Books on Ornamental Turning

Where can I find books on ornamental turning?

Here are just a few of the places where you can readily find books and other printed matter on ornamental turning:

Digital Collections

• Google Books
• Internet Archive

Publishers & Resellers

• Amazon.com – New and used books on ornamental turning, including reprints of Holtzapffel, Evans, Lukin, and Northcott, plus general books and videos on wood turning. Includes various 3rd party resellers.
• Astragal Press – Reprints of Holtzapffel's books, as well as books by Evans and Lukin. TEL: (201) 543-3045.
• Dover Publications – Reprints of Holtzapffel's books.
• The Wood Turning Center – Reprints of Holtzapffel and Evans' books.
• Rita Shenton Horological Booksellers
• The Catalog Kid - A good place to locate Christies auction catalogs.
• Early American Industries Books – Reprints of old books on technical subjects.
• Trinders' Fine Tools
• Spencer Marks

Search Tools for Multiple Booksellers

• AddALL – AddALL is a free service that compares prices among 41 online bookstores. Be sure to go to the "Used & Out of Print Books" section for best results.
• Abebooks – Abebooks brings together 10,000 booksellers, many of whom are individuals selling out of their homes, to offer over 45 million books.
• Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America – The ABAA has a search feature for books offered by ABAA members as well as a "Collector's Corner & Resources" for the budding or experienced book collector.
• Alibris – Alibris provides access to millions of books, manuscripts, maps, photos, prints, and autographs. It also provides a link to current rare book auctions at Ebay as well as a very helpful glossary that includes terminology, book anatomy illustrations, book sizes, and a guide to condition ratings.
• BestBookBuys – Compare prices for new and used books across dozens of online stores.
• Bibliofind – Bibliofind is Amazon's division for rare, used, and out-of-print books.
• Bookfinder – Compare prices on over 125 million books for sale new used rare out of print international textbooks. Searches "every major catalog online."
• Ebay – Ebay is the nation's most popular online auction site. As with all items offered on Ebay, there are numerous categories for books including antiquarian, first editions, pulps, vintage paperbacks and magazines. Books can also be found under antiques. The completed auctions section of Ebay can also be quite useful in establishing value.
• UKBookWorld.com – Search and link to book results from hundreds of booksellers across Britain. Contact the bookseller by email or phone, or order online through UKBookWorld to buy the book direct from the bookseller listing the item for sale.