Search Results: Titles starting with F from Trinder's Fine Tools

Lymington, Hampshire: Nautical Publishing Company Ltd., 1981. Book. Near Fine. Original Cloth. 10 7/8" x 8 1/4". 175 pages, well illustrated, mainly in colour. The figureheads on the bows of sailing ships are a unique art form, surveyed here age by age and type by type. Bibliography. Hb in price-clipped dw, a near fine copy..

New York: Bonanza Books, 1955. Book. Very Good. Cloth Backed Boards. First Edition. 11 1/8" x 8 1/2". 200 pages, 14 projects, 435 illustrations. Immensely practical and superbly illustrated, demonstrating the finest techniques of the cabinetmaker's art. Hb in price-clipped dw, previous owner's name on front free end-paper, otherwise a very good copy..

New York: Bonanza Books, 1955. Book. Very Good. Cloth Backed Boards. 11 1/8" x 8 1/2". 200 pages, 14 projects, 435 illustrations. Immensely practical and superbly illustrated, demonstrating the finest techniques of the cabinetmaker's art. Hb, in cloth backed boards; cloth backing stained on upper boards- may be show-through of glue - price-clipped dw rubbed at edges and a little faded, otherwise a very good copy..

New York: Crown Publishers, 1950. Book. Very Good. Cloth-backed Boards. 10 1/4" x 7 1/2". 303 pages, 800 photographs. A unique, indispensable appraisers' guide to collectors for judging and evaluating antiques. More than 100 types are discussed, more than 300 examples are illustrated; including some of the most notable pieces known. For each type 3 examples are discussed - good, better and best; and the reasons for the judgement are clearly elucidated. A classic book..

New York: Crown Publishers, 1950. Book. Very Good. Cloth-backed Boards. 10 1/4" x 7 1/2". 303 pages, 800 photographs. A unique, indispensable appraisers' guide to collectors for judging and evaluating antiques. More than 100 types are discussed, more than 300 examples are illustrated; including some of the most notable pieces known. For each type 3 examples are discussed - good, better and best; and the reasons for the judgement are clearly elucidated. A classic book..

London: Peter Tillou Works of Art Ltd., 1992. Book. Very Good. Folded Card Covers. 12" x 8 1/4". No page numbering, but has 4 pages of text after the title page, followed by 20 pages cataloguing 14 items, being a total of 20 wholly magnificent examples of the finest gunmaking from the 16th, 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries. Each item is finely catalogued and superbly illustrated in colour, including detailed photographs. The final item, a highly important cased pair of duelling pistols by Gastine-Renette were made for the Paris Exposition Universelle of 1855 and are shown preserved in pristine unfired condition. Set in their original carved ebony case, the quality and refinements of these pistols place them among the finest known in the world. In original white folded card covers, inevitably darkened by contact with other surfaces, otherwise a very good copy of an uncommon catalogue..

Hexham, Northumberland: Kensington West Productions Ltd, 1997. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Fourth Edition. 11 1/2" x 8 1/2". 224 pages, illustrated in colour, maps. A unique guide to trout and salmon fishing; details of over four hundred rivers and still waters in Great Britain and Ireland; recommended fishing hotels and tours; invaluable fishing contacts; selected fine art illustrations; foreign forays - fishing locations abroad. Hb in dw, short tear to dw, otherwise a near fine copy..

Oxford: Phaidon, 1990. Book. See Description. Laminated Boards. 11 3/8" x 9 1/8". 256 pages, stunning colour illustrations. A comprehensive guide to the process and practice of good retail design. Hb, ex reference library with usual library markings and withdrawn stamps, but otherwise a very good copy..

London: Seeley Service & Co Ltd Book. See Description. Original Cloth. 8 5/8" x 5 3/8". The Modern Sports Series, no date. 121 pages, 2 colour plates and 56 other illustrations, short catalogue of Seeley Service publications at end. Hb, in original cloth, no dw, cloth slightly browned at upper edges, otherwise a very good copy..

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1953. Book. Very Good. Original Cloth. First Edition. 12 1/4" x 9 1/4". 319 pages, coloured frontispiece and 8 colour plates, nearly 1800 fire marks in half tone vignettes, each with a caption giving a full description of the mark and date of organisation of each company. A comprehensive and complete record of fire marks used by fire insurance companies in sixty-three countries. An indispensable guide to collectors of fire marks. Bibliography. Hb in original cloth, creased, worn and repaired dw, generally a very good copy..

London: Macmillan & Co. Ltd, 1954. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8 1/2" x 5 5/8". 282 pages, monochrome illustrations. Hb in dw, dw spine just slighly rubbed, otherwise a very nice, fresh copy.

London: B.T.Batsford Ltd, 1949. Book. Very Good. Cloth. First Edition. 10" x 7 1/2". 86 pages, black and white photographs and line drawings, fold-out map. Foreword by Lewis Mumford. 'A practical exercise in positive COUNTRY planning; carried out in an area typical of many parts of rural England.' An interesting table in the appendix shows populations and acreages of the parishes under consideration, together with the peak populations and their associated dates - which range from 1821 to 1891. Short Bibliography. Hb in dw, very attractive dw by Tilbrook, in very good condition, just slightly rubbed at spine ends and corners, discreetly strengthened. Ink inscription and inconspicuous address label inside upper board. A very nice copy..

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Harry N. Abrams Incorporated, 1998. Book. Near Fine, Remainder Mark. Hardcover. First Edition. 10 3/4" x 8 3/4". 160 pages, 125 illustrations, including 50 full colour plates. Bibliography. Hb in dw, remainder mark on lower edges, otherwise near fine..

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Harry N. Abrams Incorporated, 1998. Book. Near Fine, Minor Bump. Hardcover. First Edition. 10 3/4" x 8 3/4". 160 pages, 125 illustrations, including 50 full colour plates. Bibliography. Hb in dw, minor bump to upper corner, remainder mark on lower edges, otherwise near fine..

London: Furniture History Society, 1992. Book. Near Fine. Card Covers. First Edition. 9 5/8" x 7 1/4". 199 pages, including 78 pages of black and white illustrations. Articles include:- 'JOHN GLINN'S CLOCK CASE OF 1750 FOR HENRY BROMFIELD OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS', 'FURNITURE DESIGNS FROM HOPETOUN HOUSE', 'SOUTH AUSTRALIAN BIEDERMEIER ...', 'SYPHER & CO A PIONEER ANTIQUE DEALER IN NEW YORK', 'THE LOST GILLOW FURNISHINGS ...', 'BENTWOOD FURNITURE MANUFACTURE ...'.

London: Alec Tiranti, 1964. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 11 3/8" x 8 3/4". 170+ pages (unpaginated), 310 black and white photographs. 'The aim of this book is to present a comprehensive selection of what we believe to be some of the best furniture designed and produced during the past three years (1961-1964). The furniture shown comes from large, medium and small manufacturers, individual craftsmen and also from students of furniture colleges about to enter industry.' Text in English, French, and German. Lists of Designers, Manufacturers and Photographers. Hb in dw, dw worn at edges and dust soiled; small area of loss at upper corner, original price crossed out, otherwise a very good copy. Uncommon..

London: The Furniture History Society, 1984. Book. Near Fine. Card Covers. First Edition. 9 5/8" x 7 3/8". 77 pages of text, 80 pages of black and white plates. Articles based on papers read at the Society's symposium Italian Furniture and Interiors held at the Victoria and Albert Museum in 1984, followed by an article comparing three chairs in the Ashmolean Museum with four chairs of the same design in the Metropolitan Museum; and finally, a Bibliography of the printed works of the late John Forrest Hayward. Card covers, generally a near fine copy..

London: Faber and Faber, 1989. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Revised Edition. 8 1/2" x 5 1/4". 408 pages..

London: Faber & Faber, 1989. Book. Near Fine - See Description. Soft cover. First Paperback Edition. 9 5/8" x 7 1/4". 142 pages, 3 maps, followed by [64 - my counting] pages of black and white photographs. Covers over 600 churches by some 250 architects. Index of architects, bibliography. Soft covers, slightly bumped at corners, faint remainder marks, otherwise a near fine copy..

New York: Bramhall House, 1980. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 11 1/4" x 9 1/4". 143 pages, 120 full colour plates, black and white illustrations. A magnificently illustrated volume devoted to the jewelled extravagances created for the last Czars of Russia, illustrated by examples from the Forbes Magazine collection, then the most important holding of Faberge's Imperial Treasures outside the Soviet Union. Includes invaluable guide to other collections of Faberge open to the public, also important catalogue raisonne of the Imperial Eggs..