Books for Sale
Below is a selection of new books and catalogues we have for sale. Books can be purchased by mail order or from our shop. Prices include postage and packing in UK only. All other destination will be charged postage at the current rate.
DUE TO THE INCREASE IN POSTAGE COSTS IN THE UK I HAVE HAD TO
INCREASE ALL THE BOOK PRICES.PLEASE REMEMBER THE PRICES GIVEN DO INCLUDE UK POSTAGE SO
THE PRICE YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU PAY.
1/ THE STANLEY LITTLE BIG BOOK 2006 by CLARENCE BLANCHARD
This is a small pocket size book and price guide for the full range of Stanley planes. Don't let the size put you off this wee book is packed full of information with every plane pictured. The value of every plane has 3 different values depending on condition which is very useful.
PAPERBACK book with 230 pages. Illustrated throughout
PRICE; £14.50 or $23 Click Here to Order
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| B2 THE STANLEY LITTLE BIG BOOK by CLARENCE BLANCHARD This is a small pocket size book and price guide for all the other Stanley PAPERBACK book with 290 pages. Illustrated throughout PRICE; £14.50 or $23 |
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| 3/ COLLECTING ANTIQUE TOOLS by HERBERT KEAN & EMIL POLLOCK This book is
a gem for the old tool collector in my opinion, it is a beautiful
and very practical book revealing the rich variety and history of
old hand tools. It includes a depth of information on their use
in modern woodworking. The book is loaded with coloured photographs
of hundreds of beautiful and rare tools, much of the photography
was done here in the UK when the author was over here researching
for the book. 224 pages with 320 coloured photos PRICE £30 or $48 Click Here to Order |
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TOOLS, RARE AND INGENIOUS by SANDOR NAGYSZALANCZY HARDBACK BOOK
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| 5/ ELWELL CATALOGUE OF TOOLS REPRINT printed by ROY ARNOLD with an introduction by RICHARD FILMER. A copy of the mid Victorian catalogue of this most famous manufacturer of every conceivable forged tool including bill hooks, axes, adzes, hammers, garden tools, chisels and much, much more. This is a very nicely done copy of this extremely rare catalogue, only a couple of originals are known. Paper back. 86 pages with over 1000 black and white engravings. PRICE £20 or $32 Click Here to Order |
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| 6/ STANLEY RULE AND LEVEL CO, No 45 AND 55 BOOK This is a paper back book containing all the information you would ever want to know about both these combination planes as well as a reprint of the full instruction manuals of them both. Many illustrations. 80 pages. PRICE £12 or $20 Click Here to Order |
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| 7/ STANLEY, ENGLAND No. 50 COMBINATION PLANE INSTRUCTIONS. Reprint of the original instruction leaflet for the STANLEY, ENGLAND No. 50 combination plane. PRICE £5 or $8 Click Here to Order |
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| 8/ RECORD No 405 COMBINATION PLANE INSTRUCTION BOOK This again is our own reprint of an original Record No 45 instruction book for the combination plane. It is a reprint of the whole book and contains many illustrations. 25 pages. PRICE £6 or $9.50 |
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| 9/ TOOLS. A GUIDE FOR COLLECTORS by Jane & Mark Rees Second edition with updated prices. This is the second edition of this book. It is a superb book with lots of information on collecting all kinds of tools. There are 80 catagories of tools covered. The book contains many fine illustrations and a real wealth of information including advice on how to collect, buy, sell clean, store and present tools as well as much information on individual tools. Each catagory of tools covered also ends with a table of current market prices. For anyone who purchased the first edition this edition has much new information aswell as updated prices, actually 16 editional pages of text alone. 256 pages PRICE; £20 or $32 Click Here to Order |
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| 10/ CHRISTOPHER GABRIEL AND THE TOOL TRADE IN 18th CENTURY LONDON by JANE & MARK REES This superb book examines Gabriel's journal from 1770 - 1809 which gives a unique insight into the family of the most famous of 18th century tool makers. Stock inventories for a number of years are re-produced. Also included are photos of a selection of marked Gabriel planes and braces. Paper back 92 Pages, illustrated throughout. PRICE; £15 or $24 Click Here to Order |
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EDWARD PRESTON & SONS 1909 CATALOGUE No 18 REPRINT printed by
THE ASTRAGAL PRESS Large catalogue by this most famous Birmingham tool maker re-printed from an original catalogue owned by Jane & Mark Rees. It lists some 600 rules and 300 levels plus their extensive range of planes and other joiners tools. It also contains a 26 page introduction by Mark Rees which deals with the history of the firm, working practises, designs, patents (of which Preston had many) and trademarks of the firm. Paper back 224 pages with hundreds of line illustrations PRICE; £20 or $32 Click Here to Order |
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MILLERS FALLS TOOLS CATALOGUE No 35 FROM 1915 published by ROGER K.
SMITH Reprint of the 1915 catalogue from the most famous brace and drill manufacturers in the world. For years Millers Falls where the leading manufacturers in the world for all items related to drilling holes including braces, hand drills, breast drills, drilling attachments, augers and boring machines. They did also manufacture joiners tools of which some are shown in this catalogue. Paper back. 188 pages illustrated throughout PRICE; £15 or $24 Click Here to Order |
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DICTIONARY OF WOODWORKING TOOLS (REVISED EDITION) by R. A. SALAMAN This is the second revised edition of what has become recognised as the definitive reference book on woodworking tools. Every known tools is covered from 1700 through to 1970. Over 450 town and country workshops were e visited in the compiling of this comprehensive book on hand tools. The purpose of each tool is described and the many different versions of each is also explained. For a starter of tool collecting this book is a must. Paper back 546 pages illustrated throughout PRICE; £40 or $64 Click Here to Order |
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THE FASCINATING WORLD OF EARLY TOOLS & TRADES by E & M
POLLAK
55 of the best articles on tools and trades have been selected for this book from the thousands of articles published by the Journal of early American Industries Association over the past 60 years. It covers a wide variety of subjects including the bygone cobbler and clogmaker, cutting, hewing and squaring a beam, nail making, traditional soap making, barrels made by hand, old time fencing and the many uses of horn. A most interesting book. Hardback. 424 pages, illustrated throughout. PRICE;£20 or $32 Click Here to Order |
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15/ ANTIQUE TOOL VALUE GUIDE by TONY MURLAND This is probably the best and most comprehensive Antique tool value guide yet to be written. It covers all types of tools from the huge Stanley range to Norris, Spiers, braces, levels etc. It is well illustrated throughout and gives realistic valuations of all kinds of tools. In my opinion it is a MUST for the both the serious tool collector and the craftsman wanting to know what they might have to pay for a specific tool. PAPERBACK book with 225 pages illustrated throughout. PRICE; £25 or $40 Click
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RECORD TOOLS by LESLIE HARRISON
The first book to be published on the world famous Sheffield tool manufactures of Record. The book contains a thoroughly researched account of Record Tools from the founding of the original company C & J HAMPTON to the current position of Record Tools Ltd. (a division of American Tool Companies inc.). Included in the book is a complete copy of the February 1938 No. 15 catalogue. Paperback book illustrated throughout with 100's of pictures and drawings. 176 pages PRICE; £25 or $40 Click Here to Order |
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CLASSIC HAND TOOLS by GARRETT HACK
This book is a gem for tool collectors in my opinion, it is a beautiful and practical book revealing the rich variety and history of old hand tools. Includes a depth of information on their use in modern woodworking. The book is loaded with coloured photographs of hundreds of beautiful tools, much of the photography was done in the UK. Paperback book with 320 coloured photographs and 16 drawings. 224 pages PRICE; £30 or $48 Click Here to Order |
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B18/ WOODEN SPOKESHAVES by KEN HAWLEY & DENNIS WATTS Small paperback book all about wooden spokeshaves in all their various forms plus various other wooden shaves such as sash shaves etc. Packed full of all the information you would ever want to know about wooden spokeshaves. Illustrated in colour throughout. PAPERBACK book with 30 pages illustrated throughout. PRICE; £12 or $20 Click Here to Order |
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B19/ THE RULE BOOK by JANE & MARK REES
This large hardback book focuses on the measuring tools used by tradesmen and professionals in their everyday work, on the trades in which specific tools were used and how these tools were made and by whom. This is a wonderful resource book for both collectors and researchers alike.
Special features include illustrated appendixes, a checklist of rule makers and dealers, a full index, and a separate index of names. HARDBACK book with 476 pages. Over 1000 illustrations - 100's in full-colour. PRICE; £85 or $135 Click
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B20 NORRIS LONDON METAL PLANES by THE ARTRAGAL PRESS This is a new and revised reprint of the Norris section from the original Metal Planes book by Ken Roberts. This new edition has a number of coloured pictures of Norris planes that were not in the original. As before it contains a full reprint of both the 1914 and the 1920’s Norris catalogues. A great book of information on the famous maker Norris of London. PAPERBACK book 38 pages PRICE; £12 or $20 Click Here to Order |
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COMPLETE ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO SHARPENING by LIE-NIELSEN
This book demonstrates all the techniques of mastering every conceivable kind of hand and power tool sharpening. Hand tools from basic chisels to complex moulding plane blades, gouges and all kinds of carving tools. Hundreds of useful step by step illustrations. If you find sharpening difficult or don't know how to do it properly then this is the book for you. HARDBACK BOOK with 224 pages PRICE; £40 or $64 Click Here to Order |
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THE HANDSAW CATALOG COLLECTION published by THE ASTRAGAL PRESS
Reprint of the handsaws sections of the main catalogues of the following major saw makers: Spear & Jackson (Sheffield) 1915, Disston (Philadelphia) 1918, Atkins (Indianapolis) 1919, Simonds (Massachusetts) 1910.
PAPERBACK book with 122 pages illustrated throughout
PRICE; £15 or $24 Click
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WOODWORKER'S GUIDE TO HAND PLANES by SCOTT WYNN
Great book that teaches the woodworker how to choose maintain and use this indispensable hand tool.
This essential reference outlines the important differences among all the major styles and explains the many nuances of each. Also, how to select one that's best for their approach to woodworking, how to setup and maintain each of the planes, and lastly, how to make a variety of hand planes. PAPERBACK book with 316 pages illustrated throughout in both colour and black and white
PRICE; £25 or $40 Click
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B24 THE HAND PLANE BOOK by GARRETT HACK
This is one of the nicest and best laid out books on woodworking planes I
have had the pleasure of seeing. It covers all aspects of woodworking planes
from basic wooden planes to fancy crown moulding planes, simple Stanley PAPERBACK book with 263 pages. Illustrated throughout in mainly colour. PRICE; £25 or $40 |
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25/ THE CLEAVELAND TWIST DRILL COMPANY CATALOGUE No. 42 An ORIGINAL Cleaveland Twist Drill Co. catalogue dated 1929. A huge and interesting catalogue of their complete range of drills, reamers, screw extractors, arbors, mandrels, sockets, mills, counterbores and a full range of high speed steel tools. The Cleaveland company where an American company based in Cleaveland, Ohio but also had a Great Britain branch in London. This was obviously there British catalogue. Very good clean condition. Paperback. 254 pages, illustrated throughout. PRICE; £25 or $40 |
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RESTORING ANTIQUE TOOLS by HERBERT KEAN
The book that unlocks the secrets that professional restorers have been using for years. The book covers and fully explains the essential restoration techniques. Covers, boring, edge tools planes, metal & wood, measuring tools saws and other miscellaneous tools.
PAPERBACK book with 114 pages illustrated throughout
PRICE; £15 or $24 Click
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STANLEY, RULE & LEVEL Co. USA "IMPROVED LABOR SAVING" CATALOGUE
This is an EXTREMELY RARE late 19th century ORIGINAL small pocket size catalogue of carpenters tools offered by Stanley, Rule & Level Co. New Britain. Conn. It is amazing it has survived at all but is also in remarkably good condition.
18 pages illustrated throughout
PRICE; £65 or $105 Click
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B28
SHARPENING WITH WATERSTONES by IAN KIRBY
This is a comprehensive book from the late 1990's covering how to sharpen with various types of waterstones from electrical ones to hand ones. What isn't covered in this book about sharpening isn't worth knowing !! OK condition.
PAPERBACK book with 112 pages illustrated throughout.
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D. F. WISHART & Co. LTD. EDINBURGH & GLASGOW ORIGINAL CATALOGUE
This large hardback catalogue by one of Scotland's largest hardware stores of the time very much mirrors the Buck catalogues. Covers a huge range of items from machines, all types of hardware and all types of hand tools. It is in extremely good condition.
HARDBACK book with 520 pages illustrated throughout.
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Tool Bazaar, The Mill Room, Rait Antique Centre, Rait, Perthshire. PH2 7RT Phone Number; 01821 670770 Fax Number; 01821 670306 |
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