Crafts from Greystone Books

London: Quadrille, 2012. VG. Later 2012 Printing, Third Printing. Paperback. SIGNED BY AUTHOR, ERIKA NIGHT. Signing reads, 'Best wishes/erika knight/(together with a drawing of a ball of wool)'. 143pp. Profuselly illustrate with photographs. Twenty handknit projects for the new baby. Short edge tear (5mm) to rear cover; minor bump to head of spine; else a very good copy of a… Read more about this item

Taunton, Somerset: Workbox Enterprises, 1991. Fine. First Edition, First Printing. No d/w, (as published). Glazed pictorial covers. SIGNED BY AUDREY BABINGTON, without dedication or inscription on title-page. Profusely illustrated with photographs and line-drawings. There is a bookplate on the front paste-down; else a fine copy of a SCARCE first edition, first printing SIGNED BY EDITOR, AUDREY BABINGTON. . Signed by… Read more about this item

Emsworth, Hampshire: J R Publications, 1999. VG. First Edition, First Printing. Large Ring-bound Paperback. SIGNED BY AUTHOR, JENNIE RAYMENT, without dedication on verso of front cover. SIGNING reads. 'Have fun/twiddling & fiddling/Jennie Rayment'. 112pp. Profusely illustrated with photographs and line-drawings. Fiddling, twiddling, stuffing and tucking - magic manipulations for quiltmaking. With Glossary and Index. A very good copy of a… Read more about this item

Chertsey, Surrey: Books With Love VG+. First Paperback Edition, First Printing. Size of covers, 29.8 by 21 cms. SIGNED BY AUTHOR, DAPHNE LOVE, without dedication on page five. Inscription reads, 'Best Wishes/Daphne Love'. 64pp. A collection of Christmas craft makings including; bows, advent calendars, Christmas trees, decorations, puddings, cookies, date logs, party time for children, flower arrangements, and much more.… Read more about this item

Lewes, East Sussex: Guild Of Master Craftsman, 1999. VG+. First Edition, First Printing. Large Paperback. Size of covers, 21.3 by 27.8cms. SIGNED BY AUTHOR, without dedication on title-page. Signing reads, 'Best Wishes/Robert Chapman'. x,212pp. The author's years of experience and insight ensures that this is the first in-depth study of hollow-turning, box-making and bowl-turning techniques in a single volume to… Read more about this item

London: Batsford, 1990. NrF/Fine. First Edition, First Printing in d/w price clipped. PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, on front endpaper. Inscription reads, 'to -----/Best wishes Dinah Travis/1992'. Profusely illustrated with 22 colour photographs, 29 colour sketches, 31 line drawings.. A sampler quilt is one which combines a variety of printed fabrics, using different techniques or… Read more about this item

Vancouver, Canada: The Canadian Society For Asian Arts and The Centennial Museum, 1976. VG. First edition. Large paperback. PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, on verso of front cover. Inscription reads, 'Christmas 76/(To) ----- & -----/Christmas Greetings/& love. This has kept me/out of mischief!/Jean'. 71pp. Profusely illustrated with photographs. An exhibition catalogue to accompany the exhibition at the… Read more about this item

New York, NY, USA: Cornell Maritime Press, 1945. VG+. First Edition, First Printing. Bound in blue cloth, lettered in red on front cover and spine. No d/w. Profusely illustrated with frontispiece and 47 photographs and line-drawings. With Terminology, Glossary and Index. Age-tanning to endpapers and paste-downs; light spotting to half-title page; minor rubbing to head and tail of spine; else… Read more about this item

London: Collins & Brown, 1997. Fine/NrF. First Edition, First Printing in d/w not price clipped. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, JOYCE PETSCHEK, without dedication or inscription on title-page. Profusely illustrated with colour photographs. In this unique book Joyce Petschek has combined the fine historical tradition of bargello needlework with her skill as a colourist to create a dazzling collection of 26… Read more about this item

France: Quiltmania, 2007. Fine. First Edition. No d/w, (as published). SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, JANET BOLTON, without dedication or inscription on title-page. TEXT IN ENGLISH AND FRENCH. Profusely illustrated with photographs and textile pictures. The life and work of Janet Bolton, a British quilter (born 1942). A fine copy of a SCARCE first edition SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, JANET BOLTON.… Read more about this item

London: George Allen & Unwin, 1930. Good. Limp blue cloth covers. 119pp. Illustrated with line engravings. A guide to the craft of soft cheesemaking and to the preparation of cream for the market. With Appendix and Index. Occasional spotting throughtout; some spotting to edges of pages; some spotting to covers, with wrinkling to spine; light wear and loss to head… Read more about this item

London: Constable, 1955. VG+/Good. First edition, second impression in d/w not price clipped. Practical advice on the writing and marketing of short stories. This is a book of practical advice and information. The author, who is a well-known literary agent, assumes that the reader is a would-be-writer; in part two she deals with plot and construction, in part three she… Read more about this item

Pinner, Middlesex: D4daisy, 2009. VG. First edition, first printing. Large format paperback. PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, JAE MARIES, on verso of front cover. Inscription reads, 'To ----/with best/wishes/Jae Maries'. 80pp. Profusely illustrated with photographs. Well-respected textile artist Jae Maries shows how to bring dynamism into your textile work with the use of contrast in colour, contrast… Read more about this item

Tunbridge Wells, Kent: Search Press, 2008. Fine. First Edition, First Printing. Large format paperback, (size of covers 20.5 by 26.1 cms). SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, JOANNA SHEEN, without dedication or inscription on title-page. 48pp. Profusely illustrated with photographs. A step-by-step guide to making cards with a Victorian theme. A fine copy of a SCARCE first edition, first printing SIGNED BY… Read more about this item

London & Glasdow: The Boys' Brigade, 1927. NrF. 1927 First edition, first printing. Pictorial blue cloth covered card covers. Line-drawing frontispiece with many line-drawings in text. xvi,138pp. A book of handicrafts for Life Boys in the Boys' Brigade movement. With Index. A near fine copy of a VERY SCARCE 1927 first edition, first printing. NO inscriptions, underlining or highlighting.. First… Read more about this item

London: Collins & Brown, 1998. Fine/Fine. First edition, first printing in d/w not price clipped. PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, JAN JEFFERSON, on front endpaper. Inscription reads, 'To ------/Best wishes/ Jan Jefferson'. Profusely illustrated with photographs. A well-researched and authoritative guide to the history and development of each design. The book begins with the traditional patterns used… Read more about this item

Guildford, Surrey: Grosvenor House, 2014. NrF. First edition, first printing. Paperback. PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, on title-page. Inscription reads, 'Dear ------/Thank you for all/your help./Keep the faith!!/Neil Bradley'. x,323pp. An instructive study of creative writing. A near fine copy of a SCARCE first edition, first printing SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR.. Presentation Copy Inscribed And Signed. First… Read more about this item

Bovey Tracey, Devon: Devon Guild Of Craftsmen, 2005. Fine. First edition, first printing. Large paperback, (size 22.7 by 22.8 cms). 147pp. Profusely illustrated with photographs. This publication commemorates fifty years of the Devon Guild of Craftsmen. It accompanies the exhibition '50', which opened at the Riverside Mill, Bovey Tracey on 7 May 2005. A fine copy of a SCARCE first… Read more about this item

New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, 1963. VG/Good. First edition, first printing in d/w price clipped. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, without dedication on front endpaper. Signing reads, 'Best wishes,/Lois Hobart'. Illustrated with photographs. A well-researched and comprehensive survey - a social history - of Mexico from its earliest known times to the modern era. Mexico at work, at home, at… Read more about this item

Coniston, Cumbria: Privately Published, 1999. Fine. Revised edition. Large ring-bound paperback. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, without dedication on half-title page. Signing reads, 'Sincere best withes/Elizabeth'. Profusely illustrated with photographs and line-drawings. Ruskin Lace is a combination of cut linen work, drawn thread and needle made lace, worked on to an evenly woven fabric. Developed by John Ruskin in the 1880s,… Read more about this item