In his introduction to this marvelous book, R.A. Salaman says that his aim is to describe and illustrate every tool used in the leather-working trades in Great Britain from 1700 until the present time, and to explain its purpose-all told, he covers over 1,100 different tools. As Dr. Daniel Preston comments in his preface to this reprint, "There is not now, nor has there ever been, such a complete compendium of arcane, irreplaceable, and wonderful leatherania in the English language." Covered here are tools of the Bookbinder, Boot and Shoe Maker, Clog Maker, Driving Belt Maker, Furrier, Glove Maker, Handbag and Purse Maker, Harness Maker and Saddler, Hat Maker, Loriner; and, among the miscellaneous trades, the Ball Maker, Coach Trimmer, Felt Maker, Hydraulic Pump-leather Maker, Last and Boot Tree Maker, Parchment and Vellum Maker, Taxidermist, Whip Maker, and more besides. There are chapters on leather manufacture (Tanner's tools and Curriers tools) and on tools for the decoration of leather.