Foreword by Ashley Smith (3 results)

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Reissue. VG, Edgewear, creases, spine lean. "'Miss Gladden', the first female detective, is a determined and resourceful figure, with ingenious skills of logic and deduction". Originally published in 1864. Photo on request.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 224 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 30 cm. ; ISBN: 0060158522; 9780060158521 LCCN: 87-45656 ; LC: NK1127.5; Dewey: 745.1/028/8 ; OCLC: 16224387 ; black cloth in color photographic dustjacket ; Contents: Arms, armour and weapons -- Ceramics and tiles -- Clock ans watches, musical boxes and automata -- Decorative objects and materials -- GLass -- Jewellery -- Leather, parchment and vellum -- Metals, coins and medals, scientific instruments and barometers -- Miscellaneous--Bicycles, models, musical instruments, office equipment, plastics, records/discs, taxidermy, dish, reptiles and amphibia, botanical collections, fossils, rocks and minerals, tools -- Paintings--Oil paintings, panel paintings, icons, paintings on metal, miniatures, and wallpaintings -- Paper, prints, drawings and manuscripts, ephemera, books and paperback books, photographs, tapa and barkcloth and painting on bark -- Stone -- Textiles -- Wood -- Glossary -- List of suppliers. ; "The home conservator must be aware of the hazards of using certain materials and must take seriously the warnings in this book about following the manufacturers' instructions and wearing gloves, goggles and protective clothing where appropriate. If the owner of objects in need of care and repair understands these differences and is prepared to make time and space, the guidance in this book, written by experienced conservators, will enable them to improve the appearance and increase the life expectancy of their possessions." ; FINE/FINE. Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Like New. Dust Jacket Condition: Like New. 1st Edition. 515 + xxxiii + pp. Stated first printing of the first edition! An excellent, spotlessly clean copy and dust jacket! Clean, fresh, sharp, tight, essentially and virtually flawless copy and dust jacket with crisp pages, clean text, and very light shelf wear. Over-sized and/or over weight book; may require additional postage. Please note that large and/or heavy items may incur extra shipping charge for both domestic and/or international shipments. Gail Ashley-Smith (Photo); Hatty Lee (Jackete Design) (illustrator). …