How to Mend Your Treasures - Porcelain, Pottery, Glass
Copyright 1972, 1st edition, 1st printing, by Laurence Adams Malone. Hardcover book in very good condition. Pages are clean and complete with just a little foxing on the page edges. Jacket has a three quarter inch tear on top front but just some minor shelf wear other than that. The chapters are too numerous to mention.
The purpose and scope of this book is to teach you quickly how to mend your broken treasure whether it is of glass or china. You will find step-by-step procedures in cook-book style, with easy stage illustrations on how to make good repairs on dinnerware, vases, lamps dolls, figurines, heirlooms or objects of art. The majority of the step-by-step instructions and procedures are something you can master with ordinary patience and skill, and with a minimum of materials and inexpensive equipment.
The illustrations and instructions cover all the types of mends there are such as cracks, glaze damage, rim chips, flake chips, how to mend broken pieces and restore missing parts. The book discusses how to decorate, apply glazes and make your mend invisible, without grinding, riveting, use of a kiln, or having to learn highly skilled professinal techniques. Those techniques are given, too of course, with recommendations and guidance to you on when to use them and when not. Details are also given to you on the use and description of all the materials and equipment you will need when applied to a specific type mending job, with an explanation of where to get such supplies.
This book is an invaluable tool for anyone who treasures fine glassware and wants to restore those broken pieces.
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Author: |
Lawrence Adams Malone |
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Publisher: |
Phaedra Publishers, Inc |
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Copyright Date: |
1972 First edition, first printing |
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Format: |
Hardcover |
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Pages: |
358 |
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Jacket Condition: |
Good |
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Product Dimensions: |
9.5 x 6.5 x 1.25 |
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Condition: |
Very Good |