James C
Established Member
Received a package in the post today that got me quite excited.
Look what was inside.
The nicest thing about these is that they are still in the original packing box sent from London to Essex. The books are immaculate condition and contain a whole range of how-to's on Carpentry, Joinery, Bricklaying, Plastering, Building Maintenance, Furniture and Cabinet Making and Metalwork.
They have excellent fold out plates for diagrams and large photos as well.
I also noticed that these books must be nearly as old as their initial publication date as the packaging had this postmark.
A definite GR there. As the books where first published in 1952 I imagine these must have been sent around then, at least before 1953 and the intoduction of QIIR stamps.
I saw a set of these in a bookshop a couple of years ago in quite poor condition for £40, and decided I would endeavour to find a better set.
These set me back the princely sum of £20.30
Look what was inside.
The nicest thing about these is that they are still in the original packing box sent from London to Essex. The books are immaculate condition and contain a whole range of how-to's on Carpentry, Joinery, Bricklaying, Plastering, Building Maintenance, Furniture and Cabinet Making and Metalwork.
They have excellent fold out plates for diagrams and large photos as well.
I also noticed that these books must be nearly as old as their initial publication date as the packaging had this postmark.
A definite GR there. As the books where first published in 1952 I imagine these must have been sent around then, at least before 1953 and the intoduction of QIIR stamps.
I saw a set of these in a bookshop a couple of years ago in quite poor condition for £40, and decided I would endeavour to find a better set.
These set me back the princely sum of £20.30
