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Goodrich, Lloyd THOMAS EAKINS: HIS LIFE AND WORK
Whitney Museum of Amer Art New York 1933 225pp of text 71 B&W plates follow text HC very good, tan cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket)
Price: USD 60.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS000019I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Art and Art History)
offered by: Ray Boas, Bookseller   (USA)

Sutermeister, Edwin THE STORY OF PAPERMAKING
S. D. Warren Co. Boston 1954 209pp B&W illustrations HC A basic introduction to the process of papermaking. good+, blue cloth (hardcover)
Price: USD 10.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS000031I   details     inquire
offered by: Ray Boas, Bookseller   (USA)

Peterson, Harold L. DAGGERS & FIGHTING KNIVES OF THE WESTERN WORLD: FROM THE STONE AGETILL 1900
Bonanza Books New York (1970) 90pp of text 108 B&W illustrations HC First published in 1968 by Walker and Company. very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 12.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS000038I   details     inquire
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Bond, Marshall (Jr.) GOLD HUNTER: THE ADVENTURES OF MARSHALL BOND (1867-1941)
Univ. of New Mexico Press Albuquerque (1969) 1st ed 258pp B&W illustrations HC Marshall Bond (1867-1941) lived the life that every American dreams of. Tempermental, energetic, intelligent, highly congenial, and sometimes wealthy, he followed the path of high adventure from one frontier of the world to another - with immense success. very good+ w/good dustjacket (hardcover) inscribed by author
Price: USD 10.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS000053I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Western Americana)
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McClelland, Nancy THE PRACTICAL BOOK OF DECORATIVE WALL-TREATMENTS
J. B. Lippincott Co. Philadelphia 1926 1st ed 273pp 8 color, 206 B&W ill. HC Contents include: historic development of decorated walls, tiles as wall decorations, frescoed and painted walls, walls with applied handings, wood-panelling, openings of a room and their completion, movable wall decorations, and more. Franklin 7778. good, decorative tan cloth (hardcover) no dustjacket
Price: USD 30.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS000072I   details     inquire
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Shreve, Forrest THE CACTUS AND ITS HOME
Williams & Wilkins Co. Baltimore 1931 195pp 43 B&W photographs HC good, green cloth (hardcover)
Price: USD 15.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS000101I   details     inquire
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Gessner (translated by W. Hooper) NEW IDYLLES
Printed for S. Hooper London 1776 129pp copperplate engravings HC with; "LETTER FROM M. GESSNER to M. FUSLIN, Author of the History of the Swiss Painters, on Landscape Painting." and, "THE TWO FRIENDS OF BOURBON, A MORAL TALE. BY M. DIDEROT." Raised bands on leather spine, some rubbing to spine and edges of boards. very good, 3/4 leather (hardcover) (slight bow to boards), teg
Price: USD 350.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS000120I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Literature)
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Marnell, William H. VACATION YESTERDAYS OF NEW ENGLAND
The Seabury Press New York (1975) 177pp B&W illustrations HC ISBN 0816492549 Focusing on the 20s and 30s, author explores vacationing at beaches, lakes, and mountains and the forms it took in New England. Good introduction to the development of the vacation as a national pastime. This book is one of Ray Boas, Bookseller's all time favorites and originally sparked my interest in the development of the summer vacation and resorts. very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 7.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS000146I   details     inquire
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Rowsome, Frank THE BRIGHT AND GLOWING PLACE
Stephen Greene Press Brattleboro, VT (1975) 212pp HC ISBN 0828902534 'Origin, making, care and feeding of fireplaces.' An exploration of man's relationship with and dependence upon fire, particularly as created by himself in the hearth. very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 5.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS000153I   details     inquire
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Walden, Howard T. NATIVE INHERITANCE: THE STORY OF CORN IN AMERICA
Harper & Row, Publishers New York (1966) 1st ed 199pp 23 B&W photographs HC Corn had been tended onthe American continent by Incas, Aztecs, and Mayas for hundreds of years before Columbus discovered it. Here is the spirit of farmers and businessmen who have developed this uniquely American product and the immense corn industry that has been developed. very good+ w/very good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 14.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS000166I   details     inquire
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Milley, John C. (ed) TREASURES OF INDEPENDENCE: INDEPENDENCE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK ANDITS COLLECTIONS
Mayflower Books New York (1980) 1st ed 223pp B&W and color illustrations HC ISBN 0831785934 Through a series of five carefully illustrated and documented essays, this book presents a unique picture of the common objects of the American past that have become intimately associated with the founding of the nation. Supplementing the interpretative essays and illustrations is a full catalogue raisonne of the objects illustrated, selected bibliography and extensive notes. very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 8.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS000169I   details     inquire
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Sanderson, Ivan T. THE DYNASTY OF ABU: A HISTORY AND NATURAL HISTORY OF THE ELEPHANTS ANDTHEIR RELATIVES, PAST AND PRESENT
Alfred A. Knopf New York 1962 1st ed 385pp B&W illustrations HC good w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 4.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS000184I   details     inquire
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Selected by Yuzo Sugimura (English adaptation by Burton W... CHINESE SCULPTURE, BRONZES, AND JADES IN JAPANESE COLLECTIONS
East-West Center Press Honolulu (1966) 45pp text B&W and color illustrations HC Part I Tomb Sculpture, Part II Buddist Figures in Bronze and Stone, Part III Bronzes and Jades. good, cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket)
Price: USD 15.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS000187I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Art and Art History)
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Barnes, Albert C. & de Mazia, Violette THE ART OF HENRI-MATISSE
Barnes Foundation Press Merion, PA 1963 (3rd) HC Originally published in 1933. very good+ (hardcover)
Price: USD 30.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS000194I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Art and Art History)
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Barnes, Albert C. & de Mazia, Violette THE FRENCH PRIMITIVES AND THEIR FORMS
Barnes Foundation Press Merion, PA (1931) 551pp 156 B&W illustrations HC Subtitle: From their Origin to the End of the Fifteenth Century. very good w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 25.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS000195I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Art and Art History)
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Barnes, Albert C. & de Mazia, Violette THE ART OF RENOIR
Barnes Foundation Press Merion, PA (1944) 515pp 158 B&W illustrations HC First published in 1935. good+ w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 10.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS000196I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Art and Art History)
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Campbell, Tom W. TWO FIGHTERS AND TWO FINES - LIVES OF MATTHEW LYON AND ANDREW JACKSON
Pioneer Publishing Co. Little Rock, Arkansas 1941 2nd ed 557pp HC very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 10.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS000198I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Biographies (Literary, Business and General))
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Hennick, Louis C. & Charlton, E. Harper LOUISIANA: ITS STREET AND INTERURBAN RAILWAYS - VOL. 1
pub by the author Shreveport, LA 1962 147pp B&W illustrations HC A carefully compiled and accurate history of all electric and animal traction street and interurban railways in Louisiana (except the street railway system of New Orleans). Errata slip laid in. very good+ w/very good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 45.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS000213I   details     inquire
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Hinckley, Helen RAILS FROM THE WEST: A BIOGRAPHY OF THEODOR D. JUDAH
Golden West Books San Marino, CA [1969] 207pp B&W illustrations HC ISBN 0870950029 very good w/verygood dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 20.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS000240I   details     inquire
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Jackson, Sheila SIMPLE PUPPETRY
Watson-Guptill Publications New York (1969) 103pp B&W and color illustrations HC ISBN 0289795842 good+, pictorial boards (hardcover)
Price: USD 7.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS000265I   details     inquire
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Johnston, Hank SHORT LINE TO PARADISE: THE STORY OF THE YOSEMITE VALLEY RAILROAD
Johnson & Howe Long Beach, CA 1962 96pp B&W illustrations HC Chronicles the picturesque little Yosemite Valley Railroad from its ambitious beginnings in 1902 through its untimely demise in 1945. very good+, pictorial boards (hardcover)
Price: USD 14.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS000286I   details     inquire
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Haut, F. J. G. THE PICTORIAL HISTORY OF ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVES
A. S. Barnes and Co. Cranbury, NJ (1970) 1st Amer 147pp B&W illustrations HC ISBN 049807644X Traces the development of the electric locomotive from the late 19th century and then shows the various attempst that were made to use electricity where steam had failed. good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 12.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS000289I   details     inquire
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Bradley, Van Allen THE BOOK COLLECTOR'S HANDBOOK OF VALUES: AN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF RARE BOOKSFOR COLLECTORS, DEALERS AND LIBRARIANS
G. P. Putnam's Sons New York (1972) 3rd ptg 569pp HC ISBN 0399109056 Predecessor to Ahern's guide,still useful for bibliographic info, price trends, etc. very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 6.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS000299I   details     inquire
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Beebe, Lucius THE OVERLAND LIMITED
Howell-North Books Berkeley, CA 1963 1st ed 157pp 225 B&W illustrations HC very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 15.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS000300I   details     inquire
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Lanier, Sidney FLORIDA: ITS SCENERY, CLIMATE AND HISTORY ... A COMPLETE HAND-BOOK ANDGUIDE
J.B. Lippincott & Co. Philadelphia 1876 336pp ill. BAL 11247 - 1st edition. g, worn green cloth
Price: USD 180.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS000316I   details     inquire
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Christ-Janer, Albert BOARDMAN ROBINSON
University of Chicago Press Chicago 1946 131pp 126 B&W plates HC Biography, chronology, catalogue of works. good w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 25.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS000367I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Art and Art History)
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LETTERS FROM PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY TO ELIZABETH HITCHENER
Bertram Dobell London 1908 351pp HC Lacks front free endpaper. "With an Introduction and Notes." good+, cloth (lifting from boards as usual) (hardcover)
Price: USD 30.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS000369I   details     inquire
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Smith, Nora Archibald KATE DOUGLAS WIGGIN: AS HER SISTER KNEW HER
Houghton Mifflin Co. Boston 1925 383pp B&W illustrations HC good+, green cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket)
Price: USD 7.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS000372I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Biographies (Literary, Business and General))
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Robotti, Frances Diane WHALING AND OLD SALEM (A CHRONICLE OF THE SEA)
Fountainhead Publishers New York (1962) 1st ptg 292pp B&W illustrations HC good, black cloth spine (hardcover) (no dustjacket)
Price: USD 4.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS000377I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Nautical and Maritime History)
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Lavender, David CALIFORNIA: LAND OF NEW BEGINNINGS - REGIONS OF AMERICA
Harper & Row New York (1972) 1st ed 464pp B&W illustrations HC ISBN 0060125241 'A Regions of America Book' fine w/very good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 10.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS000383I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Americana)
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Young, John A CRITICISM ON THE ELEGY WRITTEN IN A COUNTRY CHURCH-YARD
John Ballantine and Co. Edinburgh 1810 148pp HC "Being a continuation of Dr. Johnson's Criticism onthe Poems of Gray" good+, 3/4 leather, marbled boards & endpapers (hardcover)
Price: USD 125.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS000394I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Literature)
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Wimsatt, William Kurtz THE PORTRAITS OF ALEXANDER POPE
Yale University Press New Haven, CT 1965 391pp B&W and color illustrations HC "The two aims of thisvast work are to present for the first time a catalogue raisonne of the Pope portraits and to tell the story of his life as a valued friend, constant associate, and willing subject of the artists of his day." good+ w/lightly edgeworn dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 65.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS000397I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Art and Art History)
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Margolin, Victor AMERICAN POSTER RENAISSANCE: THE GREAT AGE OF POSTER DESIGN, 1890-1900
Castle Books New York first pub 1975 224pp 175 B&W ill, 48 color plates HC ISBN 0890095736 very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 10.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS000400I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Art and Art History)
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Forrester, Larry SKYMEN: HEROES OF 50 YEARS OF FLYING
St. Martin's Press New York 1961 256pp B&W illustrations HC ISBN 0312727828 very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 7.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS000417I   details     inquire
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Fawcett, Clara Hallard DOLLS - A NEW GUIDE FOR COLLECTORS
Charles T. Branford Co. Boston (1964) 282pp B&W illustrations HC Covers the fundamentals of doll collecting and the history of dolls from Antiquity to the Present. It will teach you how to collect, what to collect, and what to pay. very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 14.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS000438I   details     inquire
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Emmerich, Andre ART BEFORE COLUMBUS
Simon and Schuster New York 1963 1st ptg 256pp photos by Lee Boltin HC "The Art of Ancient Mexico -From the Archaic Villages of the Second Millennium B.C. to the Splendor of the Aztecs." good+ w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 7.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS000445I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Art and Art History)
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Gardner, Paul V. (introduction by Paul N. Perrot) THE GLASS OF FREDERICK CARDER
Crown Publishers, Inc. New York (1979) 4th ptg 373pp 100s of B&W ill. 32pp color 7/99 sold 220 "Thelife work of the famed Steuben technician and designer, including all his achievements in the world of glassmaking." Over 7,000 illustrations in color and B&W. First published in 1971. very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 235.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS000457I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Glass History)
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Moore, N. Hudson OLD GLASS: EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN
Tudor Publishing New York 1935 reprint 394pp 265 B&W ill. HC Originally published in 1924. very good w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 5.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS000459I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Glass History)
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Revi, Albert C. NINETEENTH CENTURY GLASS: ITS GENESIS AND DEVELOPMENT - REVISED EDITION
Galahad Books New York orig pub 1959 299pp B&W illustrations HC good (hardcover) (no dustjacket) light wear lower corners
Price: USD 10.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS000463I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Glass History)
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McKearin, Helen and George TWO HUNDRED YEARS OF AMERICAN BLOWN GLASS - Limited Signed Edition
Crown Publishers, Inc. New York (1950) 1st ed 382pp 105 B&W plates, 10pp color HC First published in 1950. Traces the development of blown glassmaking from colonial days. Definitive. Franklin 4388. Offered is copy 407 of 500 copies signed by the authors. very good+ green cloth, teg (hardcover) in very good slipcase
Price: USD 85.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS000465I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Glass History)
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Smith, Jack H. POSTCARD COMPANION: THE COLLECTOR'S REFERENCE
Wallace-Homestead Radnor, PA (1989) 1st ptg 374pp B&W and color illustrations HC ISBN 0870695193 Excellent source book on all aspects of postcard collecting, and highly recommended as a must in the postcard collector's library. NOTE - slight bump to corner. very good, brown cloth (hardcover) (no dj as published)
Price: USD 25.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS000473I   details     inquire
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Toulouse, Julian Harrison BOTTLE MAKERS AND THEIR MARKS
Thomas Nelson, Inc. New York (1971) 1st ptg 624pp over 1200 marks ill. in B&W HC ISBN 0840743181 First published in 1971. Alphabetical listing of company histories and their marks. A highly desireable and scarce book. very good+ w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 150.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS000485I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Glass History)
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Chaffers, William (revised by Frederick Lichfield) COLLECTORS' HANDBOOK OF MARKS & MONOGRAMS ON POTTERY & PORCELAIN
William Reeves London (1972) 367pp B&W illustrations HC Reprint of the fourth edition of 1968. verygood w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 7.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS000513I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Pottery Books)
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Grandjean, Serge EMPIRE FURNITURE 1800 TO 1825
Faber and Faber London (1966) 120pp of text 96 B&W plates, color frontis HC Author was conservateurof the Louvre. Uncommon title. very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 100.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS000522I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Furniture)
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Brazer, Esther Stevens EARLY AMERICAN DECORATION - A COMPREHENSIVE TREATISE
Pond-Ekberg Company Springfield, MA (1947) 265pp 200 ill, 34 color plates HC First published in 1940. "A Complete Treatise Revealing the technique involved in the art of early American decoration of furniture, walls, tinware, etc. An invaluable reference book and a complete course of instruction for the student of early design and restoration." very good, red cloth (hardcover) no dustjacket
Price: USD 12.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS000526I   details     inquire
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Lockwood, Luke Vincent COLONIAL FURNITURE IN AMERICA
Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1901 352pp over 300 B&W ill. HC good, maroon cloth, teg (hardcover) rubbing to spine
Price: USD 40.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS000530I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Furniture)
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Elville, E.M. PAPERWEIGHTS AND OTHER GLASS CURIOSITIES
Spring Books London (1967) 115pp B&W illustrations HC First published in 1954. very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 3.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS000534I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Glass History)
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Kolter, Jane B. (editor) EARLY AMERICAN SILVER AND ITS MAKERS
Mayflower Books New York (1979) 1st ed 160pp B&W illustrations HC ISBN 0831725362 Anthology of thefinest writing and research published over the past 55 years in The Magazine Antiques. 39 articles in four sections: Form and Ornament in Early Silver; New England Silver and Its Makers; New York State, The Mingling of Traditions; and, Some Silversmiths in the Quaker City. very good w/good+ dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 14.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS000537I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Silver Collecting Books)
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Revi, Albert Christian NINETEENTH CENTURY GLASS: ITS GENESIS AND DEVELOPMENT
Thomas Nelson & Sons New York (1964) 3rd ptg 270pp B&W illustrations HC Third printing, December, 1964. good w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover) (some light edgewear)
Price: USD 10.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS000539I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Glass History)
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Eberlein, Harold Donaldson; and McClure, Abbot THE PRACTICAL BOOK OF AMERICAN ANTIQUES - (EXCLUSIVE OF FURNITURE)REVISED AND WITH A NEW SUPPLEMENT
J. B. Lippincott Company Philadelphia 1928 390pp B&W illustrations HC Originally published in 1916 as 'The Practical Book of Early American Arts and Crafts', this revised edition is a complete account of Colonial craftsmanship in iron, gold, pewter, glass, copper, silver, lace, etc. EXCEPTIONALLY NICE CLEAN, BRIGHT and TIGHT COPY. very good+, decorated tan cloth, teg (hardcover)
Price: USD 25.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS000541I   details     inquire
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Moore, N. Hudson THE OLD CHINA BOOK
Tudor Publishing Co. New York 1936 reprint 300pp 150 B&W illustrations HC Originally published in 1903, the book includes Staffordshire, Wedgwood, Lustre and other English pottery and porcelain. good (hardcover) (no dustjacket)
Price: USD 5.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS000543I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Pottery Books)
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DeVoe, Shirley Spaulding THE TINSMITHS OF CONNECTICUT
Wesleyan University Press Middletown, CT (1968) 1st ed 200pp over 140 B&W ill. HC very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), inscribed by the author
Price: USD 35.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS000547I   details     inquire
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Hunter, Frederick William STIEGEL GLASS
Houghton Mifflin Company Boston, MA 1914 272pp 159 B&W ill, 12 color ill. HC Vivid picture of a Colonial private enterprise. Franklin 4350. good+, tan cloth (hardcover)
Price: USD 225.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS000548I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Glass History)
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McGinniss, Joe GOING TO EXTREMES
Alfred A. Knopf New York 1980 285pp HC ISBN 0394511727 Author shows us the Alasks he experienced -preposterous, glorious, grasping, and about ten sizes bigger than life. good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover) bce
Price: USD 2.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS000559I   details     inquire
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Savage, George SEVENTEENTH AND EIGHTEENTH FRENCH PORCELAIN
Barrie & Rockliff London (1960) 243pp 4 col., B&W ill., marks HC First comprehensive work in this field since 1906. very good+, blue cloth (hardcover) no dustjacket
Price: USD 15.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS000563I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Porcelain Books)
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Tait, Hugh PORCELAIN
Paul Hamlyn London (1962) 44pp 55 plates follow text HC In 1709 first true European porcelain was produced at Meissen. Author gives account of early rivalry between factories as techniques improved. good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 5.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS000564I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Porcelain Books)
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St. George, Eleanor THE DOLLS OF YESTERDAY
Bonanza Books New York orig pub 1948 204pp B&W illustrations HC "Dolls and Doll Collecting in Europe and America During the Past 200 Years." Over 450 dolls are illustrated. good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 4.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS000579I   details     inquire
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Williamson, Scott Graham THE AMERICAN CRAFTSMAN: THE CRAFTS IN AMERICA FROM EARLY COLONIAL DAYSTO THE PRESENT
Bramhall House New York orig pub 1940 239pp 343 B&W illustrations HC Includes: furniture, pottery, glass, bookmaking, silversmiths, and more. good+ w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 10.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS000581I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Pottery Books)
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Pleasants, J. Hall and Sill, Howard MARYLAND SILVERSMITHS 1715-1830
Lord Baltimore Press Baltimore, MD 1930 324pp B&W illustrations HC "With Illustrations of Their Silver and Their Marks and with a Facsimile of the Design Book of William Faris." The first edition published in Baltimore in 1930 in a single edition of 300 copies. good+, bright black cloth spine, paper covered boards, teg
Price: USD 375.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS000582I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Silver Collecting Books)
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Early, Alice K. ENGLISH DOLLS: EFFIGIES & PUPPETS
B. T. Batsford, Ltd. London (1955) 226pp B&W illustrations HC Contents include: The Doll's Ancestors; Effigy and Image Magic; Effigies in Westminster Abbey; Portrait Dolls; Queen Victoria;s Dolls; The Wooden Doll; The Wax Doll; The China Doll; Fashion Dolls; Many Inventions; Pedlars and Fortune-Tellers: The Nativity Crib; Puppets and Marionettes; Punch; References to Doll-Makers and Toymen in old London Directories; and, The Montanari Family. good, red cloth (hardcover) no dustjacket, light edgewear
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Comstock, Helen (editor) THE CONCISE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF AMERICAN ANTIQUES
Hawthorn Books New York n.d. 848pp 352 B&W plates HC ISBN 0801516803 Most authoritative survey ever covering 62 areas of American antiques. very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
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Honey, W. B. -- Honey, William B. DRESDEN CHINA: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF MEISSEN PORCELAIN
David Rosenfeld Troy, New York 1946 223pp 61 plates ill. 175 pieces HC The authoritative work on the great 18th century Meissen Manufactory, its art, artists and productions. Franklin 3839. good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 27.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS000596I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Porcelain Books)
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Rust, Gordon A. COLLECTOR'S GUIDE TO ANTIQUE PORCELAIN
Viking Press New York (1973) 144pp B&W and color illustrations HC ISBN 0670229172 good+ w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover)
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(See also our catalogue Porcelain Books)
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Klamkin, Marian THE COLLECTOR'S BOOK OF BOXES
Dodd, Mead & Co. New York (1970) 145pp 182 B&W photos HC Types, care, repair, decorating uses, bibliography. One of this bookseller's favorite books, as the boxes shown have fascinated me for years. very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
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Hughes, G. Bernard ENGLISH, SCOTTISH & IRISH TABLE GLASS FROM THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY TO 1820
Bramhall House New York orig pub 1956 408pp B&W illustrations HC very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
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(See also our catalogue Glass History)
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Holt, Rosa Belle RUGS, ORIENTAL AND OCCIDENTAL, ANTIQUE & MODERN
A. C. McClurg & Co. Chicago 1908 202pp B&W and color illustrations HC Originally published in 1901.very good, decorated brown cloth, teg (hardcover)
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Butler, Joseph T. AMERICAN ANTIQUES: 1800-1900: A COLLECTOR'S HISTORY AND GUIDE
Odyssey Press New York (1965) 1st ed 203pp B&W illustrations HC Covers: Late Federal, Empire, Victorian Revival Styles, Art Nouveau, Progressive Trends, and 19th-Century Antiques in Modern Settings. Good bibliography. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR on the front free endpaper to the noted antiques authority and writer Alice Winchester (dated 12-IV-65). Laid in is an article from ANTQIUES AND THE ARTS WEEKLY (The BEE) with a front page article on the author dated December 11, 1987, with Alice Winchester's address label. A unique association copy. very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover) inscribed SEE NOTE
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Christensen, Erwin O. EARLY AMERICAN WOODCARVING
The World Publishing Co. Cleveland, OH (1952) 1st ed 149pp B&W and color illustrations HC "An authoritative and fascinating account of a primitive American art." A nice clean copy except for the few underlined pages. good w/good dustjacket, about 9 pages with pencil underlining
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(See also our catalogue Art and Art History)
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Rosenfeld, David PORCELAIN FIGURES OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY IN EUROPE
The Studio Publications New York (1949) 131pp B&W and color plates HC Franklin 3895. very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover)
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(See also our catalogue Porcelain Books)
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Fisher, Stanley W. THE DECORATION OF ENGLISH PORCELAIN
Derek Verschoyle London (1954) 213pp 137 B&W plates HC A description of the painting and printing on English porcelain of the period 1750 to 1850. good w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover)
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(See also our catalogue Porcelain Books)
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Wenham, Edward OLD SILVER FOR MODERN SETTINGS
G. Bell and Sons, Ltd London 1950 199pp B&W figures and plates HC Origins and purpose of hallmarks,traditions in silver objects in Tudor and Stuart times and uses today. Chapters on Scottish and Irish silver. good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover)
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(See also our catalogue Silver Collecting Books)
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Banister, Judith ENGLISH SILVER
Paul Hamlyn London (1969) 157pp 71 plates in color HC Good pictorial overview. very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
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(See also our catalogue Silver Collecting Books)
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Burgess, Fred W. SILVER: PEWTER: SHEFFIELD PLATE
Tudor Publishing Co. New York 1947 304pp 85 B&W illustrations HC good, green cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket)
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(See also our catalogue Silver Collecting Books)
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Came, Richard SILVER
Octopus Books London (1972) 96pp 124 B&W and color ill. HC ISBN 0706400399 First published in 1961. very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
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(See also our catalogue Silver Collecting Books)
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Flynt, Henry N., and Fales, Martha Gandy THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION COLLECTION OF SILVER
The Heritage Foundation Old Deerfield, MA 1968 391pp over 100 B&W photos HC "With Biographical Sketches of New England Silversmiths, 1625-1825." Over 800 reproductions of the marks used by early New England silversmiths, and over 1,400 biographical sketches. very good, red cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket)
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(See also our catalogue Silver Collecting Books)
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Hackenbroch, Yvonne ENGLISH AND OTHER SILVER IN THE IRWIN UNTERMYER COLLECTION - REVISEDEDITION
Metropolitain Museum of Art New York (1969) 115pp of text over 200 B&W plates HC First published in1963. very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
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(See also our catalogue Silver Collecting Books)
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Ensko, Stephen G. C. AMERICAN SILVERSMITHS AND THEIR MARKS - THE DEFINITIVE (1948) EDITION
Dover Publications, Inc. New York (1983) 287pp B&W illustrations PB ISBN 0486244288 good, wraps (softcover)
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(See also our catalogue Silver Collecting Books)
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Cripps, Wilfred Joseph OLD ENGLISH PLATE: ECCLESIASTICAL, DECORATIVE, AND DOMESTIC: ITSMAKERS AND MARKS
Spring Books London (1967) 540pp B&W illustrations HC First published in 1878. Franklin 5091. very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
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(See also our catalogue Silver Collecting Books)
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Hood, Graham AMERICAN SILVER: A HISTORY OF STYLE, 1650-1900
Praeger Publishers New York (1971) 256pp 286 B&W illustrations HC In this authoritative survey, Graham Hood, Director of Collections at Colonial Williamsburg, traces the history of style in American silver, from the lovely, simple seventeenth-century cups and beakers and the marvelously ornamental Baroque and Rococo pieces to the handsome, varied products of the nineteenth century. good+ w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover)
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(See also our catalogue Silver Collecting Books)
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Rose, Augustus F. & Cirino, Antonio JEWELRY MAKING AND DESIGN - Fourth Revised Edition
Dover Publications, Inc. New York (1967) 306pp over 325 B&W illustrations PB Reprint of the 1949 edition, first published in 1946. "Shop approach to a craft rich with occupational possibilities." "An illustrated textbook for Teachers, Students of Design and Craft Workers." good+, wraps (softcover)
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Wilkinson-Latham, R.J. COLLECTING MILITARIA: SURVEY OF MILITARIA FROM THE BEGINNING OF MODERNARMIES UNTIL THE DEMISE OF FULL DRESS IN 1914
John Gifford London 1975 192pp B&W and color illustrations HC ISBN 0717104831 Covers uniforms, head-dress, accoutrements, colours and drums, curios, etc. very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
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Westin, Helen INTRODUCING THE SONG SHEET: A COLLECTOR'S GUIDE TO SONG SHEET WITHCURRENT VALUES
Thomas Nelson, Inc. New York (1976) 160pp color illustrations HC ISBN 0840743254 A nostalgic recreation of the turn of the century times (1900) known as the Tin Pan Alley Era, and the song sheets that brought the music to life. very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
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(See also our catalogue Music History and Appreciation)
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Savage, George EIGHTEENTH CENTURY ENGLISH PORCELAIN - (18th CENTURY ENGLISH PORCELAIN)
Spring Books London (1964) 435pp over 250 B&W ill. HC First published in 1952. good, blue cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket) light fade to spine
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(See also our catalogue Porcelain Books)
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Ward, Barbara McLean & Ward, Gerald W. R. (editors) SILVER IN AMERICAN LIFE: SELECTIONS FROM THE MABEL BRADY GARVAN ANDOTHER COLLECTIONS AT YALE UNIVERSITY
David R. Godine, Publisher Boston, MA (1979) 193pp 196 B&W and color ill. HC ISBN 0879232889 This book seeks an understanding of the special and close relationship between silver and American life, examining silver in all its multifaceted nature and in as broad a humanistic context as possible. very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover)
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Barber, Edwin Atlee ANGLO-AMERICAN POTTERY: OLD ENGLISH CHINA WITH AMERICAN VIEWS - AMANUAL FOR COLLECTORS
The Clay-Worker Indianapolis 1899 1st ed 161pp, index 93