London: Dorling Kindersley Ltd, 2011. First Edition (presumed). Hardcover. Need to learn how to shorten a hemline? Eager to make some cushion covers or a simple tunic dress? Sew Step by Step will come to your rescue. Packed with more than 200 easy-to-follow techniques, from sewing on a button... More
London: Thames & Hudson, 2007. First UK Edition. Softcover. Principles, practice and techniques: here is the ultimate coursebook on designing ceramics with confidence. Focusing on design themes and principles of balance and form, it also includes instruction in studio techniques for rendering ideas a reality. Whether the reader's aim is... More
London: Faber and Faber, 1993. Reprinted with amendments by Geoffrey Budworth. Hardcover. Every practical knot What it looks like Who uses It Where It comes from and how to tie It. With 7,000 drawings representing over 3,800 knots. First published in 1944, and reprinted many times since then, the... More
New York: Ballantine Books, 2016. First Printing. Hardcover. Nowadays, many of us “outsource” basic tasks. Food is instant, ready-made, and processed with unhealthy additives. Dry cleaners press shirts, delivery guys bring pizza, gardeners tend flowers, and, yes, tailors sew on those pesky buttons. But life can be much simpler, sweeter..... More
New York: Dover Publications, Inc, 1986. Paul E. Kennedy. First Dover Edition. Softcover. Westerners have long admired Chinese furniture for its durability, inner strength, quiet restraint, and simple dignity. Especially attractive to the educated eye are its purity of line, devotion to detail, and flawless construction. This unabridged reprint of... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1973. Trudy Nicholson (drawings), Allen Bress (photographs). Reprint. Hardcover. This little book deals with all the questions needlepoint beginners ask and which are rarely answered in more elaborate volumes. More
London: Hamlyn Publishing Group, 2015. First Printing. Hardcover. More
London: Mitchell Beazley, 2013. First Printing. Softcover. Brick City is a celebration of iconic buildings from cities around the world, carefully recreated in LEGO® bricks by artist Warren Elsmore and his team. Discover highlights of cities across five continents, including lively celebrations in Rio and New York, tall towers from... More
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