Better Homes and Gardens Handyman's Book - 1951 First Edition 1974 - Illustrated by Alison Mason

- Illustrated by Alison Mason Kingsbury

pineapples were the most exotic of fruit

The cover boards are fraying at the spine crease

which was in production until the late 1980s

Better Homes and Gardens Handyman's Book - 1951 First Edition 1974 - Illustrated by Alison MasonWe are calling this the Handyman's Book, but it might better be titled the Unhandyman's Book (from the Introduction) {HISTORY} 1950s homeowners unite! This is the book for you if you live in a 1950s era brick ranch, postwar cape, or midcentury kit house or if you just happen to be an old house lover of any era. Meant for the home improvement crowd, this book taught DIYers everything (EVERYTHING!) they needed to know when it came to home repair, design