75 US$ 27.72 \| £UK 16.75 \| JP¥ 2449] Book number: 003860 Click here to order or inquire at Eccleston Books & Curios.
	CAMPBELL-HARDING, VALERIE AND WALKER MICHELE Every Kind of Patchwork United Kingdom, Search Press. 1983, First Edition. Cloth, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Publishers original red cloth with gilt lettering spine. Dustwrapper: unclipped, now protected in Brodart. White endpapers, no inscriptions. 112pp pages clean and bright in firm binding. An excellent very good collectors copy. Very Good/Very Good. AUD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 15.5 US$ 23.1 \| £UK 14 \| JP¥ 2041] Book number: 001202 Click here to order or inquire at Eccleston Books & Curios.
	HARRIS, DAVID Calligraphy. Inspiration - Innovation - Communication London, Anaya Publishers Ltd. 1991, First Edition. Hard Cover, Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Publishers original red boards with gilt lettering to front cover and spine, minor rubbing to base of boards. Dustwrapper: unclipped, now protected in Brodart. Patterned endpapers, no inscriptions. 128pp including index, profusely illustrated with magnificent colour and b/w plates throughout text. Pages clean and bright in firm binding. Visually stunning with its exquisite colours and black and white illustrations, this book provides a unique opportunity to learn at first hand from contemporary masters of this ancient and popular art. Featuring the work of twenty modern calligraphers, some of which has been created specially for this book. Very Good/Fine/Very Good/Fine. AUD 50.00 [Appr.: EURO 31 US$ 46.2 \| £UK 28 \| JP¥ 4082] Book number: 003599 Click here to order or inquire at Eccleston Books & Curios.
	KELEN, EMERY Stamps Tell the Story of Space Travel New York, Thomas Nelson. 1972, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Publishers original blue boards with silver lettering to dark blue cloth spine. Light toning to edges of board. Dustwrapper: clipped, chipping, closed tears and fold marks to edges, taped along fold marks top and bottom edge of back cover, now protected in Brodart. White endpapers, no inscriptions, small label residue to top edge of front endpaper. 143pp including index, profusely illustrated with magnificent b/w stamp illustrations throughout text. Pages clean and bright in firm binding. Here is an indispensable guide for stamp collectors and space buffs. Very Good/Good. AUD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 15.5 US$ 23.1 \| £UK 14 \| JP¥ 2041] Book number: 003884 Click here to order or inquire at Eccleston Books & Curios.
	LOSE, PATRICK Whimsical Cross-Stitch New York, Sterling Publishing. 1995, First Edition. Hard Cover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Publishers original dark blue cloth with gilt lettering to front cover and spine. Minor bumping to extremities. Dustwrapper: unclipped, now protected in Brodart. Patterned endpapers, no inscriptions. 143pp including index. Profusely illustrated with magnificent full colour photographs and instructive charts throughout text. Pages clean and bright in tight binding. Book Condition: Very Good/Fine. Dustwrapper Condition: Very Good/Fine. Bring joy and laughter into your home with two dozen fun-filled cross-stitch projects from renowned artist and designer Patrick Lose. The bright colours, cheerful shapes and whimsical, childlike twist of these designs are sure to bring a smile to the face of all who see them. The year round delights include great gift ideas, home accessories, pictures to frame and even jewelry. Colourful charts and complete finishing instructions allow even beginning cross-stichers to create these wonderful projects stitched on everything from standard aida cloth to perforated plastic to sweaters and towels. Many of the projects incorporate beads, and me even include prints of the designs that can be used for decoupage or to make gift cards. A magnificent copy. Very Good/Fine/Very Good/Fine. AUD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 15.5 US$ 23.1 \| £UK 14 \| JP¥ 2041] Book number: 002340 Click here to order or inquire at Eccleston Books & Curios.
	MACKENZIE, TONI The Giving Garden Sydney, Collins. 1987, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ill.: Dale Brown. Publishers original red boards with white lettering spine. Minor bumping to extremities. Dustwrapper: unclipped, now protected in Brodart. Red endpaper, no inscriptions. 156pp. including index. Profusely illustrated with colour and b/w drawings. Pages clean and bright in firm binding. A beautiful collectors copy. Flowers and foliage, seeds, scents and shapes: a garden can provide material for an almost infinite variety of fragrant and decorative gifts. The author points out that the size of the garden isn't important as one good rosebush will provide enough petals over a summer for quantities of potpourri, so will the leaves from one plant of rose scented geranium growing in a pot on the balcony. One chapter is devoted to pot-pourri making, another to sachets and sweet bags, including directions and patterns for patchwork and cross-stitch, and the flower-arranging chapter has clear diagrams. Chapter five, the gift department caters for everyone and a special section for younger craft persons. Very Good/Very Good. AUD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 15.5 US$ 23.1 \| £UK 14 \| JP¥ 2041] Book number: 002016 Click here to order or inquire at Eccleston Books & Curios.
	ONDORI Cross stitch Designs Japan, Ondorisha Publishers. 1983, Reprint. Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Publishers original pictorial covers. No inscriptions. 96pp including 48pp full colour photographs of examples of finished cross stitch designs. Patterns of the all designs follow the coloured pages. Pages clean and bright in firm binding. Contents: Flowers in Season; Merry-Go-Round; For Wall Frames; Geometric Patterns; Monograms; Kitchenette Designs; Linked Motifs; How to Stitch. A magnificent clean copy. Very Good/No Jacket. AUD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 15.5 US$ 23.1 \| £UK 14 \| JP¥ 2041] Book number: 001898 Click here to order or inquire at Eccleston Books & Curios.
	REESE, TERENCE & DORMER, ALBERT How to Play a Good Game of Bridge London, Heinemann. 1969, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Publishers original black boards with gilt lettering to spine. Dustwrapper: clipped, now protected in Brodart. White endpapers, no inscriptions. 181pp pages clean and bright in firm binding. Clear, well laid out hands and diagrams, that is not only instructive but amusing in style and always fun to read. Very Good/Very Good. AUD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 15.5 US$ 23.1 \| £UK 14 \| JP¥ 2041] Book number: 001437 Click here to order or inquire at Eccleston Books & Curios.
	SALMON, PERCY R. All About Photography: How to Make Good Pictures London, Ward, Lock & Co. circa 1920's. Hard Cover, 12mo. Publishers original red cloth with black lettering to front cover and spine. Dustwrapper; clipped (but still has the price of 5/- net), chipping to top and base of spine and corners, rubbing to surfaces, now protected in Brodart. White endpapers, prize certificated pasted to front endpaper. Frontis: b/w plate. 192pp including index, plus 14pp b/w photographs. Profusely illustrated with nearly 100 illustrations throughout text. Pages clean and bright in firm binding. From back cover: The saying that one must learn by experience is all very well; but the gaining of experience in photography can be, if sought in the wrong way, a very costly and discouraging matter. Much money will be saved and much disappointment avoided if the amateur will first glean a little knowledge from a practical book. This is an up-to-date, reliable and easily understood guide to the practice of photography, which will help the amateur at every stage and in every branch of his work and enable him to comprehend the reason for his successes and failures. A very nice period book. Very Good/Very Good. AUD 30.00 [Appr.: EURO 18.75 US$ 27.72 \| £UK 16.75 \| JP¥ 2449] Book number: 0005609 Click here to order or inquire at Eccleston Books & Curios.
	SLABBERT, NORMA Patch Pictures - A Creative Guide to Fabric Collage London, New Holland. 1988, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Publishers original pictorial laminated boards, light bumping to corner. Dustwrapper: unclipped, light shelf wear. White endpapers, no inscriptions, light toning to page edges of endpapers. 72pp profusely illustrated with colour photographs and illustrations throughout text. Pages clean and bright in firm binding. This book has clear and authoritative text and informative full colour illustrations that takes the reader step by step through the basic technique of fabric collage. Detailed advice is given on every aspect of the craft and many patterns are supplied. For beginner and the more experienced collage artist. Very Good/Very Good. AUD 30.00 [Appr.: EURO 18.75 US$ 27.72 \| £UK 16.75 \| JP¥ 2449] Book number: 002859 Click here to order or inquire at Eccleston Books & Curios.