Latest Additions to the Modelers Bookstore

Encyclopedia of Collectible Children's Books

by Diane McClure Jones
Publisher: Collector Books
Published: 2008
Hardcover
ISBN: 1574325752
Category: Book on Books

Encyclopedia of Collectible Children's Books is sure to invoke memories of bedtime stories or afternoons spent in the shade reading that favorite book. This book features two centuries of children's books with current values from $30 to thousands of dollars. T... Read more

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A Pound of Paper: Confessions of a Book Addict

by John Baxter
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Published: 2005
Paperback
ISBN: 0312317263
Category: Book on Books

In the rural Australia of the fifties where John Baxter grew up, reading books was disregarded with suspicion, owning and collecting them with utter incomprehension. Despite this, by the age of eleven Baxter had 'collected' his first book - The Poems ... Read more

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Editions & Impressions: My Twenty Years on the Book Beat

by Nicholas A. Basbanes
Publisher: Fine Books Press
Published: 2008
Hardcover
ISBN: 0979949106
Category: Book on Books

Editions and Impressions: Twenty Years on the Book Beat brings together the best of Mr. Basbanes s book journalism. He reports first-hand on a nascent library springing up on the battlefield in Iraq. He describes putting hundreds of thousands of dollars on the... Read more

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The Library: An Illustrated History

by Stuart A. P. Murray
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
Published: 2009
Hardcover
ISBN: 1602397066
Category: Book on Books

Through the ages, humanity has created, destroyed, rescued, neglected, discovered, stolen, and cherished libraries—and no other institution so perfectly mirrors the human condition in any period of history. The Library tells the st... Read more

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ABC for Book Collectors

by John Carter
Publisher: Oak Knoll Press and The British Library
Published: 2004
Hardcover
ISBN: 1584561122
Category: Book on Books

Eighth edition, completely revised and re-set, with additional information and an Introduction by Nicolas Barker. Shaken, Unsophisticated, Harleian Style, Fingerprint, E-book, Dentelle. Can you define these terms? If not, this is the book for you! John Carter'... Read more

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The Care of Fine Books

by Jane Greenfield
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
Published: 2007
Paperback
ISBN: 1602390789
Category: Book on Books

Jane Greenfield, advisor in rare book conservation at Yale University Library, is a leading authority on preservation and repair. After attending the New York School of Applied Design, she operated her own bindery for several years, enabling her to write ... Read more

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Points of Issue: A Compendium of Points of Issue of Books by 19Th-20th Century Authors

Signalling (Aspects of Modelling)

by Nigel Digby
Publisher: Ian Allan Publishing
Published: 2010
Paperback
ISBN: 0711034273
Category: Model Railroad

This valuable new addition to the Aspects of Modelling series will give modelers of all abilities, and particularly beginners, all the necessary skills and abilities to perfect all aspects of the signaling on a model railway. Beginning with the basics thi... Read more

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101 More Track Plans for Model Railroaders

by Complied by Jeff Wilson
Publisher: Kalmbach Publishing Company
Published: 2010
Paperback
ISBN: 0890247765
Category: Model Railroad

Featuring plans from Model Railroader magazine from three decades, each of the 101 track plans has a newly written, informational description of the design. The track plans range in size from simple 4 x 8 foot and smaller layouts to room- and garage-sized show... Read more

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Model Railroading from Proyotype to Layout

by Tony Koester
Publisher: Highland Production
Published: 2010
Paperback
ISBN: 0890247978
Category: Model Railroad

Model Railroading from Prototype to Layouts shows how to capture the flavor of a real railroad without getting sidetracked by detail. Using Tony Koester s expert advice before and during construction of a layout, modelers can sharpen their focus, saving time, ... Read more

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Modeller's Guide to Mould Making and Resin Casting

by Alex Hornor
Publisher: Swordworks
Published: 2010
Paperback
ISBN: 1906512574
Category: General Techniques

An in depth manual for modellers that takes the reader through all of the practical aspects of mouldmaking, using materials such as latex and RTV. There is extensive coverage of casting, too, enabling the modeller to produce perfect duplicates from their orig... Read more

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GLOSTER GREBE AND GAMECOCK (Orange Series)

by Tim Kershaw
Publisher: MMP
Published: 2010
Paperback
ISBN: 8361421173
Category: Airplane Modeling

The Grebe and Gamecock were progressive developments of the line of fighters designed by Henry Folland, starting with the SE5 and -5A of WW1. They served in turn with the RAF throughout the 1920s, and export versions were still in service at the start of WW2, ... Read more

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Advanced Architectural Modelmaking

by Eva Pascual i Miró
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 2010
Paperback
ISBN: 0393733386
Category: General Techniques

Everything a student or hobbyist needs to know about creating high-quality models for study and presentation. Models have a double purpose: to show, in reduced scale, the elements of a three-dimensional building or landscape project and to co... Read more

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Building and Detailing Realistic Sherman Tanks

by Jim Wechsler
Publisher: Astromedia Corp
Published: 2010
Paperback
ISBN: 0890247897
Category: Military Modeling

Of all the Allied armor of WWII, one tank stands out: the M4 Sherman medium battle tank. This comprehensive book is both a how-to construction guide, as well as a portfolio. The first half of the book covers modeling, from basic to advanced; the second half is... Read more

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Antique Tools and Instruments

by Luigi Nessi
Publisher: 5 Continents Editions
Published: 2008
Hardcover
ISBN: 8874391242
Category: CME

This book looks at the manufacture of a whole range of functional objects from the Renaissance to the mid-nineteenth century, before the production of such pieces became almost entirely industrialised. It includes tools and implements employed in sciences, cra... Read more

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