James Arnold. All Made by Hand (1970) A pleasant survey of crafts still practised in some parts of Britain when Arnold wrote the book. Decorated with his drawings, which are well done, but too crowded to be read easily. His explanations are sometimes perfunctory, the proofreading is bad, and Arnold suffers from romantic nostalgia for handicrafts, so that what could have been a very good book is merely an adequate one. * (2004)
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