Carole Smyth (17 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Softcover, 110 pages; very good condition; no internal marks.

Trade paperback. Condition: Very Good. The Book is in Very Good+ condition. "At the turn of this century women's magazines were promoting pyrography, in glowing terms, as a new pastime suitable for ladies. Fueled by technical innovation and fanned by the art supply companies, pyrography quickly became a burning passion for thousands of ladies. Their skill and artistry changed a fad into an art form as American pyrography developed its own unique identity." Pyrography or pyrogravure is the free handed art of decorating wood or other materials with burn marks resulting from the controlled application of a heated object such as a poker. It is also known as pokerwork or wood burning. The term means "writing with fire", from the Greek pur (fire) and graphos (writing). It can be practiced using specialized modern pyrography tools, or using a metal implement heated in a fire, or even sunlight concentrated with a magnifying lens. "Pyrography dates from the 17th century and reached its highest standard in the 19th century. In its crude form it is pokerwork.".…

Hard cover. First edition. Very good in very good dust jack.

PB. Condition: very good++, wraps (softcover). 112pp ISBN 0895380269 From the preface: "At the turn of this century women's magazines were promoting pyrography, in glowing terms, as a new pastime suitable for ladies. Fueled by technical innovation and fanned by the art supply companies, pyrography quickly became a burning passion for thousands of ladies. Their skill and artistry changed a fad into an art form as American pyrography developed its own unique identity." Illustrated items are priced. B&W and color illustrations (illustrator).…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Softcover. First Edition; First Printing. SIGNED by both authors on title page; very good in illustrated covers; light rubbing/creasing to covers else a tight square unmarked copy.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Trade paperback in very good condition.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 125pp, 50+ col ills, pictorial endpapers. Or yellow boards in jacket. Some minor marking to rear jacket panel. Vintage sand pails and toys with a history of lithograph manufacturers. Size: 4to.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Inscribed by authors on title page. Softcover. Good binding and cover. Shelf wear. Clean, unmarked pages. *Autographed by authors.*. Signed.

Condition: Near Fine. First edition (hardback). Square 4to (26cm by 26cm), 128pp. Illustrated throughout in colour. Original yellow cloth, dustwrapper. The book is in very good condition; the dustwrapper is good to very good (a little rubbed). ISBN 0762412038.

Condition: New. Satisfaction Guaranteed or your money back.

Paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

PB. 168pp ISBN 0965236501 SIGNED BY THE AUTHORS. A great nostalgic look at these hard to find collectibles. fine, wraps (softcover) SIGNED BY THE AUTHORS. B&W and color illustrations (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Like New. Dust jacket, black cloth boards and book's interior in fine condition. All orders packed with care, most dust jackets protected by Brodart sleeve, independent bookseller since 2011.

paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.