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The Repair and Reupholstering of Old Furniture
by Vernn M. Albers
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good +/Very Good +
- ISBN 10
- 0498069117
- ISBN 13
- 9780498069116
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: A.S. Barnes and Company, 1969 A.S. Barnes and Company, New York. 1969. Hardcover. First Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good +; light shelfwear; shallow bump to top of boards; glue browning to spine at signatures. DJ: Very Good +; NOT Price Clipped ($6.95); light wear to tips and head; light bumping to DJ top edge; light rubbing to panels. Gray paper over boards and spine with bright black lettering on the spine. Clean internals. Inner hinges are sound and not split. 102 pp 8vo. This is a book of "old school" methods of furniture repair and reupholstering. The author gives detailed step-by-step instruction on how to remove and replace upholstery, put on new finish, gluing, break repair, small chair set upholstery, and the tools necessary of the job. These techniques along the newer materials of today will give excellent results. A clean very presentable copy in a Brodart mylar jacket.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 017034
- Title
- The Repair and Reupholstering of Old Furniture
- Author
- Vernn M. Albers
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0498069117
- ISBN 13
- 9780498069116
- Publisher
- A.S. Barnes and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1969
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- furniture reupholstering, furniture repair, reupholstering old furniture, refinishing old furniture, cane seating, woodworking, antique furniture,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana; Architecture/Design;
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Biblio member since 2018
WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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