Portland, Oregon: Frank Amato, 1999. Paintings by the author. First Paperback Edition. Paperback. 8-1/2 x 11", stiff pictorial wrappers, 111pp, 1p ad, color illustrations throughout. "Review Copy - Not for Sale" ink-stamped half-title. Foreword by Lefty Kreh. "The R.L.S. (Roccus Leneatus Saxatilis - i.e., striped bass) Method for Creating the.....
Chronicle Books, 2017. Hardcover. Ages 8-12. Never has humble paper had such radical ambitions. Defying every expectation of what a book can be, this pop-up extravaganza transforms into six fully functional tools. Artist Kelli Anderson contributes enlightening text alongside each pop-up, explaining the scientific principles at play in her constructions.....
London: The Oriental Ceramic Society, 1988. Softcover. 7-1/2 x 10-1/4", stiff pictorial wrappers, fully illus. Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Ashmolean Museum, 10 May - 19 June 1988 by the Oriental Ceramic Society in London. A survey tour of iron-bearing pottery in China from the pigments of the.....
Harrisburg, PA: Stackpole Books, 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. 8-5/8 x 11-1/4", black boards, xx, 396pp, pictorial endpapers (feathers), 160 dramatic color plates photographed by Michael Radencich illustrating more than 800 flies. Signed by author Pamela Bates Richards "With Best Wishes" on half-title. Edited by Bob Warren, forewords by Keith Fulsher.....
Chronicle Books, 2020. Hardcover. National Bestseller--New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Publisher's Weekly, Washington Post Learn how to buy, style, and present seasonal flower arrangements for every occasion. With sections on tools, flower care, and design techniques, Floret Farm's A Year in Flowers presents all the secrets to arranging garden-fresh.....
Chronicle Books, 2017. Hardcover. The Cut Flower Garden Erin Benzakein is a florist-farmer, leader in the locaflor farm-to-centerpiece movement, and owner of internationally renowned Floret Flower Farm in Washington's lush Skagit Valley. A stunning flower book: This beautiful gardening book and guide to growing, harvesting, and arranging gorgeous blooms year-round.....
New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto, 1/2 beige cloth, teal paper over boards, xii, 242pp, apps., index, four pages of flies in full color, and over 200 step-by-step photographs. Birthday presentation inscription signed by "Dave" (Whitlock) to Kathy (Guard, of Caddis Fly Angling Shop of Eugene).....
Atlanta, GA: Anglers Press, 1975. 8-5/8 x 11-1/4 x 1-1/2", gilt-titled forest green textured leatherette, ix, 543pp, 26pp plates, glossary of terms, 8-1/2 x 11" sheet of "Errata & Addenda" laid in. A classic and comprehensive bibliography of literature on the art of angling.From the author's Editorial Comment: "The art.....
Portland, Oregon: Salmon Trout Steelheader, 1976. Illustrations by Jeff Dayne. First Edition. Hardcover. 8-1/2 x 11-1/8", green cloth, silver titles, 118pp, Signed by the author on the title page. Cover photo by Bill McMillan. Also signed by two notable flyfishermen photographed in the book: Bill Nelson (p. 26) & Bill.....
Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 2010. First U.S. Edition. Hardcover. 7-1/2 x 9-7/8", green boards, x, 150pp, lines plan of the ship on endpapers, apps, illus. with 400 photos and detailed drawings. Forward by Ken Marschall. The ultimate ship modeller's guide to to the storied Titanic with practical information on.....
Chicago: William Lewis & Son, 1949. Limited Edition. Hardcover. 8vo,1/2 gilt titled and decorated brown leatherette cloth, mauve cloth over boards, gilt decoration and title front board, gilt top edge, marbled endpapers, 335pp, index, biblio., list of subscribers, fully illus. With a chapter devoted to his (Giovanni's) father Laurentius and.....
Princeton Architectural Press, 2020. Paperback. Renowned natural dyer, artist, and educator Sasha Duerr envisions a new age of fresh, modern color palettes, drawing from our original source of inspiration and ingredients--the natural world around us. This innovative plant-based color-guide includes twenty-five palettes with five hundred natural color swatches, providing inspiration.....
Harry N. Abrams, 2018. Hardcover. The Botanical Bible is an elegant and comprehensive introduction to the beauty, diversity, and value of the botanical world. Author Sonya Patel Ellis covers the evolution of the plant kingdom, the history of horticulture, basic botany, and more. Readers will learn not only how to.....
Portland, Oregon: Frank Amato, 1985. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Quarto, silver decorated grey leather, 8pp color plates, apps. biblio., index, fully illus., ribbon marker, in publisher's leatherbound slip-case. #129 of a deluxe limited edition of 300 numbered copies, signed by all three authors on limitation page with tissue guard. Pasted-on folding.....
Wellington: Shoal Bay Press, 1995. Second Edition. Softcover. 8vo, stiff pictorial wrappers, 152pp, apps., glossary, biblio., index, fully illustrated. Second Revised Edition. A comprehensive spinning primer with concise instructions and illustrated with over 100 step-by-step photographs and diagrams. Includes a selection of patterns for knitting, crocheting and weaving from handspun.....
North Conway, New Hampshire: Fly Tyer Inc., 1981. Limited Edition. Hardcover. 8-5/8 x 11-1/8", gilt decorated blue cloth, 181pp, 3pp for Personal Fly Tying Patterns, biblio., index, 6 full-page color plates (5 plates illustrating 40 flies in color & a full-page artist's rendering of "Reflections-A Miramichi salmon fishing scene by.....
Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books, 2004. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 8-3/4 x 11-1/4", green paper over boards, x, 286pp, glossary, index, fully illustrated in color throughout. Signed by the author on half-title. With roots in the mid-1800s on Scotland's River Spey, spey casting is an efficient and graceful way for.....
Milano: Il Castello, 1991. Second Edition. Softcover. Quarto, 8-1/2 x 11-7/16", stiff pictorial wrappers, 103pp, instruction for folding 24 insects, sprig & leaf, 8pp color illustrations depicting folded menagerie. Graphic instruction on making of origami insects by origami master Alfredo Giunta. Among insects included: fly, common beetle, rhinoceros beetle, tropical.....
Portland, Oregon: Frank Amato Publications, 1981. Limited First Edition. Hardcover. 8-1/2 x 11-1/8, silver decorated and titled burgundy leatherette, grey endpapers, 223pp, glossary, biblio., biological supply houses, index, fully illus. #13 of a limited edition of 250 copies. Signed by both authors on half-title.With a foreword by "Polly" Rosborough; Illustrations.....
Boulder, Colorado: Pruett Publishing Company, 2003. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 8-7/8 x 10-3/4", forest green cloth, xviii, 210pp, appendix: formulas, index. Introduction by Andre Puyans; Foreword by John Randolph. A collection of informative articles by fly-fishing guide and master angler Rene Harrop, with sections on insects, artificial flies, and.....
London: Paul Hamlyn, 1967. Hardcover. 9-1/8 x 12", blue cloth, 439pp, color frontis. XVI plates of instrument outlines, fully illustrated. An authoritative encyclopedia of German & Austrian violin makers comprising an alphabetical list of over 4000 craftsmen known to have made violins or other string instruments as works of art.....
Glide, OR: Umpqua Feather Merchants, 1998. Second Edition. Spiral hardcover. 9-1/4 x 11-1/4", spiral hardcover, pictorial paper over boards, ix, 231pp, index, fully illus. in color on every page. Introduction by Dave Whitlock. The second edition of Fly Patterns of Umpqua Feather Merchants, including an additional 450 new Umpqua flies.....
Pomegranate Communications, 2019. Hardcover. A vintage reissue for the modern crafter Now back in print after a long absence, Block Prints: How To Make Them is an eminently readable guide that remains as functional as the day it was made. Written for the novice, Rice's every instruction is provided with.....
London: Thomas Kelly, 1853. Hardcover. 8-3/4 x 10-13/16", 1/2 leather, gilt decorated raised bands and compartments, black calf title label, pebbled wine-colored cloth, xxxvi, 1-131pp (Carpentry & Joinery; Glossary & General Index), 1-36pp (Cabinet-Marking; Glossary & General Index), 1-40 (Practical Builder's Price Book), 110 engraved plates, including title-page with tissue.....
Tokyo: Kodansha International Ltd., 1972. Seventh Printing. Hardcover. 7-3/8 x 10-3/8", white linen with red embossed print, pictorial endpapers, 267pp, glossary, index, 213 black & white photographs, 42 color plates, 2 tipped-in with tissue guard, 13 diagrams. A generously illustrated survey of modern and historical ceramic techniques of Japan for.....
