Reader's Digest Repair Manual - The Complete Guide to Home Maintenance, first edition, 1972.
A substantial vintage DIY and home-maintenance handbook with hundreds of step-by-step illustrations, technical drawings and practical instructions.
The book covers a very wide range of subjects including house repairs and decoration, doors and locks, plumbing, windows, heating, renovating and restoring furniture and household objects, garden work, electrical equipment, tools, vehicles and many other practical topics.
A fascinating and highly illustrated reference book as well as a period document of home repair and DIY techniques of the early 1970s.
Bibliographic details:
- Title: Reader's Digest Repair Manual
- Subtitle: The Complete Guide to Home Maintenance
- Publisher: The Reader's Digest Association Limited, London
- Year: 1972
- Edition: First edition
- Language: English
- Binding: Hardcover
- Pages: 704
- Dimensions: 27 x 19.8 x 5.5 cm
- Weight: 1,887 g
Condition:
Good used condition. The covers and cloth spine show light shelf wear and a few small marks. Binding appears firm. The page edges show normal age-related toning. The photographed pages are clean and fully legible. No dust jacket visible.
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