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Old Stirling clockmakers (including those in St. Ninians) up to 1990
Charles Allan
1990
A directory of eighteenth and nineteenth century clockmakers in Stirlingshire.
Electric lighting: a practical guide to the wiring of houses and the installing of electric-light plants
Cassell and Company, Ltd
1926
A guide to the successful wiring of a house.
The Worshipful Company of Brewers: a short history
Hutchinson Benham
1977
A history of one of London's Livery Companies, first confirmed by Royal Charter in 1319.
Some notes on bookbinding
Humphrey Milford
1929
An introduction to bookbinding by a renowned craftsman and bound using Cockerell marbled papers, which were first produced at the Cockerell bindery by Sydney and Oliver Cockerell in September 1926.
Chronicles of the maltmen craft in Glasgow, 1605-1879
Incorporation of Maltmen
1895
A history of the Incorporation of Maltmen in Glasgow.
Woodland crafts in Britain: an account of the traditional uses of trees and timbers in the British countryside
B.T. Batsford Ltd.
1949
An account of the traditional uses of trees and timber in the British countryside.
A hundred years of progress: the record of the Scottish Typographical Association 1853-1952
Scottish Typographical Association
1953
A history of the body formed to represent and protect the interests of workers in the Scottish printing industry.
Planecraft: hand planing by modern methods
C. & J. Hampton, Limited
1954
A guide to types, use and care of carpenter's planes.
Tools for woodwork: the sharpening, care, and use of hand tools
Evans Brothers Limited
1955
Deals with all the hand tools likely to be used, and explains their use, sharpening, and care.
Light machines for woodwork
Evans Brothers Limited
1952
A guide to selected small machines for the craftsman in both the home and the professional workshop.
Steeplejacks and steeplejacking
Jonathan Cape Limited
1925
The memoirs of a steeplejack based on thirty years in the trade.
History of the Hammermen of Glasgow: a study of Scottish craft life and organisation
Alexander Gardner
1912
A history of the premier Craft Guild in the Trades House of Glasgow.
The history of the Scottish Horse and Motormen's Association 1898-1919
Civic Press, Ltd.
1919
A history of the carters' trade union.
Canvas work for seamen
Brown, Son & Ferguson, Limited
1953
A guide to the measuring, cutting, and sewing of canvas on board ships.
A short history of the Govan Weavers' Society, 1756-1956
Bi-centenary Committee of the Master Court
1956
A history of the Govan Weavers' Society. Number 69 of a limited edition of 1000.
The Incorporation of Bakers of Glasgow
Incorporation of Bakers
1931
A history of the Incorporation of Bakers, known to have existed from at least 1556.
Pottery: being a simple account of the history of pottery and a description of some of the processes employed in its manufacture
Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd.
1924
An introduction to types of pottery and the materials and techniques used to manufacture them.
The Institute of Brewing Centenary
Institute of Brewing
1986
A history of the Institute of Brewing, founded in 1886. No 12 of a collector's limited edition.
The Incorporation of Wrights in Glasgow
Incorporation of Wrights
1900
A history of one of the oldest trades incorporations in Glasgow.
Cleaning, repairing and caring for books
Richard Joseph Publishers
1991
A guide to the tools and techniques used in repairing and restoring books.
The Hammermen of Edinburgh and their altar in St Giles Church, being extracts from the records of the Incorporation of Hammermen of Edinburgh 1494 to 1558
William J. Hay
1906
A history of one of the oldest craft incorporations in Edinburgh. Limited edition of 500.
Records of the Incorporation of Barbers, Glasgow, formerly the Incorporation of Chirurgeons and Barbers
Incorporation of Barbers
1930
An updated history of one of Glasgow's Guilds.
The weaver's craft, being a history of the Weaver's Incorporation of Dunfermline with word pictures of the passing times
Alexander Gardner
1903
A history of the Weavers' Corporation in the context of contemporary events.
Building special features in dry stone
Dry Stone Walling Association of Great Britain
1990
A guide to the use of dry stones in features typically found in gardens or parkland.
