An Origami Classic
Robert Harbin is known less for his own original designs than for his compilation of other artists works. This book is a classic which primarily showcases the work of the early creator Patricia Crawford. Possibly her most famous design, a square-rigged ship, graces the cover and is not especially hard to fold. What makes this book difficult to deal with is that the diagrams are hand-drawn and from a time when there was no standardization. nevertheless, I was able to blunder through this book with decent results as an untutored beginner. The models include a "Scorpion", "Unicorn", "Mermaid" and especially a "Swan" which, though primitive by today's standards, are nevertheless true classics of American origami innovation. Note: If you can fold a crane from memory, this book is probably perfect for you!
This one's a classic.
This book was originally published in the 70s under another title. My High School library had a copy.
I'd found the simpler models to be quite nice, as a beginner at the time. The more complex models were absolutely eye popping, and gave me something to aspire to.
Five years after grad., I'd tried to buy a copy, and found it out of print. I was glad to see it's come back.
The mermaid is very cool, and seems to be floating through a tuft of seaweed, and the fully rigged ship is a truly
majestic vessel. The unicorn in this book is one of my favorite models.
Don't pass up this book, especially at this price
Best Value for Money
This is one of the best. 30+ model in a thin and inexpensive volumn. It's really step-by-step if you fold the model page-by-page. I recommend beginners not to skip. It really like an exercise book. For advance folders, there are many great models to fold. Because of this step-by-step approach the number of diagrams are kept to the minimum. Beginner picking models (not from the start) will find this a difficult book to follow.
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