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Tools & Trades Books
Books from 1800 - Present
Books about using tools, making tools, early technology and processes, furniture, construction, traditional trades, tool catalogs, tool references and more
Working Materials
Books about working with wood, stone, iron & soft metals.
Also early 20th C. periodicals about trades
We Buy Book Collections
We buy book collections related to tools, traditional trades, early technology, woodworking, architecture, or tool catalogs,.
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Upcoming Shows & Events
Antique Show in Tiverton, RI, July 4
Tiverton Four Corners Antique Show & Sale, Saturday, July 4, 2026, 10 am - 3 pm,, on the grounds of the Meeting House, 3852 Main Road, Tiverton RI.
New London, NH, Antique Show July 25
Antique Show and Sale under tents and in the historic barn, Sat. July 25, 10 - 3, on the beautiful grounds of the New London Historical Society. We will have many 18th and 19th C. books and a few antiques.
Bath, Maine, Antique Show
July 26, 2026, 9 am - 3 pm at Morse High School, 826 Shipbuilder Drive, Bath, ME. Air-conditioned. We will be there with antique books and hand tools
