The Leather Craft Handbook by Tony & Kay Laier (paperback), a beginners guide to carving and tooling vegetable tanned leather and tips for stitching, colouring and setting hardware such as rivets.
This neat book contains a lot of information and is ideal for someone wanting to start carving and learn basic leathercraft skills. It includes how to transfer patterns, basic carving, colouring, stitching, and setting hardware.