Foreword by Joseph Needham (4 results)

Cloth. Condition: Very Good++. Very Good (in mylar). First Edition/1st Printing. Textblock immaculate and tight. Red cloth binding with bumped head and foot of spine and corners are a bit bumped as well. Price-clipped dust jacket, lightly rubbed head and foot of spine and creased corners, mylar sleeved. 519pp., including bibliographical references and index. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Photographs/Pictures/Maps (illustrator). Hardcover.…

Hardcover. xxiii, 223p., corners bumped else very good later printing in an unclipped, edgeworn, and chipped dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Published. Slighty musty smell. Dust jacket has minor marks. First published in 1975 by Allen & Unwin, this monumental 545-page volume stands as an indispensable "bible" for tool collectors, museum curators, industrial archaeologists, and traditional woodworkers. Salaman spent over three decades meticulously researching, interviewing aging craftsmen, and documenting trades that were rapidly disappearing due to industrial automation. 545 pages, illustrated. Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 143 pages. 9.50x6.50x0.50 inches. In Stock.