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Murland's Antique Tool Value Guide
  • The Most Comprehensive Value Guide to Tools Ever Published
  • Hundreds of Illustrations - Thousands of Prices
  • Shipped Postpaid in the United States
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  • $29.95 (BK-4842)
The Ultimate Brace: A Unique Product of Victorian Sheffield
  • The History and Legend of the World's Most Beautiful Tool
  • Scores of Full Color Photographs
  • Captures the Spirit of Nineteenth Century Toolmaking
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  • No Longer Available (BK-0031)
Edward Preston & Son: 1909 General Line Catalog
  • England's Premier Manufacturer's Most Extensive Catalogue
  • A Great Overview of British Tools
  • From "The Stanley of England"
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  • All ASTRAGAL PRESS Books Now 20% Off Retail!...Now Just $22.50 (Regular Price: $28.13)(BK-0034)
The Art Of Fine Tools
  • Filled With Photos of Great Tools
  • From America's Great Collections
  • Superb Photography
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  • No Longer Available (BK-0094)
Christopher Gabriel and the London Tool Trade
  • Illustrated with Photographs
  • Detailed Commentary on History
  • Based on Original Research
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  • All ASTRAGAL PRESS Books Now 20% Off Retail!...Now Just $20.00 (Regular Price: $25.00)(BK-0105)
Bench Planes Video Tape
  • Techniques & Traditions of Classic Bench Planes
  • Includes Tuning, Sharpening & Use
  • Great Advice from a Woodworking Guru
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  • $24.95 (BK-0272)
Special Planes Video Tape
  • A Master Craftsman's Secrets on Every Type of Hand Plane
  • Molding Planes, Hollows & Rounds, Spokeshaves & More
  • Fifty Years of Experience from an English Master Craftsman
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  • $24.95 (BK-0271)
Tools: A Guide For Collectors
  • The Collector's Price and Value Guide
  • Great Advice for Beginner or Expert
  • Hundreds of Illustrations
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  • No Longer Available (BK-0020)
Stewart Spiers and the Planemakers of Ayr
  • The Complete History of the Spiers Planemaking Enterprise
  • Much Original Historical Research
  • Great Maps, Photographs & Engravings
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  • "No Longer Available"(BK-0175)
Grinling Gibbons And The Art Of Carving
  • The Life and Work of the Greatest Woodcarver Ever
  • Analyzes the Work and the Technique of Gibbons
  • Illustrated with Great Photographs, Many in Color
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  • No Longer Available (BK-0287)
Grinling Gibbons And The Art Of Carving
  • The Life and Work of the Greatest Woodcarver Ever
  • Analyzes the Work and the Technique of Gibbons
  • Illustrated with Great Photographs, Many in Color
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  • No Longer Available (BK-0287)
Edward Elwell: Catalogue of Forged Iron Tools
  • Reprint of Early 1860's Catalogue
  • Great Line Drawings of Period Tools
  • Superb Reproduction
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  • No Longer Available (BK-0541)
British Planemakers From 1700
  • Histories & Value Information on all British Planemakers
  • Includes a Superb Introduction Covering the History of Planes
  • An Essential Reference for the Tool Collector's Library
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  • "No Longer Available"(BK-0015)
Bellfounding; Shire Album
  • Learn Everything About a Fascinating Topic too Little is Known of
  • Covers in Detail the History of the Bell, Bell Production, and Bell Tuning
  • Expertly Written by the Expert in the Topic, Trevor Jennings
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  • $9.95 (BK-0724)
Agricultural Hand Tools
  • In-Depth Look At These Tools & How they Were Used
  • Features Numerous Vintage Photos, Diagrams, & Illustrations
  • Teaches the Old Ways of the Days of Yore
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  • No Longer Available (BK-0911)
English Ironwork of the 17th and 18th Centuries
  • Focuses on this Great Era and the Works of its Highly Skilled Craftsmen
  • Features 230+ Photos of Gates, Railing, Balconies, Vanes, Grilles, Etc.
  • Detailed History & Analysis of the Finest English Ironwork Ever Created
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  • $34.95 (BK-1090)
Telephone Boxes
  • Unravels the Fascinanating Mysteries of the Telephone Booth
  • Expertly Written and Superbly Illustrated in Vintage Black & White Photos
  • Concise History of the Most Ubiquitous of All Street Furniture
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  • $8.95 (BK-1038)
Victorian Houseware, Hardware and Kitchenware
  • Fascinating Pictorial Archive With 2000+ Detailed Illustrations
  • Includes: Apple Corers, Scales, Inkwells, Washboards, Spittoons, etc!
  • Recaptures the Old-Fashioned Charm of Everyday Items of the Victorian Era
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  • $31.95 (BK-1107)
Victorian Brick and Terra-Cotta Architecture in Full Color
  • Widely Considered THE Book on Brickwork & Unavailable Elsewhere
  • Superbly Illustrated in Countless Large-Format Color Photos
  • Includes Actual Buildings of the 1870's & 1800's: Villas, Schools, etc.
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  • $41.95 (BK-1120)
Victorian Brick and Terra-Cotta Architecture in Full Color
  • Widely Considered THE Book on Brickwork & Unavailable Elsewhere
  • Superbly Illustrated in Countless Large-Format Color Photos
  • Includes Actual Buildings of the 1870's & 1800's: Villas, Schools, etc.
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  • $41.95 (BK-1120)
Principles of Victorian Decorative Design
  • Definitive Work on Victorian Decorative Design
  • Covers: Historic Styles, Color, Design in Furniture, Decorations, etc.
  • Includes 180+ Detailed Illustrations
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  • $14.95 (BK-1019)
Paperweights from Great Britain
  • Features 2000+ Paper Weights, Values and Much More
  • 360 Color Photos
  • 8 1/2" x 11", 192 PGS.
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  • $49.95 (BK-1515)
British Royalty Commemoratives
  • Includes Collector's Tips, Value Guide, & Much More
  • 2890 Photos
  • 8 1/2" x 11", 192 PGS.
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  • $29.95 (BK-1875)
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