Description
A vintage craft guide to making mobiles in the style popularised by Alexander Calder, who is pictured in the book. It gives step-by-step instructions and line illustrations for more than 40 projects, including fish, birds, sailboats, butterflies and dragonflies, a cat and mouse, fruit, stars, and wire and glass compositions. It also covers materials, tools, balance, and hanging. Expect simple, low-cost projects using paper, cork, wire, straws and household items.

Details

Condition:
Hardcover in illustrated cloth boards, without a dust jacket. The boards show light general wear, with minor rubbing at the corners and spine ends. There is light foxing and browning along the top edge of both pastedowns, and mild toning to the endpapers. A faint pencil notation is on the front free endpaper. The binding is tight, and the pages are clean and bright with no visible writing, tears or marks.