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Stamp Collecting: The Definitive-Everything you ever wanted to know: Do I have a one million dollar stamp in my collection? - Paperback

$26.93

by Michael Dubasso (Author)For those who have inherited a stamp collection, want to start a collection, also for an advanced collector, beginning stamp dealer, advanced stamp dealer or wish to know if they have a one million dollar stamp in their collection. Number of Pages: 130 Dimensions: 0.28 x 11.02 x 8.5 IN Publication Date: January 04, 2012

Tailoring Basics: Teach Yourself Dress Design, Cutting, and Sewing - Paperback

$14.85

by Nadia Fahim El-Hewie (Author)This book is written for the purpose of self-teaching the basics of planning, designing, cutting, and sewing of cloth fabrics at home. The author presents her experience in mastering the art of tailoring for 45 years and hopes to transfer her skills to the new generation of students of professional tailoring, TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION TO TAILORING Types of Tailoring Prerequisites of Learning Tailoring Sewing Tools The Basics of Stitching 1. Norm...

Make a Stained Glass Kaleidoscope - Paperback

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by Sue Spire (Author)Learn how to Make a Stained Glass Kaleidoscope with these step by step instructions, including pictures. You will find instructions for two types of kaleidoscopes, one with a spinning wheel and the other with an image chamber. Number of Pages: 50 Dimensions: 0.13 x 11 x 8.5 IN Publication Date: September 02, 2011

Making Ceramic Sculpture: Techniques, Projects, Inspirations - Paperback

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by Raúl Acero (Author)This book takes the reader through the process of learning how to make hand built ceramic sculpture with simple yet evocative, flexible techniques. Intended primarily for beginners, the text also addresses issues of ceramic form, process and ideation that will be valuable to intermediate ceramic artists as well. An extensive, full color gallery section showcases some of the best contemporary ceramic sculpture from 104 artists worldwide.Author BiographyBorn in Colombia So...

Native American Designs Knitting & Crochet Patterns - Paperback

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by Angela M. Foster (Author)Knit or crochet 138 unique gifts to give away or keep them for yourself The cover shows all 33 Native American designs that are included in this book. This book also includes written instructions on how to read and use it's graphs/ charts to make knitted or crochet wash/ face/ dish cloths, bath mats, place mats, throw pillows and blankets of all sizes. These graphs can also be used for cross stitch, plastic canvas, beading and/or anything else that needs or uses a...

Sassy Feet: Paint, Embellish and LOVE Your Shoes (and Bags)! - Paperback

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by Destiny Carter (Author), Margot Silk Forrest (Author)All-new SASSIER second edition of the popular guide to the joys of DIY shoe design and handbag upcycling Completely revised and updated with more than 80 projects for painting and embellishing your shoes and bags. Fun and inspirational with lots and lots of ideas for creating one-of-a-kind accessories. "Teaches you how to move from Payless to beyond Neiman Marcus -- and does it with infectious enthusiasm " -Program Director, Wearable A...

The Complete Guide to Small Boat Canyon Fishing - Hardcover

$32.38

by Matt Baryshyan (Author)Running a small boat 70 to 120 miles offshore in the open ocean to fish the canyons requires preparation of crew, gear, boat and a game plan which is the result of thoughtful and thorough research that reduces the variables while increasing the odds in your favor. The purpose of this book is to provide a small boat proven guideline to follow as you prepare your boat, your crew and yourself as captain, for canyon fishing operations. Vessel maintenance, a trip game pla...

Tailoring Basics: Teach Yourself Dress Design, Cutting, and Sewing (Color) - Paperback

$33.75

by Nadia Fahim El-Hewie (Author)This COLOR edition is written for the purpose of self-teaching the basics of planning, designing, cutting, and sewing of cloth fabrics at home. The author presents her experience in mastering the art of tailoring for 45 years and hopes to transfer her skills to the new generation of students of professional tailoring, TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION TO TAILORING Types of Tailoring Prerequisites of Learning Tailoring Sewing Tools The Basics of Stitchin...

Scrimshaw? But I Can't Draw! How To Scrimshaw, Volume 1: A Beginner's Guide to the Art of Scrimshaw - Paperback

$22.88

by Andrew Perkins (Author)Updated for 2017. Learn how to scrimshaw without knowing how to draw, using two hundred year old techniques of the whalemen with easily accessible modern tools and materials While the whaling industry has ceased to exist, the art form of the whaleman continues on into the twenty first century. Using ancient mammoth ivory, natural "vegetable ivory" or other materials, you can create beautiful works of art the way the sailors did, without needing to lean over the port...

How To Crochet for Beginners - Paperback

$18.86

by Victoria Saunders (Author)In this fantastic book you will learn all about crocheting. You will know much more than commonly used abbreviations, stiches, kinds of hooks, and kinds of yarns. You will feel confident knowing the difference between the Single Crochet, Double Crochet, Half-Double Crochet, and Triple Crochet stitches. Not only are the parts of a hook discuessed, you will be able to identify them by their various sizes, shapes and materials they are made of. There is a slight conf...

How To Scrapbook - Your Step-By-Step Guide To Scrapbooking - Paperback

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by Donna Fisher (Author), Howexpert Press (Author)"How to Make a Scrapbook" is about the hobby of making a visual diary. While the format of scrapbooking may have changed as new tools and techniques are developed, the reason for "scrapping" is universal: it is to record precious memories. In this guide you will learn how to: - Select the proper tools to get started- Select the style you want to use- Frame a photo- Mat a photo- Crop a photo- Use the proper adhesives- Journal in your scrapbooks...

How To Make a Haunted House - Your Step-By-Step Guide To Making a Haunted House - Paperback

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by Howexpert Press (Author)If you want to learn how to make a haunted house, then get the "How to Make a Haunted House" guide now. Inside you will discover tips and secrets on how to start a haunted house business.- How to integrate your haunted house into the community.- How to find a location for your haunted house.- Tips on permanent, temporary, or mobile haunted houses.- How to build walls for your haunted house.- How to do set design for a haunted house.- Haunted house characters- Human ...

Pine Spirit: A modern approach to the ancient art of coiled basket making - Paperback

$23.49

by Sande Rowan (Author)Pine spirit is an indepth fully illustrated step by step guide to the ancient art of coiled basketry. It is a valuable teaching aid for the beginning and intermediate basket maker, as well as a refresher course for the more experienced craftsperson. The photographs, along with the detailed descriptions make it understandable, and easy to follow from start to finish. Anyone can become a skilled basket maker simply by following the clear and concise instructions. Number o...

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by William Wallace (Author)This book is a basic course in developing shamanic awareness. Ideas were developed from over 250 books, and from ideas used mainly by Ulster Scot and Scots-Irish spiritual people in the U.S. The redneck tradition welcomes all, and is generally egalitarian, just as it was in its Celtic costume. Celts, along with Native Americans, are reclaiming their spiritual roots. This book was designed to help people get back to being indigenous, to being rooted in the deeper par...

Sticks and Stones: Three Centuries of North Carolina Gravemarkers - Paperback

$64.73

by M. Ruth Little (Author)An old graveyard, writes Ruth Little, is a cultural encyclopedia--an invaluable source of insight and information about the families, traditions, and cultural connections that shape a community. But although graveyards and gravemarkers have long been recognized as vital elements of the material culture of New England, they have not received the same attention in the South. Sticks and Stones is the first book to consider the full spectrum of gravemarkers, both plain a...

Basic Welding Principles - Drawings by John G. Marinac - Paperback

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by Emanuele Stieri (Author)This antiquarian volume contains an introductory guide to the basic principles of welding. It provides information on the correct use of tools; materials and their properties; common problems and mistakes, and much more besides. Written in clear, concise language and full of helpful diagrams, this text is ideal for beginners, and for anyone with an interest in welding. Although old, much of the information contained herein is timeless, making this a great addition t...

Make It Or Break It: Stained Glass for Beginners, 2nd Edition - Paperback

$20.18

by Phillip Curtis McKee III (Author)The innovative stained glass textbook by award winning stained glass artist Phillip McKee, who was also injured as a firefighter at the Pentagon fighting the fires spawned by the terrorist attacks on 9-11. The easy to follow lessons guide you through all the stages of making stained glass art. In a first for a stained glass textbook, this work includes links to free online videos that actually show readers how to perform the tasks covered in the lessons Yo...

Car Wash: Making a Pylon Sign Scale Model from Scratch - Paperback

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by Ignacio Perez (Author), Sebastian Perez (Author)A step-by-step guide for building a car wash pylon sign scale model from scratch including blueprints in the most common scales such as 1/5, 1/6, 1/8, 1/10, 1/12, 1/16, 1/18, 1/25, 1/32, 1/43, 1/64 and 1/87. This book also includes access to a special customer area with bonus material such as videos, pictures, digital plans and more Number of Pages: 42 Dimensions: 0.11 x 10 x 8 IN Publication Date: March 24, 2012

The Pictorial Guide to Modern Home Knitting - Paperback

$40.30

by Catherine Franks (Author)This book has been compiled to contain inside one cover both a textbook, giving instruction in all principles and processes of the crafts of knitting and crochet, and a book of directions for making many types of attractive garments and useful articles for home. Originally published during the 1930s, this book contains a wealth of valuable information and a huge collection of vintage knitting patterns that are still fashionable today. We are now republishing this w...

Balancing and Shoeing Trotting and Prancing Horses - Paperback

$28.78

by Wm J. Moore (Author)This is a comprehensive handbook for farriers, with a special focus on shoeing "trotting" and "pacing" horses. A timeless guide full of step-by-step instructions and handy tips, this volume will be of utility to modern equestrians and those with a practical interest in farriery. Contents include: "Foals", "Preparing the Foot", "A Trotter Inclined to Single-foot Pace", "Causes of Rough Colt", "Shin-hitting in Front", "To Prevent Winging-in", "Shin-Hitting Behind", "Knee ...

The Complete Modern Farrier - A Compendium of Veterinary Science and Practice - Showing the Best and most Successful Methods for the Prevention of all - Paperback

$59.02

by Thomas Brown (Author)The Complete Modern Farrier" is an encyclopedic handbook on horseshoeing, with chapters on every aspect of the subject from getting the horse to stand still, to determining and treating complex diseases and ailments. Written in clear, plain language and profusely illustrated, this is a volume that will be of practical utility to modern horse owners and farriers alike, and it would make for a worthy addition to collections of related literature. Contents include: "Breed...

The Gentleman's Pocket-Farrier - Showing How to use your Horse on a Journey and What Remedies are Proper for Common Accidents that May Befall Him on t - Paperback

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by F. Tuffnell (Author)"The Gentleman's Pocket-Farrier" is a concise and accessible handbook for horse owners, with chapters on everything from preparing for a journey to general care and management, treating ailments, and more. This vintage book will appeal to those with an interest in equestrianism, and it would make for a fantastic addition to collections of related literature. Contents include: "Legs", "Wind", "Cure for a Broken Wind", "A Draught-horse", "A Saddle-horse", "The Splint", "T...

The Horsemen's Guide and Farrier - The External and Internal Structure of the Horse, and The Diseases and Lameness to which He is Liable in the Domest - Paperback

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by J. Henderson (Author)"The Horsemen's Guide and Farrier" is a detailed handbook on horse-shoeing, with chapters on the anatomy of the horse, as well as common diseases and their prevention and remedy. This vintage book will appeal to those with an interest in farriery, and it is not to be missed by collectors of vintage equestrian literature. Contents include: "The External formation or Structure of the Horse, and the Disorders Original Therein", "The Sensorial Function-The Nervous System",...

Horse-Shoeing As It Is and As It Should Be - Paperback

$31.66

by William Douglas (Author)This vintage book contains a detailed treatise on farriery, being an exploration of contemporary methods with instructions and ideas concerning improved techniques. "Horse-Shoeing As It Is and As It Should Be" will appeal to those with an interest in the history and development of farriery, and it would make for a fantastic addition to collections of equestrian literature. Contents include: "The Foot of the Horse-Its Exterior", "The Interior Parts of the Foot", "The...

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by Frederick Fitzwygram (Author)"Notes on Shoeing Horses" is an comprehensive but accessible handbook on horse shoeing, with chapters on anatomy, general care and maintenance, remedies for specific ailments, and more. Although old, much of the information contained within this book is timeless, and it will be of considerable utility to modern horse owners and farriers. Contents include: "Reason of the need of Shoeing", "Preservation of the Crust or Outer Wall of the Foot", "Remuneration to Fa...

Pathological Horse-Shoeing: A Theory and Practice of the Shoeing of Horses by Which Every Disease Affecting the Foot of the Horse May be Absolutel - Paperback

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by Joseph Brine Coleman (Author)"Pathological Horse-Shoeing" is a comprehensive guide to the diseases and ailments common to the feet and limbs of the horse. It contains chapters on the detection, prevention, curing, correcting, etc., of a variety of diseases, as well as sections on subjects such as general care and management, shoeing, and more. Highly recommended for modern horse owners and farriers. Contents include: "Anatomy and Physiology of the Foot of the Horse-General Remarks", "Defin...

A Treatise on the Foot of the Horse and a New System of Shoeing by One-Sided Nailing, and on the Nature, Origin, and Symptoms of the Navicular Joint L - Paperback

$28.78

by James Turner (Author)First published in 1832, this is a detailed treatise on farriery, with a particular focus on the nature, origin and symptoms of navicular joint lameness. Written by a member of the Royal Veterinary College and accomplished army surgeon, it goes into great detail of preventative and curative treatment, as well as offering practical tips to horse shoeing. Contents include: "Manuscript Transmitted to the Veterinary College in 1816", "Navicular Joint Disease Unknown as the...

A Treatise on Horse-Shoeing and Lameness - Paperback

$41.74

by Joseph Gamgee (Author)First published in 1871, "A Treatise on Horse-Shoeing and Lameness" is a detailed guide to horse shoeing originally designed for novice farriers. It has chapters on everything from the history of farriery to speciality shoeing techniques, and it will appeal to modern readers looking for an introduction to the subject. Contents include: "The Foot, and Shoeing", "Historical Observations", "The Foot-Its Form and Function", "Preparing the Foot", "On Making Horse-shoes", "...

How to Run a Lathe - Volume I (Edition 43) The Care and Operation of a Screw-Cutting Lathe - Paperback

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by J. J. O'Brien (Author), M. W. O'Brien (Author)This is the first volume of "How to Run a Lathe" by J. J. O'Brien and M. W. O'Brien. This novice-friendly and profusely-illustrated handbook contains a wealth of practical information on all manner of lathe work, ranging from turning and boring to filing and polishing. Highly recommended for those with an interest in woodwork and not to be missed by collectors of allied literature. Contents include: "History and Development of the Lathe", "Sett...

The Complete Handbook of Boxing and Wrestling with Full and Simple Instructions on Acquiring these Useful, Invigorating, and Health-Giving Arts - Paperback

$21.58

by Ed James (Author)This vintage book offers the reader a complete and comprehensive guide to boxing, with chapters on every aspect of the sport from frame of mind and composure, to tripping, wrestling, and beyond. Written in simple, plain language and profusely illustrated, this timeless handbook will appeal to all with a practical interest in the sport, and it is not to be missed by collectors of vintage literature of this ilk. Contents include: "Object and Benefit of Sparring", "General Ob...

The Book of the Feet - A History of Boots and Shoes - Paperback

$41.74

by J. S. Hall (Author)This vintage book presents a comprehensive history of footwear, exploring the fashions of the Egyptians, Hebrews, Persians, Greeks, and Romans; as well as the styles in Europe from the middle ages to the nineteenth century. With detailed descriptions, historical information, and fantastic illustrations, "The Book of the Feet" will appeal to those with an interest in historical fashion and the evolution and development of footwear. Contents include: "On the most ancient C...

Home Book to Learn Expert Shoe Repairing - Paperback

$18.70

by J. M. Levinson (Author)A complete guide to the art of shoe-mending, including a full course on how to do expert shoe repairing from beginning to end. Written in clear, simple language and profusely illustrated, this timeless guide contains everything a layman needs to know to start properly repairing shoes. It will also appeal to those with an interest in historical shoe-mending and manufacturing techniques Contents include: "Follow the Model", "How to Nail a Sole in a Turned Shoe", "To Pr...