Metalworking Trades in Early America, by Henry J. Kauffman. 168 Pages. Softbound. Long out of print, this classic survey of the way metalworking was accomplished in the various trades before the advent of large factories is a must-have for the collector or the general reader. Kauffman's thoroughly researched and lavishly illustrated book addresses the blacksmith, the whitesmith, the farrier, the edge toolmaker, the cutler, the locksmith, the gunsmith, the nailer, the tinsmith and wheelwright. In addition, there are several chapters on forges, furnaces and early iron making. Anyone with an interest in the world in which the tools we treasure were made will find delight in this excellent work that is finally back in print. $24.95 (BK-0057)