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The Handyman and Home Mechanic Design Sheets
Not Stated
c1950
[The Odhams Press] : [London]
9" by 6.5"
Unpaginated
SUMMARY
A scarce collection of twenty-four detailed design sheets from the 1950s, detailed guides to building different furniture and toys for the home.
Folding Plates,Illustrated,Scarce,With Slipcase
Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed
This book weighs 0.75 KG when packed
UK Postage: £ 3.99
US Postage: £ 19.99
EU Postage: £ 15.99
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DESCRIPTION
A scarce work.
In a cloth slipcase. Slipcase is in a very good condition.
A curious collection of twenty-four design sheets, being a descriptive guide on how to build a number of pieces of furniture for the home and other crafts. Intended for the use of both a handyman or a home mechanic.
Guides included are for a sideboard, dressing table, built-in wardrobe, divan bed, garden chairs, model yacht, toy motor car and lorry, occasional tables, kitchen table and stools, corner shelves and cupboard, rocking horse, bed fitments, doll's-house furniture, greenhouse, rustic table and chair, room divider, refectory table, record cabinet, kitchen wall cupboard, sink unit, table lamps and floor standards, dining chairs, window seat, and a garden shed.
Giving a detailed cutting list, list of hardware needed, descriptive step-by-step guide, and diagrams.
Each sheet measures to 18 inches by 12 inches when unfolded.
Collated, complete.
Publishing information taken from Jisc from a copy held at the British Library.
CONDITION
In the original cloth slipcase, sheets loosely inserted as issued. Externally, slipcase is a little discoloured with some marks. A little cockling to the slipcase in a couple of places and a few light bumps. Each sheet is very lightly age-toned and clean. Slipcase is in a very good condition.
Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)
Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under 'condition'
Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair - As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them
attractive none the less. Major defects will be described.
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