Woodworker Annual Volume 77: Including working With Plastics By VJ Taylor
Woodworker Annual Volume 77: Including Working With Plastics (First Edition Hardcover Release in Archival Protection)
A Masterful, Time-Honoured Reference Compendium of Fine Carpentry, Industrial Crafts, and Post-War Synthetic Technology
A Masterful, Time-Honoured Reference Compendium of Fine Carpentry, Industrial Crafts, and Post-War Synthetic Technology
Bibliographic Specifications
- Title: Woodworker Annual Volume 77: Including Working With Plastics (Comprising the 12 Monthly Issues, January–December 1973)
- Author: V.J. Taylor (Editor)
- Publisher: Model & Allied Publications Ltd, Hertfordshire / London
- Publication Date: 1973
- ISBN-10: 0852423519
- ISBN-13: 9780852423516
- Edition Details: First Edition, Standard Hardcover Bound Volume Release.
- Binding: Original publisher's premium grained cloth boards, spine lettered in gilt, under an archival-grade protective wrap.
- Physical Format: Quarto (4to), approximately 360+ pages. Densely packed with complex scaled schematic blue-line drawings, fold-out technical shop diagrams, exploded cabinetry layouts, and tool matrices.
- Language: English
Official Condition Report
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The Book: Very Good Plus (VG+ / Exceptional Vintage State)
o Exterior / Boards: The cloth boards are exceptionally flat, bright, and square. The corners remain perfectly sharp with no softening or structural denting. The spine is completely straight, tight, undamaged, and unbroken, showing zero vertical creasing or structural lean.
o Interior: The text block is robustly bound, tight, and immaculately clean. Internal pages and crisp blueprint spreads are bright white, clear, and fully intact. Entirely free of standard workshop sawdust stains, grease blemishes, user pencil markings, contractor calculations, or dog-ears. This copy has clearly been meticulously maintained and looked after thus far.
o Special Protection: The book is safely preserved and protected within a premium fitted cellophane cover. -
The Dust Jacket: Not Included (As Bound or Issued)
o Description: Compiled and issued as a collective hardcover master anthology of the year's reference issues, this edition is safely preserved under its protective cellophane layer.
Synopsis & Corporate Value
Published in 1970s Britain by Model & Allied Publications, Woodworker Annual Volume 77 stands as the definitive master record of premium global craftsmanship for the year 1973. Meticulously compiled by legendary author and editor V.J. Taylor, this coveted annual has built an enviable international reputation as an authoritative standard reference library for elite artisans. Moving far beyond simple timber-joining, this unique volume bridges traditional old-world cabinetry with the space-age synthetics revolution, dedicating comprehensive sections to working with acrylics, resins, and advanced shop plastics. Methods, tools, and materials are discussed fully and with unmatched structural authority, ensuring that cutting-edge mid-century techniques and machinery are perfectly represented. Packed with complete blueprints for heirloom furniture, specialized machinery jigs, and turning projects, this scarce first-edition anthology serves as both a practical shop manual and an antiquarian tribute to engineering heritage.
Published in 1970s Britain by Model & Allied Publications, Woodworker Annual Volume 77 stands as the definitive master record of premium global craftsmanship for the year 1973. Meticulously compiled by legendary author and editor V.J. Taylor, this coveted annual has built an enviable international reputation as an authoritative standard reference library for elite artisans. Moving far beyond simple timber-joining, this unique volume bridges traditional old-world cabinetry with the space-age synthetics revolution, dedicating comprehensive sections to working with acrylics, resins, and advanced shop plastics. Methods, tools, and materials are discussed fully and with unmatched structural authority, ensuring that cutting-edge mid-century techniques and machinery are perfectly represented. Packed with complete blueprints for heirloom furniture, specialized machinery jigs, and turning projects, this scarce first-edition anthology serves as both a practical shop manual and an antiquarian tribute to engineering heritage.
Author Profile: V.J. Taylor
V.J. Taylor was one of the 20th century’s most prolific, highly respected, and authoritative British master woodworkers, tool designers, and industrial craft editors. For many years, his technical mastery guided the iconic Woodworker magazine through its golden era of modern design, translating complex engineering principles into clear, accessible step-by-step masterclasses. Renowned for his exhaustive practical documentation, Taylor authored numerous foundational text reference works, including Modern Furniture Construction, Over 150 Essential Jigs, Aids & Devices for Today's Woodworker, and the definitive Woodworker Dictionary. His written collections remain highly sought after by modern design historians, engineering archivists, and antiquarian collectors for balancing historical integrity with practical workshop application.
V.J. Taylor was one of the 20th century’s most prolific, highly respected, and authoritative British master woodworkers, tool designers, and industrial craft editors. For many years, his technical mastery guided the iconic Woodworker magazine through its golden era of modern design, translating complex engineering principles into clear, accessible step-by-step masterclasses. Renowned for his exhaustive practical documentation, Taylor authored numerous foundational text reference works, including Modern Furniture Construction, Over 150 Essential Jigs, Aids & Devices for Today's Woodworker, and the definitive Woodworker Dictionary. His written collections remain highly sought after by modern design historians, engineering archivists, and antiquarian collectors for balancing historical integrity with practical workshop application.
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