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Aldren Watson (1917–2013)

Author of Hand Bookbinding: A Manual of Instruction

22+ Works 1,287 Members 9 Reviews 2 Favorited

About the Author

Includes the names: Watson Aldren, Aldren Watson, WATSON A. ALDREN, WATSON ALDREN A., Aldren A. Watson, Watson A. Aldren, Aldren A. Watson -

Image credit: WENDY WATSON'S BLOG

Works by Aldren Watson

Hand Bookbinding: A Manual of Instruction (1986) 814 copies

Hand Tools: Their Ways and Workings (1982) 172 copies

Country Furniture (1974) 83 copies

The Blacksmith: Ironworker and Farrier (1990) 47 copies

The Watson drawing book (1962) 35 copies

Where everyday things come from (A Child guidance book) (1974) 28 copies

The Village Blacksmith (1968) 26 copies

Furniture Making Plain & Simple (1984) 24 copies

My Garden Grows (1962) 12 copies

THE SOURCE OF EVERYDAY THINGS (1978) 11 copies

Russian Proverbs Newly Translated (1960) 9 copies

Very First Words for Writing and Spelling (1966) 6 copies

Maple Tree Begins (1970) 5 copies

The River: a Story Told in Pictures (1963) 4 copies

Waterfront New York: Images of the 1920s and '30s (2013) 4 copies

Hand Bookbinding a Manual of Instruction 1 copy

Rusian Proverbs, Newly Translated 1 copy

Town mouse, country mouse; (1966) 1 copy

My Garden Grows 1 copy

Very First Words for Writing and spelling 1 copy

The Study of Literature: a New Rationale of Literary History 1 copy

Aesops Fables (1941) 1 copy

Associated Works

The Red Badge of Courage (2004) — Illustrator, some editions — 11,205 copies

The Second Jungle Book (1898) — Illustrator, some editions; Illustrator — 1,472 copies

Departmental Ditties and Ballads and Barrack Room Ballads (1894) — Illustrator, some editions — 290 copies

Gulliver's Travels (Illustrated Junior Library) (1655) — Illustrator — 179 copies

The First Men in the World (1953) — Illustrator, some editions — 174 copies

Henrietta's House (1942) — Illustrator, some editions — 153 copies

Just Right (1968) — Illustrator — 113 copies

Best in Children's Books 30 (1960) — Illustrator — 91 copies

Best in Children's Books 32 (1960) — Illustrator — 83 copies

Best in Children's Books 19 (1959) — Illustrator — 74 copies

Best in Children's Books 13 (1958) — Illustrator — 69 copies

Best in Children's Books 38 (1960) — Illustrator — 66 copies

Best in Children's Books 05 (1957) — Illustrator — 61 copies

Snowbound and Other Poems (1900) — Illustrator, some editions — 46 copies

John Henry and His Hammer (1950) — Illustrator, some editions; some editions — 34 copies

John Greenleaf Whittier: Fighting Quaker (1958) — Illustrator — 29 copies

Pecos Bill, Texas Cowpuncher (1949) — Illustrator — 25 copies

An American Bard: The Story of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1963) — Illustrator — 25 copies

Down Tumbledown Mountain (1858) — Illustrator — 22 copies

McGillicuddy McGotham (1966) — Illustrator — 14 copies

Cowboy Jamboree (1951) — Illustrator — 14 copies

Miss Pennyfeather and the Pooka (1946) — Illustrator, some editions — 9 copies

A Visit from Saint Nicholas (Aldren A. Watson) — Illustrator — 1 copy

Tagged

art (14) bibliophilia (3) blacksmithing (10) boekbinden (4) book arts (29) bookbinding (198) bookbinding instruction (3) bookmaking (11) books (34) books about books (31) carpentry (5) children (4) crafts (67) design (5) DIY (7) drawing (8) English (3) Farrier (3) furniture (11) furniture making (7) hand bookbinding (3) hand tools (10) handicrafts (5) hardcover (6) history (16) hobbies (6) how-to (18) illustrated (4) instruction (9) manual (5) non-fiction (54) paper (4) picture book (6) reference (27) technique (6) to-read (26) tools (20) wishlist (3) wood (3) woodworking (37)

Common Knowledge

Legal name: Watson, Aldren Auld
Birthdate: 1917-05-10
Date of death: 2013-05-05
Gender: male
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Place of death: Etna, New Hampshire, USA
Relationships: Watson, Nancy Dingman (spouse)
Watson, Wendy (daughter)
Watson, Ernest W. (parent)

Members

Reviews

Hand Tools: Their Ways and Workings by Aldren A. Watson

Good description of the purpose and use of the classic hand tools, including a few that are used less frequently these days (inshave?).

A copy of this and Hoadley's [b:Understanding Wood|156605|Understanding Wood|R. Bruce Hoadley|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1411948144l/156605._SX50_.jpg|151125] , and you're ready to get going.

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mkfs | 2 other reviews | Aug 13, 2022 |

Hand tools : their ways and workings / by Aldren A.… by Aldren A. Watson

Reprint. Orig. publ. New York, NY : Norton, 1982

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ME_Dictionary | 2 other reviews | Mar 19, 2020 |

Hand Bookbinding: A Manual of Instruction by Aldren A. Watson

Great read About bookbinding & the tools to do same!

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Abrahamray | 5 other reviews | Oct 10, 2019 |

Hand Bookbinding: A Manual of Instruction by Aldren A. Watson

Clear instructions.

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deckla | 5 other reviews | Jun 21, 2018 |

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Statistics

Works: 22
Also by: 23
Members: 1,287
Popularity: #19,916
Rating: ½ 3.5

Reviews: 9
ISBNs: 40
Languages: 3
Favorited: 2

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ARTISTS AND FOOD: MY FATHER (from Wendy Watson's blog)

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