diff --git a/cadquery/selectors.py b/cadquery/selectors.py
index 72362c8..ada9bd5 100644
--- a/cadquery/selectors.py
+++ b/cadquery/selectors.py
@@ -40,6 +40,18 @@ class Selector(object):
         """
         return objectList
 
+    def __and__(self, other):
+        return AndSelector(self, other)
+
+    def __add__(self, other):
+        return SumSelector(self, other)
+
+    def __sub__(self, other):
+        return SubtractSelector(self, other)
+
+    def __neg__(self):
+        return InverseSelector(self)
+
 class NearestToPointSelector(Selector):
     """
     Selects object nearest the provided point.
@@ -299,6 +311,57 @@ class DirectionMinMaxSelector(Selector):
         else:
             return [ min(objectList,key=distance) ]
 
+class BinarySelector(Selector):
+    """
+    Base class for selectors that operates with two other
+    selectors. Subclass must implement the :filterResults(): method.
+    """
+    def __init__(self, left, right):
+        self.left = left
+        self.right = right
+
+    def filter(self, objectList):
+        return self.filterResults(self.left.filter(objectList),
+                                  self.right.filter(objectList))
+
+    def filterResults(self, r_left, r_right):
+        raise NotImplementedError
+
+class AndSelector(BinarySelector):
+    """
+    Intersection selector. Returns objects that is selected by both selectors.
+    """
+    def filterResults(self, r_left, r_right):
+        # return intersection of lists
+        return list(set(r_left) & set(r_right))
+
+class SumSelector(BinarySelector):
+    """
+    Union selector. Returns the sum of two selectors results.
+    """
+    def filterResults(self, r_left, r_right):
+        # return the union (no duplicates) of lists
+        return list(set(r_left + r_right))
+
+class SubtractSelector(BinarySelector):
+    """
+    Difference selector. Substract results of a selector from another
+    selectors results.
+    """
+    def filterResults(self, r_left, r_right):
+        return list(set(r_left) - set(r_right))
+
+class InverseSelector(Selector):
+    """
+    Inverts the selection of given selector. In other words, selects
+    all objects that is not selected by given selector.
+    """
+    def __init__(self, selector):
+        self.selector = selector
+
+    def filter(self, objectList):
+        # note that Selector() selects everything
+        return SubtractSelector(Selector(), self.selector).filter(objectList)
 
 class StringSyntaxSelector(Selector):
     """
diff --git a/tests/TestCQSelectors.py b/tests/TestCQSelectors.py
index 678766a..53f5780 100644
--- a/tests/TestCQSelectors.py
+++ b/tests/TestCQSelectors.py
@@ -274,6 +274,63 @@ class TestCQSelectors(BaseTest):
         fl = c.faces(selectors.BoxSelector((-0.1, 0.4, -0.1), (1.1, 1.1, 1.1), True)).vals()
         self.assertEqual(1, len(fl))
 
+    def testAndSelector(self):
+        c = CQ(makeUnitCube())
+
+        S = selectors.StringSyntaxSelector
+        BS = selectors.BoxSelector
+
+        el = c.edges(selectors.AndSelector(S('|X'), BS((-2,-2,0.1), (2,2,2)))).vals()
+        self.assertEqual(2, len(el))
+
+        # test 'and' (intersection) operator
+        el = c.edges(S('|X') & BS((-2,-2,0.1), (2,2,2))).vals()
+        self.assertEqual(2, len(el))
+
+    def testSumSelector(self):
+        c = CQ(makeUnitCube())
+
+        S = selectors.StringSyntaxSelector
+
+        fl = c.faces(selectors.SumSelector(S(">Z"), S("<Z"))).vals()
+        self.assertEqual(2, len(fl))
+        el = c.edges(selectors.SumSelector(S("|X"), S("|Y"))).vals()
+        self.assertEqual(8, len(el))
+
+        # test the sum operator
+        fl = c.faces(S(">Z") + S("<Z")).vals()
+        self.assertEqual(2, len(fl))
+        el = c.edges(S("|X") + S("|Y")).vals()
+        self.assertEqual(8, len(el))
+
+    def testSubtractSelector(self):
+        c = CQ(makeUnitCube())
+
+        S = selectors.StringSyntaxSelector
+
+        fl = c.faces(selectors.SubtractSelector(S("#Z"), S(">X"))).vals()
+        self.assertEqual(3, len(fl))
+
+        # test the subtract operator
+        fl = c.faces(S("#Z") - S(">X")).vals()
+        self.assertEqual(3, len(fl))
+
+    def testInverseSelector(self):
+        c = CQ(makeUnitCube())
+
+        S = selectors.StringSyntaxSelector
+
+        fl = c.faces(selectors.InverseSelector(S('>Z'))).vals()
+        self.assertEqual(5, len(fl))
+        el = c.faces('>Z').edges(selectors.InverseSelector(S('>X'))).vals()
+        self.assertEqual(3, len(el))
+
+        # test invert operator
+        fl = c.faces(-S('>Z')).vals()
+        self.assertEqual(5, len(fl))
+        el = c.faces('>Z').edges(-S('>X')).vals()
+        self.assertEqual(3, len(el))
+
     def testFaceCount(self):
         c = CQ(makeUnitCube())
         self.assertEqual( 6, c.faces().size() )