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	AITKEN, J. B. Automatic Weaving Manchester, England, Columbine Press, 1964, First Edition. Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Describes the various types of weaving and ancillary machinary available at the time. Clean, bright copy in an unclipped d/w which shows slightest wear & tear. Company stamp to ffep. 150 pages including index. Very Good +/Good. GBP 42.50 [Appr.: EURO 46.75 US$ 70.3 \| JP¥ 6047] Book number: 028356 Click here to order or inquire at YesterYear Books.
	ANON Craft Tools of Yesterday Ely, Cambridgeshire, Providence Press, 1979. (ISBN: 0903803046) Soft Cover , 8vo. Clean, bright, 32 page stapled booklet which presents, for the first time in colour, a selection of tools and implements together with a brief survey of the men and their crafts. Very Good. GBP 5.00 [Appr.: EURO 5.5 US$ 8.27 \| JP¥ 711] Book number: 040739 Click here to order or inquire at YesterYear Books.
	ASHENHURST, THOS. R A Practical Treatise on Weaving and Designing of Textile Fabrics, with Chapters on the Principles of Construction of the Loom, Calculations and Color Huddersfield, Yorkshire, J. Broadbent and Co, 1893, Fifth Edition. Hard Cover , 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. With about 380 illustrations. Hinges cracking. Some looseness to binding and minor loss to title page. Spine ends worn. Previous owner's name in biro on front pastedown. Text generally clean. 402 pages plus index and many advertisments of the time. Good working copy only of this now hard-to-find title. Reading Copy. GBP 30.00 [Appr.: EURO 33 US$ 49.62 \| JP¥ 4269] Book number: 018330 Click here to order or inquire at YesterYear Books.
	DUNCAN, RONALD Jan's Journal London, Museum Press, 1954, First Edition. Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ill.: Hansom, Michael. A further collection of the author's inexhaustible wealth of writings on country life and lore to delight his multitudinous fans and win new admirers. Good, clean copy in an unclipped d/w showing wear & tear and some loss - 189 pages. Good/Fair. GBP 12.50 [Appr.: EURO 13.75 US$ 20.68 \| JP¥ 1779] Book number: 042540 Click here to order or inquire at YesterYear Books.
	FEARN, JACQUELINE Thatch and Thatching Princes Risborough, Bucks, Shire Publications, 1981, Reprint. (ISBN: 0852633378) Card Covers , 8vo. No.16 in the Shire Album series. Good, clean, 32 page stapled booklet which outlines the history of thatching in Britian from its use as the commonest form of roofing onwards explaining how the thatcher works with traditional materials. Good. GBP 4.00 [Appr.: EURO 4.5 US$ 6.62 \| JP¥ 569] Book number: 038564 Click here to order or inquire at YesterYear Books.
	DYER, ANNE. SANDFORD, LETTICE AND EDWARDS, ZENA Country Crafts London, BCA, 1979. Hard Cover with dust jacket. Book offers a step-by-step guide to four fascinating country crafts by Britain's leading country-crafts experts, the National Federation of Women's Institutes. Spinning Dyeing and Weaving, Basketry Corn Dollies, and Straw Marquetry, Flowercraft. Very Good/Very Good. GBP 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 11 US$ 16.54 \| JP¥ 1423] Book number: 000242 Click here to order or inquire at YesterYear Books.
	LLOYD, ELIZABETH JANE Baskets: Crafty Ideas for Beautiful Baskets London, United Kingdom, HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, 1997, First Edition. (ISBN: 0004129679) Hard Cover with dust jacket, 4to. Clean, bright copy in unclipped jacket which has one small nick to edge of cover. Over 35 creative ideas for decorative baskets. Near Fine/Near Fine. GBP 9.50 [Appr.: EURO 10.5 US$ 15.71 \| JP¥ 1352] Book number: 020765 Click here to order or inquire at YesterYear Books.
	ROBINS, FREDERICK W. Smith. The Traditions and Lore of an Ancient Craft London, Rider and Company, 1953, First Edition. Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Some brief annotation to margins of pages 90/91 else square, bright copy in an un-clipped d/w which shows wear & tear. 160 pages including index. Very Good/Good. GBP 22.50 [Appr.: EURO 24.75 US$ 37.22 \| JP¥ 3201] Book number: 014179 Click here to order or inquire at YesterYear Books.

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	AITKEN, J. B. Automatic Weaving Manchester, England, Columbine Press, 1964, First Edition. Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Describes the various types of weaving and ancillary machinary available at the time. Clean, bright copy in an unclipped d/w which shows slightest wear & tear. Company stamp to ffep. 150 pages including index. Very Good +/Good. GBP 42.50 [Appr.: EURO 46.75 US$ 70.3 \| JP¥ 6047] Book number: 028356 Click here to order or inquire at YesterYear Books.
	ANON Craft Tools of Yesterday Ely, Cambridgeshire, Providence Press, 1979. (ISBN: 0903803046) Soft Cover , 8vo. Clean, bright, 32 page stapled booklet which presents, for the first time in colour, a selection of tools and implements together with a brief survey of the men and their crafts. Very Good. GBP 5.00 [Appr.: EURO 5.5 US$ 8.27 \| JP¥ 711] Book number: 040739 Click here to order or inquire at YesterYear Books.
	ASHENHURST, THOS. R A Practical Treatise on Weaving and Designing of Textile Fabrics, with Chapters on the Principles of Construction of the Loom, Calculations and Color Huddersfield, Yorkshire, J. Broadbent and Co, 1893, Fifth Edition. Hard Cover , 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. With about 380 illustrations. Hinges cracking. Some looseness to binding and minor loss to title page. Spine ends worn. Previous owner's name in biro on front pastedown. Text generally clean. 402 pages plus index and many advertisments of the time. Good working copy only of this now hard-to-find title. Reading Copy. GBP 30.00 [Appr.: EURO 33 US$ 49.62 \| JP¥ 4269] Book number: 018330 Click here to order or inquire at YesterYear Books.
	DUNCAN, RONALD Jan's Journal London, Museum Press, 1954, First Edition. Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ill.: Hansom, Michael. A further collection of the author's inexhaustible wealth of writings on country life and lore to delight his multitudinous fans and win new admirers. Good, clean copy in an unclipped d/w showing wear & tear and some loss - 189 pages. Good/Fair. GBP 12.50 [Appr.: EURO 13.75 US$ 20.68 \| JP¥ 1779] Book number: 042540 Click here to order or inquire at YesterYear Books.
	FEARN, JACQUELINE Thatch and Thatching Princes Risborough, Bucks, Shire Publications, 1981, Reprint. (ISBN: 0852633378) Card Covers , 8vo. No.16 in the Shire Album series. Good, clean, 32 page stapled booklet which outlines the history of thatching in Britian from its use as the commonest form of roofing onwards explaining how the thatcher works with traditional materials. Good. GBP 4.00 [Appr.: EURO 4.5 US$ 6.62 \| JP¥ 569] Book number: 038564 Click here to order or inquire at YesterYear Books.
	DYER, ANNE. SANDFORD, LETTICE AND EDWARDS, ZENA Country Crafts London, BCA, 1979. Hard Cover with dust jacket. Book offers a step-by-step guide to four fascinating country crafts by Britain's leading country-crafts experts, the National Federation of Women's Institutes. Spinning Dyeing and Weaving, Basketry Corn Dollies, and Straw Marquetry, Flowercraft. Very Good/Very Good. GBP 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 11 US$ 16.54 \| JP¥ 1423] Book number: 000242 Click here to order or inquire at YesterYear Books.
	LLOYD, ELIZABETH JANE Baskets: Crafty Ideas for Beautiful Baskets London, United Kingdom, HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, 1997, First Edition. (ISBN: 0004129679) Hard Cover with dust jacket, 4to. Clean, bright copy in unclipped jacket which has one small nick to edge of cover. Over 35 creative ideas for decorative baskets. Near Fine/Near Fine. GBP 9.50 [Appr.: EURO 10.5 US$ 15.71 \| JP¥ 1352] Book number: 020765 Click here to order or inquire at YesterYear Books.
	ROBINS, FREDERICK W. Smith. The Traditions and Lore of an Ancient Craft London, Rider and Company, 1953, First Edition. Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Some brief annotation to margins of pages 90/91 else square, bright copy in an un-clipped d/w which shows wear & tear. 160 pages including index. Very Good/Good. GBP 22.50 [Appr.: EURO 24.75 US$ 37.22 \| JP¥ 3201] Book number: 014179 Click here to order or inquire at YesterYear Books.