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	Complete Guide to Seafood Cookery . Providence R. I. Seafood Council C 1982. . 94pp. Drawings by Wendy Andrews . 8vo . Flexible plastic illustrated covers, 3-ring binder . Household. How to: schuck oysters, skhuck quahaugs, eat a lobster, eat crabs, fillet a flounder, fillet a fish, devein and butterfly shjrimp, clean squid, clean mussel. Recipes. No DW. Fine .. USD 5.00 [Appr.: EURO 3.5 \| £UK 3 \| JP¥ 445] Book number: 5825 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	Family Circle Decorative Crafts for Your Home . NY Family Circle 1979. Hardcover. ISBN: 0405120559. 128pp. About 32p color photos, Dozens of b/w photos & drawings . 11" X 8-3/8" . HC. Full color illustrated boards . Household. Practical ideas for creating functional, beautiful and personal living spaces, to suit your family's needs and life style. Minor wear to corners & top/bottom of spine & a minor bump on fore edge of f ront cover, o/w binding is clean, sound and unworn. One undogged page. Contents clean & sound. No DW. VG - .. USD 7.50 [Appr.: EURO 5.25 \| £UK 4.5 \| JP¥ 667] Book number: 6717 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	Furniture You Can Make . Pittsburgh Rockwell International C 1978. . 122pp. Hundreds of b/w drawings & photos . Tall 8vo . HC. Full-color photos on front cover . Household. Aimed at helping you build handsome, stury furniture for considerably less than you would pay in a store. Most are well withn the woodworking capabilites of the average do-it-yourse lfer but a few projects will challenge and delight the expert . Corners and top/bottom of spine are moderately worn/bumped. Spine is moderately soiled but letteringis clear, o/w Minor soil to sound binding. Contents are clean and sound. No DJ. Good .. USD 6.75 [Appr.: EURO 4.75 \| £UK 4.25 \| JP¥ 600] Book number: 7850 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	Mr. Boston Spirited Dessert Guide . NY Warner C 1962. Hardcover. ISBN: 0446512532. First Printing November 1982 . 120pp. Recipe index. Liquor index. 14p color photos, Small line drawings in text . Horizontal format: 7-1/4" X 8-1/4" . HC. Full-color illustrated boards . Household. More than 130 recipes for dessert delights accented with fine spirits, from cookies to crepes, tarts to tortes. Several approx. 1" tears in DW's edges. Very minor edge wear on clean and sound binding. Contents clean and sound. VG / G .. USD 6.75 [Appr.: EURO 4.75 \| £UK 4.25 \| JP¥ 600] Book number: 6791 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	ADAMSON, HELEN LYON Grandmother's Household Hints As Good Today As Yesterday Philadelphia: Chilton Book Co, 1963. First Edition. Hardcover. Moderate staining of book's spine; lettering, 'tho no longer bright, is readily legible. Otherwise minor wear and soil on the sound binding. Gift note on ffep. Contents are almost like new. This is a large book and is not eligble for Priority, Air or International under standard fees. ; 7-1/4 x 10-1/2", 320pp. Brown cloth, silver lettering. HOUSEHOLD. "In my opinion, the most profitable results of delving into the doings and practices of housewives in our grandmothers' day are not only what we women of the 1960's may learn in the execution of houshold chores but also the sense of history it give us. There is no doubt about it that women of the 1800's had to possess a great deal of not-so-simple knowledge to conduct what we have always regarded as fairly simple lives. It is amazing how many of the remedies and practices they employed in their wide variety of tasks have survived the tests of time and are as good today as they were in yesteryear. " Drawings by Fred Harsh. Subject index. Contents are printed on light brown paper.. G+ . USD 14.25 [Appr.: EURO 9.75 \| £UK 8.75 \| JP¥ 1267] Book number: 30311 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	ADLESTEIN, LINDA Great Restaurants and Recipes of Nantucket Twelve Signature Recipes and Photographs Inspired By This Enchanting Island and the Surrounding Sea` Nantucket, Massachusetts, 1996. Self-wraps. 1/4" tear in portfolio's front cover's top edge, otherwise very minor wear and soil on the binding. Contents are almost like new. This is a large book and is not eligible for Priority or Air under standard fees. ; 9-1/4 x 13". HOUSEHOLD. Portfolio cover is somewhat heavier than Poster Board. Portfolio containing 12 individual sheets, size 9" x 12-1/2", printed on paper a little lighter than posterboard. Each sheet has a "Painted Photograph, " in color, of a famous Nantucket restaruant and a recipe from that restaurant. American Seasons. Black-Eyed Susan's. Chanticleer Inn. Company of the Cauldron. DeMarco. India House. Jared Coffin House. Le Languedoc. The Sconset Cafe. The Summer House. 21 Federal. The Wood Box. "Linda Adlestein is a photographer whose hand-painted photographs have been widly exhibited and collected in both the United States and Europe. Her work is represented by galleries in New York, Philadelphia and Los Angeles. She is a frequent visitor to Nantucket. ". VG- . USD 21.75 [Appr.: EURO 14.75 \| £UK 13.25 \| JP¥ 1934] Book number: 29716 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	ALBERS, VERNON M. The Repair and Reupholstering of Old Furniture . South Brunswick A. S. Barnes C 1969. Hardcover. ISBN: 0498069117. 102pp. Index. Dozens of b/w photos & drawings . 8vo . HC. Green cloth, bright gold lettering . Household. Detailed, step-by-step instruction on how to remove the old upholsttery and replaceit with a new material, how to take off and put on new finish, glueing techniques, how to repair breaks, how to upholster small chair seats, and the type of tools necessary for a professional-looking job. Ex-lib w/traces of pocket on back pastedown, "discarded" stamped on back endpaper and back flyleaf, call # on spine and front endpaper, library stamp on title page. Back free endpaper is missing. DJ's flaps are glued on front endpapers. Spine is faded but lettering is still bright. Small red dot on top edge. Cloth is worn through on back cover's top fore edge, o/w minor binding wear. Binding is clean and sound as are the contents. No DJ. Good .. USD 6.75 [Appr.: EURO 4.75 \| £UK 4.25 \| JP¥ 600] Book number: 7726 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	D'ALESSIO, VITTORIAE The Allergy-Free Home. The Allergy Free Home. A Practical Guide to Creating a Healhy Environment Loveland, CO: Interweave Press, 2001. First American Edition. Hardcover; First Printing. ISBN: 1883010977. Binding and contents are almost like new. Very minor wear and soil on the complete DJ. ; 8-1/2 x 10-1/2", 124pp. Textured blue boards, bright gold lettering. HOUSEHOLD. "Outlines the positive steps that can be taken within the home goth to reduce our vulnerability to allergies and to lessen the symptoms of established allergic conditions. After a discussion of common symptoms and their causes, practical solutions are suggested for every part of the house. " Decorated endpapers. Sources. Select bibliography. Useful Websites. Index. Scores of colorful photos & drawings.. NF/VG- . USD 19.00 [Appr.: EURO 13 \| £UK 11.5 \| JP¥ 1689] Book number: 31141 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	ANDERSON, EDWIN P. Home Appliance Servicing . Indianapolis Theodore Audel Second Edition, 1969. Hardcover. Printing . 600pp. Index. Line drawings and photos throughout text . 8vo. HC. Red cloth, white lettering . Household. Practical information needed to repair and service home appliances . Top fore corners bumped, o/w binding clean, sound and unworn. Contents clean and sound. No DW. VG - .. USD 7.50 [Appr.: EURO 5.25 \| £UK 4.5 \| JP¥ 667] Book number: 6691 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	ANDERSON, JEAN Jean Anderson's New Processor Cooking . NY Wm. Morrow 1983. Hardcover. ISBN: 0688022545. Revised Edition, First Printing . 480pp. Index. Tall 8vo . HC. Red boards, bright silver lettering . Household. Makes the use of a food processor efficient and successful for everyone, without guesswork; "..the most thorough rundown of processor techniques in print. " Binding is clean, sound and unworn as are the contents and the DW. VG / VG .. USD 9.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.25 \| £UK 5.5 \| JP¥ 800] Book number: 6694 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	ANDERSON, F. , EDITOR Tie-Dyeing and Batik . London Octopus Books C 1974. Hardcover. ISBN: 0706403207. 128pp. 32 full-color photos, scores of two-color drawings . Tall 8vo . HC. Decorated white boards, blue spine, white lettering . Household. Complete step-by-step instructioin on how to tie-dye and to batik. DW's back panel is wrinkled, very minor DW edge wear. Top edge of back cover has two (worm? ) holes and has a 1-1/2" brown-stained area, o/w white binding is clean and sound, with very minor wear. Good + / Good .. USD 6.75 [Appr.: EURO 4.75 \| £UK 4.25 \| JP¥ 600] Book number: 6693 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	NO AUTHOR 30 Herbal Gifts Enchanting Gift Ideas with Fresh and Dried Herbs NY: Smithmark, 1997. First American Edition. Hardcover; First Printing. Binding and contents are almost like new. DJ is not much to look at, but it provides plenty of protection and information. ; 8 x 8", 64 pp. Glossy, color photo illustrated boards. HOUSEHOLD CRAFTS. "Introduces a wealth of ideas using fresh and dried herbs. Bouquets, table decorations, wreaths, tussie mussies, scented cushions, sachets and natural cosmetic preparations make wonderful offerings at any time of the year, and make extra-special handmade gifts. Stylish finished photographs will inspire artists of all ability levels and the easy-to-follow format ensures that even the most complicated creations can be completed with stunning results. " Index. Lavishly illustrated with full-color photos.. VG+/G- . USD 11.25 [Appr.: EURO 7.75 \| £UK 6.75 \| JP¥ 1000] Book number: 29955 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	NO AUTHOR Catalogue of Great Wine Masterpieces from California and Europe Very Old and Rare Vintages NY: Heublein, Inc, 1971. Catalog. Minor wear and soil on the sound, stapled binding. Contents are clean and unmarked. ; Red cover is about the weight of posterboard. PAPER COVERS. Scores of illus of wine labels plus a few b/w photos. HOUSEHOLD. Descriptions of 410 lots of wine from the "extraordinary personal cellar of the late Californian, John Daniel, Jr, to be auctioned by the wine companies of Heublein on May 26, 1971 at the St. Francis Hotel, San Francisco. ; 9-1/4" Tall; 104 pages. VG- . USD 10.50 [Appr.: EURO 7.25 \| £UK 6.5 \| JP¥ 934] Book number: 26319 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	NO AUTHOR Cross-Stitch from a Country Garden from Mccall's Needlework & Crafts NY: Sedgewood Press, c. 1988. Hardcover; Second Printing. ISBN: 0696023032. Book is slightly bowed, otherwise binding is clean, sound and unworn. Contents are almost like new. Minor wear on clean, complete dust jacket. ; Blue boards, bright silver lettering. Index. A couple-dozen-or-so pages of full-color photos. Numerous b/w drawings. HOUSEHOLD CRAFTS. Contains over 90 cross-stitch projects for yourself, your home and for gifts. The extravagant choice of fresh designs enhances virtually any style, and there's no easier stitch to master than a counted cross-stitch! Many of the projects feature everlasting bouquets with a fresh from the garden look. These are charming and useful projects that mirror nature's graceful shapes. Also includes a Napping Kittens pillow, Bashful Hare Lap Robe, Fall's Squirrel and Winter's Sparrow and woodland animal motifs including deer, birds and rabbits. ; 10-1/8 x 8-5/8"; 184 pages. VG/VG . USD 9.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.25 \| £UK 5.5 \| JP¥ 800] Book number: 19929 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	NO AUTHOR Handcraft Illustrated 1997 Brookline Village, MA: Boston Common Press Limited Partnership, 1997. Hardcover. ISBN: 0964017989. Binding and contents are almost like new. This is a large book and is not eligble for Priority, Air or International under standard fees. ; 9-1/8 x 11-1/8", 200 pp. Green cloth, bright gold lettering. HOUSEHOLD CRAFTS. Four issues of HANDCRAFT ILLUSTRATED magazine bound in one volume, issue numbers 15, 16, 17 and 18, for Winter 1997, Spring 1997, Fall 1997, and Christmas 1997. Each issue is complete with covers, table of Contents and the usual features. Beautifully reproduced color photos along with b/w photos and drawings. Instructions for: Heirloom beaded lampshade, Embossed velvet pillow, Bathroom shag rug, Arts & crafts-style tiled table, Alice-in-Wonderland cookies, Vintage tablecloth, Hand-painted parrot tulips, Parisian fireplace screen, Rose petal jelly, Quick-sew velvet peaches, 1930s farmhouse table, Jewelry box chair, Foolproof technique for glass mosaic, Scottie Dog cards, Post-it books, The best way to fuse sheer fabrics, Marionette ornamennts, Gilded gingerbread cookies, The classic white rose wreath, Angel tree topper, Court jester Christmas stocking, 3 easy ornaments, plus smaller projects in each issue.. F . USD 18.75 [Appr.: EURO 12.75 \| £UK 11.25 \| JP¥ 1667] Book number: 29925 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	NO AUTHOR Newnes Complete Needlecraft London: Hamlyn, (c.1969) 1972. Hardcover; Third Printing. ISBN: 060042037X. Binding and contents are almost like new. Minor wear on clean dust jacket. ; Light brown boards, bright gold lettering. Index. Over 200 diagrams and photos and 16 pages of color. HOUSEHOLD CRAFTS. Starts with the basic essentials of the craft and goes on to skill development. Embroidery, dressmaking, patchwork, ragcraft, knitting, crokchet, household mending and making of table linen. Even hints on washing and pressing. Chaptes on tailoring. Q ; 10" Tall; 248 pages. NF/VG- . USD 11.25 [Appr.: EURO 7.75 \| £UK 6.75 \| JP¥ 1000] Book number: 17225 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	NO AUTHOR Ponds - Planning, Design, Construction Agriculture Handbook Number 590 Washington D. C.: U. S. Department Of Agriculture, 1982. Paperback. This is a large book and is not eligble for Priority, Air or International under standard fees. Large Paperback. Very minor wear on the clean, sound binding. Contents are almost like new. (S-5-B) ; 8-1/4 x 11", 51pp. Saddle-stapled Cover is the same weight of paper as the contents. HOUSEHOLD. "Describes the requirements for building a; pond, " Contents: Introduction; Water needs; Preliminary investigations; Estimating storm runoff; Engineering surveys; Embankment ponds; Excavated ponds; Sealing the pond; Installing vegetation; Protecting the pond; Maintaining the pond; Pond safety. Full-color photo-illustrated covers, front & back. 4p color photos. Maps. Tables, charts, figures. B/w photos. (S-5-B). VG- . USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 \| £UK 9 \| JP¥ 1334] Book number: 31828 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	NO AUTHOR Sears 1993 Spring/Summer Annual Chicago: Sears, Roebuck & Co, c. 1992. Hardcover. 1/2" x 1" piece missing from the top forecorner of the back cover, 1" tear on top edge of back cover at the spine, 5" & 6" creases on back cover's forecorners, else very minor wear on the clean, sound binding. Contents are almost like new. This is a large book and is not eligible for Priority or Air under standard fees. ; PAPER COVERS. Color-photo illustratedCover is about the weight of posterboard. HOUSEHOLD. This is a collector's item, being the last full-size mail order catalog issued by Sears, Roebuck & Co. It even includes the Sears Catalog Early Shoper Bonus Certificate, which is loosly laid-in. Here is a real piece of Americana, showing the styles and prices of the time in full-color. ; 8-1/8 x 10-3/4"; 1555 pages. G+ . USD 11.25 [Appr.: EURO 7.75 \| £UK 6.75 \| JP¥ 1000] Book number: 27430 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	NO AUTHOR The Sixth Premiere National Auction of Rare Wines Wednesday, May 22, 1974 NY: Wine Companies Of Heublein, 1974. Catalog. The number 53is written small in ink on the title page, else binding and contents are clean, sound and unworn. ; Brown cover is about the weight of posterboard. PAPER COVERS. Scores of photos of wine bottles, labels, vineyards, etc. HOUSEHOLD / REFERENCE. In addition to the listings of the 600 items offered for sale, the main groupings of which have brief histories of the wineries, the book contains: Conditions of purchase; Five-year price review index; Estimated sale prices in dollars per case or lot; Table relating bids per case to price per bottle; and the handy order form. There is quite a bit of information about wines contained in this litle catalog. ; 7-5/8 x 9-1/4"; 116 pages. VG+ . USD 9.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.25 \| £UK 5.5 \| JP¥ 800] Book number: 26304 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	NO AUTHOR Steuben Corning NY: Steuben, 2003. Catalog. Very minor wear on the clean, sound binding. Contents are almost like new. ; Gray cover is about the weight of posterboard. PAPER COVERS. Scores of color and b/w photos. HOUSEHOLD . This is the 2003 catalog of Steuben glass. There is a four-page history of Steuben glassworks, 8 pages about James Houston's 40-year partnership with Steuben (including 2 full-page color photos of two of his creations) . The catalog of glass pieces available for sale follows, listing the title, creator and price of each piece along with a photo. There is an Index, arranged alphabetically by category, at the end of the catalog. There are beautiful photograhs of many truly magnificent examples of the glassmaker's art contained in this collector's catalog. ; 9" Tall; 144 pages. VG . USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 \| £UK 9 \| JP¥ 1334] Book number: 22614 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	NO AUTHOR The Textile Museum Journal 1997-1998, Volumes 36 and 37 Wash. DC: Textile Museum, 1999. Paperback. Large paperback. Very minor wear on the clean, sound binding. Contents are almost like new. This is a large book and is not eligible for Priority or Air under standard fees. ; The colorful PAPER COVER is about the weight of posterboard. HOUSEHOLD CRAFTS. Contents: Chuquibamba: A highland textile style (Mary Frame) ; Kurji and Paket: Inscribed, twined bags of jain itinerant merchants in western Rajasthan (David W. Fraser and Peter Collingwood) ; From barkcloth beating to silk weaving: The textile industry from prehistory to the western Han Dynasty in South China (Tracey Lie-dan Lu) ; The red batiks of Jambi: Questions of provenance (Fiona G. Kerlogue) ; The individual in Pre-Columbi an Archaeology (William J. Conklin) . Eight-page color photo section. Scores of b/w photos, a few maps & drawings. ; 8-1/2 x 11"; 120 pages. VG . USD 11.25 [Appr.: EURO 7.75 \| £UK 6.75 \| JP¥ 1000] Book number: 28541 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	NO AUTHOR Two Better Homes and Gardens Christmas Issues: Christmas from the Heart - All Through the House. Christmas at Home - By the Fireside Des Moines IA: Better Homes And Gardens. Hardcover. This is a large, heavy package and is not eligble for Priority, Air or International under standard fees. Both volumes are almost as new. ; 8-3/8 x 11", 158 & 160 pp. Colorful, slick boards. Two Christmas publications by BH&G. HOUSEHOLD. 1993, ISBN 0696019833 & 1996, ISBN 0696204479. Jam-packed with beautifully reproduced color photos and instructions for making toys, dolls, recipes, ornaments, wreaths, nativity scene, childrens' crafts - everything to make your home and heart happier for Christmas.. F . USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 \| £UK 9 \| JP¥ 1334] Book number: 32158 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	NO AUTHOR Wood Woodworking NY: Excalibur Books, c. 1978. Hardcover. ISBN: 0525704329. Very minor wear and soil on the sound binding. Colorful contents are clean and unmarked. No dust jacket. ; Tan boards, bright gold lettering. The title page gives the title as WOOD, the book's spine reads WOODWORKING. Full-color photo endpapers. Numerous color photos & drawings in text. Index. HOUSEHOLD CRAFTS. This book gives the most basic information about how to become a craratsman - the savings and practical satisfaction of making household items is a good place to begin. The various sections are studded with simple and useful projects, giving immediate opportunity to apply the basic information contained in the book. Information on: softwoods; selecting standard sizes; tools; hardwood: uses and varieties; using wood off-cuts; stripping and finishing; paints, brushes and painting; working with veneers; veneering and shaping plywood; laminated plywood; whittling and chip carving; cutting shapes and curves; using a coping saw. Some of the projects : bench hook, pot stands, candelabra, handbag handles, lamp shades, sewing cupboard, panel puzzles, collages, small wooden boxes, simple shelving. ; 8-3/8 x 9-7/8"; 134 pages. VG . USD 9.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.25 \| £UK 5.5 \| JP¥ 800] Book number: 20943 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	NO AUTHOR Wood Woodworking NY: Excalibur Books, 1978. Hardcover. ISBN: 0525704329. Very minor wear and soil on the sound binding. Colorful contents are clean and unmarked, 'tho outer margins are lightly age-yellowed. DJ's spine and top 1/2" of DJ are faded but lettering is perfectly clear. Else very minor wear on clean, complete DJ. ; Tan boards, bright gold lettering. The title page gives the title as WOOD, the book's spine reads WOODWORKING. Full-color photo endpapers. Numerous color photos & drawings in text. Index. HOUSEHOLD CRAFTS. This book gives the most basic information about how to become a craratsman - the savings and practical satisfaction of making household items is a good place to begin. The various sections are studded with simple and useful projects, giving immediate opportunity to apply the basic information contained in the book. Information on: softwoods; selecting standard sizes; tools; hardwood: uses and varieties; using wood off-cuts; stripping and finishing; paints, brushes and painting; working with veneers; veneering and shaping plywood; laminated plywood; whittling and chip carving; cutting shapes and curves; using a coping saw. Some of the projects : bench hook, pot stands, candelabra, handbag handles, lamp shades, sewing cupboard, panel puzzles, collages, small wooden boxes, simple shelving. ; 8-3/8 x 9-7/8"; 134 pages. VG/VG- . USD 11.25 [Appr.: EURO 7.75 \| £UK 6.75 \| JP¥ 1000] Book number: 22631 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	BAKER, CATHY Chair Caning Storey Publishing Bulletin a-16 Pownal VT: Storey Communications, c. 1977. Booklet. Binding and contents are almost like new. ; Photo-illustrated cover is about the weight of posterboard. PAPER COVERS. 28 figures (b/w drawings) . HOUSEHOLD CRAFTS. "Would you like to use that antique chair, but can't find anyone to reweave the broken seat? The answer is simple. Do it yourself. The materials are inexpensive, the steps you will read in the bulletin are simple, and the results ae extremely satisfying. This bulletin provides both the beginner and the skilled crafts-person with a simple step-by-step guide to the various techniques of seat weaving. " Cane Seating. Four-Way Pattern. Rush Seating. Sea Grass and Cord Seatng. Splint seating. ; 8-1/2" Tall; 30 pages. NF . USD 9.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.25 \| £UK 5.5 \| JP¥ 800] Book number: 25170 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.

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	Complete Guide to Seafood Cookery . Providence R. I. Seafood Council C 1982. . 94pp. Drawings by Wendy Andrews . 8vo . Flexible plastic illustrated covers, 3-ring binder . Household. How to: schuck oysters, skhuck quahaugs, eat a lobster, eat crabs, fillet a flounder, fillet a fish, devein and butterfly shjrimp, clean squid, clean mussel. Recipes. No DW. Fine .. USD 5.00 [Appr.: EURO 3.5 \| £UK 3 \| JP¥ 445] Book number: 5825 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	Family Circle Decorative Crafts for Your Home . NY Family Circle 1979. Hardcover. ISBN: 0405120559. 128pp. About 32p color photos, Dozens of b/w photos & drawings . 11" X 8-3/8" . HC. Full color illustrated boards . Household. Practical ideas for creating functional, beautiful and personal living spaces, to suit your family's needs and life style. Minor wear to corners & top/bottom of spine & a minor bump on fore edge of f ront cover, o/w binding is clean, sound and unworn. One undogged page. Contents clean & sound. No DW. VG - .. USD 7.50 [Appr.: EURO 5.25 \| £UK 4.5 \| JP¥ 667] Book number: 6717 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	Furniture You Can Make . Pittsburgh Rockwell International C 1978. . 122pp. Hundreds of b/w drawings & photos . Tall 8vo . HC. Full-color photos on front cover . Household. Aimed at helping you build handsome, stury furniture for considerably less than you would pay in a store. Most are well withn the woodworking capabilites of the average do-it-yourse lfer but a few projects will challenge and delight the expert . Corners and top/bottom of spine are moderately worn/bumped. Spine is moderately soiled but letteringis clear, o/w Minor soil to sound binding. Contents are clean and sound. No DJ. Good .. USD 6.75 [Appr.: EURO 4.75 \| £UK 4.25 \| JP¥ 600] Book number: 7850 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	Mr. Boston Spirited Dessert Guide . NY Warner C 1962. Hardcover. ISBN: 0446512532. First Printing November 1982 . 120pp. Recipe index. Liquor index. 14p color photos, Small line drawings in text . Horizontal format: 7-1/4" X 8-1/4" . HC. Full-color illustrated boards . Household. More than 130 recipes for dessert delights accented with fine spirits, from cookies to crepes, tarts to tortes. Several approx. 1" tears in DW's edges. Very minor edge wear on clean and sound binding. Contents clean and sound. VG / G .. USD 6.75 [Appr.: EURO 4.75 \| £UK 4.25 \| JP¥ 600] Book number: 6791 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	ADAMSON, HELEN LYON Grandmother's Household Hints As Good Today As Yesterday Philadelphia: Chilton Book Co, 1963. First Edition. Hardcover. Moderate staining of book's spine; lettering, 'tho no longer bright, is readily legible. Otherwise minor wear and soil on the sound binding. Gift note on ffep. Contents are almost like new. This is a large book and is not eligble for Priority, Air or International under standard fees. ; 7-1/4 x 10-1/2", 320pp. Brown cloth, silver lettering. HOUSEHOLD. "In my opinion, the most profitable results of delving into the doings and practices of housewives in our grandmothers' day are not only what we women of the 1960's may learn in the execution of houshold chores but also the sense of history it give us. There is no doubt about it that women of the 1800's had to possess a great deal of not-so-simple knowledge to conduct what we have always regarded as fairly simple lives. It is amazing how many of the remedies and practices they employed in their wide variety of tasks have survived the tests of time and are as good today as they were in yesteryear. " Drawings by Fred Harsh. Subject index. Contents are printed on light brown paper.. G+ . USD 14.25 [Appr.: EURO 9.75 \| £UK 8.75 \| JP¥ 1267] Book number: 30311 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	ADLESTEIN, LINDA Great Restaurants and Recipes of Nantucket Twelve Signature Recipes and Photographs Inspired By This Enchanting Island and the Surrounding Sea` Nantucket, Massachusetts, 1996. Self-wraps. 1/4" tear in portfolio's front cover's top edge, otherwise very minor wear and soil on the binding. Contents are almost like new. This is a large book and is not eligible for Priority or Air under standard fees. ; 9-1/4 x 13". HOUSEHOLD. Portfolio cover is somewhat heavier than Poster Board. Portfolio containing 12 individual sheets, size 9" x 12-1/2", printed on paper a little lighter than posterboard. Each sheet has a "Painted Photograph, " in color, of a famous Nantucket restaruant and a recipe from that restaurant. American Seasons. Black-Eyed Susan's. Chanticleer Inn. Company of the Cauldron. DeMarco. India House. Jared Coffin House. Le Languedoc. The Sconset Cafe. The Summer House. 21 Federal. The Wood Box. "Linda Adlestein is a photographer whose hand-painted photographs have been widly exhibited and collected in both the United States and Europe. Her work is represented by galleries in New York, Philadelphia and Los Angeles. She is a frequent visitor to Nantucket. ". VG- . USD 21.75 [Appr.: EURO 14.75 \| £UK 13.25 \| JP¥ 1934] Book number: 29716 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	ALBERS, VERNON M. The Repair and Reupholstering of Old Furniture . South Brunswick A. S. Barnes C 1969. Hardcover. ISBN: 0498069117. 102pp. Index. Dozens of b/w photos & drawings . 8vo . HC. Green cloth, bright gold lettering . Household. Detailed, step-by-step instruction on how to remove the old upholsttery and replaceit with a new material, how to take off and put on new finish, glueing techniques, how to repair breaks, how to upholster small chair seats, and the type of tools necessary for a professional-looking job. Ex-lib w/traces of pocket on back pastedown, "discarded" stamped on back endpaper and back flyleaf, call # on spine and front endpaper, library stamp on title page. Back free endpaper is missing. DJ's flaps are glued on front endpapers. Spine is faded but lettering is still bright. Small red dot on top edge. Cloth is worn through on back cover's top fore edge, o/w minor binding wear. Binding is clean and sound as are the contents. No DJ. Good .. USD 6.75 [Appr.: EURO 4.75 \| £UK 4.25 \| JP¥ 600] Book number: 7726 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	D'ALESSIO, VITTORIAE The Allergy-Free Home. The Allergy Free Home. A Practical Guide to Creating a Healhy Environment Loveland, CO: Interweave Press, 2001. First American Edition. Hardcover; First Printing. ISBN: 1883010977. Binding and contents are almost like new. Very minor wear and soil on the complete DJ. ; 8-1/2 x 10-1/2", 124pp. Textured blue boards, bright gold lettering. HOUSEHOLD. "Outlines the positive steps that can be taken within the home goth to reduce our vulnerability to allergies and to lessen the symptoms of established allergic conditions. After a discussion of common symptoms and their causes, practical solutions are suggested for every part of the house. " Decorated endpapers. Sources. Select bibliography. Useful Websites. Index. Scores of colorful photos & drawings.. NF/VG- . USD 19.00 [Appr.: EURO 13 \| £UK 11.5 \| JP¥ 1689] Book number: 31141 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	ANDERSON, EDWIN P. Home Appliance Servicing . Indianapolis Theodore Audel Second Edition, 1969. Hardcover. Printing . 600pp. Index. Line drawings and photos throughout text . 8vo. HC. Red cloth, white lettering . Household. Practical information needed to repair and service home appliances . Top fore corners bumped, o/w binding clean, sound and unworn. Contents clean and sound. No DW. VG - .. USD 7.50 [Appr.: EURO 5.25 \| £UK 4.5 \| JP¥ 667] Book number: 6691 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	ANDERSON, JEAN Jean Anderson's New Processor Cooking . NY Wm. Morrow 1983. Hardcover. ISBN: 0688022545. Revised Edition, First Printing . 480pp. Index. Tall 8vo . HC. Red boards, bright silver lettering . Household. Makes the use of a food processor efficient and successful for everyone, without guesswork; "..the most thorough rundown of processor techniques in print. " Binding is clean, sound and unworn as are the contents and the DW. VG / VG .. USD 9.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.25 \| £UK 5.5 \| JP¥ 800] Book number: 6694 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	ANDERSON, F. , EDITOR Tie-Dyeing and Batik . London Octopus Books C 1974. Hardcover. ISBN: 0706403207. 128pp. 32 full-color photos, scores of two-color drawings . Tall 8vo . HC. Decorated white boards, blue spine, white lettering . Household. Complete step-by-step instructioin on how to tie-dye and to batik. DW's back panel is wrinkled, very minor DW edge wear. Top edge of back cover has two (worm? ) holes and has a 1-1/2" brown-stained area, o/w white binding is clean and sound, with very minor wear. Good + / Good .. USD 6.75 [Appr.: EURO 4.75 \| £UK 4.25 \| JP¥ 600] Book number: 6693 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	NO AUTHOR 30 Herbal Gifts Enchanting Gift Ideas with Fresh and Dried Herbs NY: Smithmark, 1997. First American Edition. Hardcover; First Printing. Binding and contents are almost like new. DJ is not much to look at, but it provides plenty of protection and information. ; 8 x 8", 64 pp. Glossy, color photo illustrated boards. HOUSEHOLD CRAFTS. "Introduces a wealth of ideas using fresh and dried herbs. Bouquets, table decorations, wreaths, tussie mussies, scented cushions, sachets and natural cosmetic preparations make wonderful offerings at any time of the year, and make extra-special handmade gifts. Stylish finished photographs will inspire artists of all ability levels and the easy-to-follow format ensures that even the most complicated creations can be completed with stunning results. " Index. Lavishly illustrated with full-color photos.. VG+/G- . USD 11.25 [Appr.: EURO 7.75 \| £UK 6.75 \| JP¥ 1000] Book number: 29955 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	NO AUTHOR Catalogue of Great Wine Masterpieces from California and Europe Very Old and Rare Vintages NY: Heublein, Inc, 1971. Catalog. Minor wear and soil on the sound, stapled binding. Contents are clean and unmarked. ; Red cover is about the weight of posterboard. PAPER COVERS. Scores of illus of wine labels plus a few b/w photos. HOUSEHOLD. Descriptions of 410 lots of wine from the "extraordinary personal cellar of the late Californian, John Daniel, Jr, to be auctioned by the wine companies of Heublein on May 26, 1971 at the St. Francis Hotel, San Francisco. ; 9-1/4" Tall; 104 pages. VG- . USD 10.50 [Appr.: EURO 7.25 \| £UK 6.5 \| JP¥ 934] Book number: 26319 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	NO AUTHOR Cross-Stitch from a Country Garden from Mccall's Needlework & Crafts NY: Sedgewood Press, c. 1988. Hardcover; Second Printing. ISBN: 0696023032. Book is slightly bowed, otherwise binding is clean, sound and unworn. Contents are almost like new. Minor wear on clean, complete dust jacket. ; Blue boards, bright silver lettering. Index. A couple-dozen-or-so pages of full-color photos. Numerous b/w drawings. HOUSEHOLD CRAFTS. Contains over 90 cross-stitch projects for yourself, your home and for gifts. The extravagant choice of fresh designs enhances virtually any style, and there's no easier stitch to master than a counted cross-stitch! Many of the projects feature everlasting bouquets with a fresh from the garden look. These are charming and useful projects that mirror nature's graceful shapes. Also includes a Napping Kittens pillow, Bashful Hare Lap Robe, Fall's Squirrel and Winter's Sparrow and woodland animal motifs including deer, birds and rabbits. ; 10-1/8 x 8-5/8"; 184 pages. VG/VG . USD 9.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.25 \| £UK 5.5 \| JP¥ 800] Book number: 19929 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	NO AUTHOR Handcraft Illustrated 1997 Brookline Village, MA: Boston Common Press Limited Partnership, 1997. Hardcover. ISBN: 0964017989. Binding and contents are almost like new. This is a large book and is not eligble for Priority, Air or International under standard fees. ; 9-1/8 x 11-1/8", 200 pp. Green cloth, bright gold lettering. HOUSEHOLD CRAFTS. Four issues of HANDCRAFT ILLUSTRATED magazine bound in one volume, issue numbers 15, 16, 17 and 18, for Winter 1997, Spring 1997, Fall 1997, and Christmas 1997. Each issue is complete with covers, table of Contents and the usual features. Beautifully reproduced color photos along with b/w photos and drawings. Instructions for: Heirloom beaded lampshade, Embossed velvet pillow, Bathroom shag rug, Arts & crafts-style tiled table, Alice-in-Wonderland cookies, Vintage tablecloth, Hand-painted parrot tulips, Parisian fireplace screen, Rose petal jelly, Quick-sew velvet peaches, 1930s farmhouse table, Jewelry box chair, Foolproof technique for glass mosaic, Scottie Dog cards, Post-it books, The best way to fuse sheer fabrics, Marionette ornamennts, Gilded gingerbread cookies, The classic white rose wreath, Angel tree topper, Court jester Christmas stocking, 3 easy ornaments, plus smaller projects in each issue.. F . USD 18.75 [Appr.: EURO 12.75 \| £UK 11.25 \| JP¥ 1667] Book number: 29925 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	NO AUTHOR Newnes Complete Needlecraft London: Hamlyn, (c.1969) 1972. Hardcover; Third Printing. ISBN: 060042037X. Binding and contents are almost like new. Minor wear on clean dust jacket. ; Light brown boards, bright gold lettering. Index. Over 200 diagrams and photos and 16 pages of color. HOUSEHOLD CRAFTS. Starts with the basic essentials of the craft and goes on to skill development. Embroidery, dressmaking, patchwork, ragcraft, knitting, crokchet, household mending and making of table linen. Even hints on washing and pressing. Chaptes on tailoring. Q ; 10" Tall; 248 pages. NF/VG- . USD 11.25 [Appr.: EURO 7.75 \| £UK 6.75 \| JP¥ 1000] Book number: 17225 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	NO AUTHOR Ponds - Planning, Design, Construction Agriculture Handbook Number 590 Washington D. C.: U. S. Department Of Agriculture, 1982. Paperback. This is a large book and is not eligble for Priority, Air or International under standard fees. Large Paperback. Very minor wear on the clean, sound binding. Contents are almost like new. (S-5-B) ; 8-1/4 x 11", 51pp. Saddle-stapled Cover is the same weight of paper as the contents. HOUSEHOLD. "Describes the requirements for building a; pond, " Contents: Introduction; Water needs; Preliminary investigations; Estimating storm runoff; Engineering surveys; Embankment ponds; Excavated ponds; Sealing the pond; Installing vegetation; Protecting the pond; Maintaining the pond; Pond safety. Full-color photo-illustrated covers, front & back. 4p color photos. Maps. Tables, charts, figures. B/w photos. (S-5-B). VG- . USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 \| £UK 9 \| JP¥ 1334] Book number: 31828 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	NO AUTHOR Sears 1993 Spring/Summer Annual Chicago: Sears, Roebuck & Co, c. 1992. Hardcover. 1/2" x 1" piece missing from the top forecorner of the back cover, 1" tear on top edge of back cover at the spine, 5" & 6" creases on back cover's forecorners, else very minor wear on the clean, sound binding. Contents are almost like new. This is a large book and is not eligible for Priority or Air under standard fees. ; PAPER COVERS. Color-photo illustratedCover is about the weight of posterboard. HOUSEHOLD. This is a collector's item, being the last full-size mail order catalog issued by Sears, Roebuck & Co. It even includes the Sears Catalog Early Shoper Bonus Certificate, which is loosly laid-in. Here is a real piece of Americana, showing the styles and prices of the time in full-color. ; 8-1/8 x 10-3/4"; 1555 pages. G+ . USD 11.25 [Appr.: EURO 7.75 \| £UK 6.75 \| JP¥ 1000] Book number: 27430 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	NO AUTHOR The Sixth Premiere National Auction of Rare Wines Wednesday, May 22, 1974 NY: Wine Companies Of Heublein, 1974. Catalog. The number 53is written small in ink on the title page, else binding and contents are clean, sound and unworn. ; Brown cover is about the weight of posterboard. PAPER COVERS. Scores of photos of wine bottles, labels, vineyards, etc. HOUSEHOLD / REFERENCE. In addition to the listings of the 600 items offered for sale, the main groupings of which have brief histories of the wineries, the book contains: Conditions of purchase; Five-year price review index; Estimated sale prices in dollars per case or lot; Table relating bids per case to price per bottle; and the handy order form. There is quite a bit of information about wines contained in this litle catalog. ; 7-5/8 x 9-1/4"; 116 pages. VG+ . USD 9.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.25 \| £UK 5.5 \| JP¥ 800] Book number: 26304 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	NO AUTHOR Steuben Corning NY: Steuben, 2003. Catalog. Very minor wear on the clean, sound binding. Contents are almost like new. ; Gray cover is about the weight of posterboard. PAPER COVERS. Scores of color and b/w photos. HOUSEHOLD . This is the 2003 catalog of Steuben glass. There is a four-page history of Steuben glassworks, 8 pages about James Houston's 40-year partnership with Steuben (including 2 full-page color photos of two of his creations) . The catalog of glass pieces available for sale follows, listing the title, creator and price of each piece along with a photo. There is an Index, arranged alphabetically by category, at the end of the catalog. There are beautiful photograhs of many truly magnificent examples of the glassmaker's art contained in this collector's catalog. ; 9" Tall; 144 pages. VG . USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 \| £UK 9 \| JP¥ 1334] Book number: 22614 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	NO AUTHOR The Textile Museum Journal 1997-1998, Volumes 36 and 37 Wash. DC: Textile Museum, 1999. Paperback. Large paperback. Very minor wear on the clean, sound binding. Contents are almost like new. This is a large book and is not eligible for Priority or Air under standard fees. ; The colorful PAPER COVER is about the weight of posterboard. HOUSEHOLD CRAFTS. Contents: Chuquibamba: A highland textile style (Mary Frame) ; Kurji and Paket: Inscribed, twined bags of jain itinerant merchants in western Rajasthan (David W. Fraser and Peter Collingwood) ; From barkcloth beating to silk weaving: The textile industry from prehistory to the western Han Dynasty in South China (Tracey Lie-dan Lu) ; The red batiks of Jambi: Questions of provenance (Fiona G. Kerlogue) ; The individual in Pre-Columbi an Archaeology (William J. Conklin) . Eight-page color photo section. Scores of b/w photos, a few maps & drawings. ; 8-1/2 x 11"; 120 pages. VG . USD 11.25 [Appr.: EURO 7.75 \| £UK 6.75 \| JP¥ 1000] Book number: 28541 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	NO AUTHOR Two Better Homes and Gardens Christmas Issues: Christmas from the Heart - All Through the House. Christmas at Home - By the Fireside Des Moines IA: Better Homes And Gardens. Hardcover. This is a large, heavy package and is not eligble for Priority, Air or International under standard fees. Both volumes are almost as new. ; 8-3/8 x 11", 158 & 160 pp. Colorful, slick boards. Two Christmas publications by BH&G. HOUSEHOLD. 1993, ISBN 0696019833 & 1996, ISBN 0696204479. Jam-packed with beautifully reproduced color photos and instructions for making toys, dolls, recipes, ornaments, wreaths, nativity scene, childrens' crafts - everything to make your home and heart happier for Christmas.. F . USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 \| £UK 9 \| JP¥ 1334] Book number: 32158 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	NO AUTHOR Wood Woodworking NY: Excalibur Books, c. 1978. Hardcover. ISBN: 0525704329. Very minor wear and soil on the sound binding. Colorful contents are clean and unmarked. No dust jacket. ; Tan boards, bright gold lettering. The title page gives the title as WOOD, the book's spine reads WOODWORKING. Full-color photo endpapers. Numerous color photos & drawings in text. Index. HOUSEHOLD CRAFTS. This book gives the most basic information about how to become a craratsman - the savings and practical satisfaction of making household items is a good place to begin. The various sections are studded with simple and useful projects, giving immediate opportunity to apply the basic information contained in the book. Information on: softwoods; selecting standard sizes; tools; hardwood: uses and varieties; using wood off-cuts; stripping and finishing; paints, brushes and painting; working with veneers; veneering and shaping plywood; laminated plywood; whittling and chip carving; cutting shapes and curves; using a coping saw. Some of the projects : bench hook, pot stands, candelabra, handbag handles, lamp shades, sewing cupboard, panel puzzles, collages, small wooden boxes, simple shelving. ; 8-3/8 x 9-7/8"; 134 pages. VG . USD 9.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.25 \| £UK 5.5 \| JP¥ 800] Book number: 20943 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	NO AUTHOR Wood Woodworking NY: Excalibur Books, 1978. Hardcover. ISBN: 0525704329. Very minor wear and soil on the sound binding. Colorful contents are clean and unmarked, 'tho outer margins are lightly age-yellowed. DJ's spine and top 1/2" of DJ are faded but lettering is perfectly clear. Else very minor wear on clean, complete DJ. ; Tan boards, bright gold lettering. The title page gives the title as WOOD, the book's spine reads WOODWORKING. Full-color photo endpapers. Numerous color photos & drawings in text. Index. HOUSEHOLD CRAFTS. This book gives the most basic information about how to become a craratsman - the savings and practical satisfaction of making household items is a good place to begin. The various sections are studded with simple and useful projects, giving immediate opportunity to apply the basic information contained in the book. Information on: softwoods; selecting standard sizes; tools; hardwood: uses and varieties; using wood off-cuts; stripping and finishing; paints, brushes and painting; working with veneers; veneering and shaping plywood; laminated plywood; whittling and chip carving; cutting shapes and curves; using a coping saw. Some of the projects : bench hook, pot stands, candelabra, handbag handles, lamp shades, sewing cupboard, panel puzzles, collages, small wooden boxes, simple shelving. ; 8-3/8 x 9-7/8"; 134 pages. VG/VG- . USD 11.25 [Appr.: EURO 7.75 \| £UK 6.75 \| JP¥ 1000] Book number: 22631 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	BAKER, CATHY Chair Caning Storey Publishing Bulletin a-16 Pownal VT: Storey Communications, c. 1977. Booklet. Binding and contents are almost like new. ; Photo-illustrated cover is about the weight of posterboard. PAPER COVERS. 28 figures (b/w drawings) . HOUSEHOLD CRAFTS. "Would you like to use that antique chair, but can't find anyone to reweave the broken seat? The answer is simple. Do it yourself. The materials are inexpensive, the steps you will read in the bulletin are simple, and the results ae extremely satisfying. This bulletin provides both the beginner and the skilled crafts-person with a simple step-by-step guide to the various techniques of seat weaving. " Cane Seating. Four-Way Pattern. Rush Seating. Sea Grass and Cord Seatng. Splint seating. ; 8-1/2" Tall; 30 pages. NF . USD 9.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.25 \| £UK 5.5 \| JP¥ 800] Book number: 25170 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.