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Haack, Hermann ORIENTAL RUGS: AN ILLUSTRATED GUIDE
Charles T. Branford Company Newton, MA (1960) 76pp, map 36 B&W, 8 color plates HC vey good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 7.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS000814I   details     inquire
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Ebert, Katherine COLLECTING AMERICAN PEWTER: 1700-1860
Weathervane Books New York (1973) 163pp B&W illustrations HC ISBN 051717958X Introduction to making of pewter up to time when its making shifted from individual craftsmen to mass production. very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 7.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS000815I   details     inquire
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Montgomery, Charles F. A HISTORY OF AMERICAN PEWTER
Praeger Publishers New York (1973) 1st ed 246pp B&W illustrations HC A Winterthur Book, part of theAmerican decorative arts series. very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover) owner inscription
Price: USD 12.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS000816I   details     inquire
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Christensen, Erwin O. THE INDEX OF AMERICAN DESIGN
Macmillan Co. New York 1950 1st ed 229pp 375 B&W and color ill. HC The crafts and popular folk artsof the US. good w/lightly worn dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 7.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS000825I   details     inquire
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Hunter, George Leland THE PRACTICAL BOOK OF TAPESTRIES
J. B. Lippincott Philadelphia 1925 1st ed 302pp 220 B&W and 8 color ill HC good+, pictorial tan cloth, teg (hardcover)
Price: USD 30.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS000827I   details     inquire
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Holt, Rosa Belle RUGS, ORIENTAL AND OCCIDENTAL, ANTIQUE & MODERN - Revised andEnglarged Edition
Garden City Publishing Co. New York 1937 208pp B&W and color illustrations HC Originally published in 1901. very good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 14.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS000836I   details     inquire
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Kerfoot, J. B. AMERICAN PEWTER
Crown Publishers New York (1942) 2nd ptg 236pp 500 B&W illustrations HC Detailed history. Kerfoot'scollection of pewter was regarded as the foremost collection assembled to the time. good w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 5.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS000838I   details     inquire
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Williams, Carl M. SILVERSMITHS OF NEW JERSEY 1700-1825; WITH SOME NOTICE OF CLOCKMAKERSWHO WERE ALSO SILVERSMITHS
George S. MacManus Co. Philadelphia 1949 164pp B&W illustrations HC good, blue cloth w/light wear and fading (hardcover)
Price: USD 75.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS000860I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Silver Collecting Books)
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Yates, Raymond F. ANTIQUE FAKES AND THEIR DETECTION: HOW TO DETECT FORGERIES INFURNITURE, GLASS, CHINA, SILVER, AND VARIOUS OTHER ITEMS
Harper and Brothers New York (1950) 1st ed 229pp 15 B&W photos, line drawings HC very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 10.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS000863I   details     inquire
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Wills, Geoffrey & Joy, Edward T. THE COLLECTORS' BOOK OF ENGLISH ANTIQUES
A. S. Barnes & Co. New York orig pub 1964 104pp & 96pp B&W and color illustrations HC ISBN 0498014312 Originally published in two volumes as: THE BOOK OF ENGLISH FURNITURE, and THE BOOK OF ENGLISH CHINA. good w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 5.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS000876I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Furniture)
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Ensko, Stephen G. C. AMERICAN SILVERSMITHS AND THEIR MARKS II
pub by author New York City 1937 82pp B&W illustrations HC good, blue cloth (hardcover)
Price: USD 14.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS000883I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Silver Collecting Books)
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Hodges, Felice PERIOD PASTIMES: A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO FOUR CENTURIES OF DECORATIVE CRAFTS
Weidenfeld and Nicolson New York (1989) 1st ed 189pp color illustrations HC ISBN 1555843956 History of domestic handicrafts inc: painting, paper pursuites, needlework, fancy work and a project for each. very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 6.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS000886I   details     inquire
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Lavine, Sigmund A. HANDMADE IN ENGLAND: THE TRADITION OF BRITISH CRAFTSMEN
Dodd, Mead & Co. New York (1968) 148pp B&W photographs HC Chapters include: furniture, pottery, porcelain, silver, and bibliography. good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 6.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS000888I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Pottery Books)
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Watson, Richard SUPPLEMENT TO BITTERS BOTTLES
Thomas Nelson & Sons Camden, NJ (1968) 160pp sepia tone illustrations HC Bitters bottles are today the elite of collectible bottles. Following the publication of his book BITTERS BOTTLES, Richard Watson was deluged with a wealth of new material, now presented in this supplement. very good+ w/very good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 20.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS000900I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Glass History)
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Honey, W.B. GERMAN PORCELAIN
Faber and Faber London (1951) 2nd ptg 56pp 96 plates follow text HC First published in 1947. good, yellow cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket)
Price: USD 10.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS000906I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Porcelain Books)
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Peterson, Arthur G. SALT AND SALT SHAKERS - Hobbies for Young and Old
Washington College Press Washington, DC (1960) 148pp B&W ill, color frontis HC History of salt, shaker business, patents, mechanical devices, uranium glass, condiments and their containers. very good, blue cloth (hardcover)
Price: USD 10.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS000910I   details     inquire
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Schlosser, Ignaz THE BOOK OF RUGS: ORIENTAL AND EUROPEAN
Bonanza Books New York orig pub 1963 318pp 193 B&W, 16 color ill. HC Authoritative guide to history, techniques of manufacture, and designs. very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 5.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS000914I   details     inquire
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Bainbridge, Henry Charles PETER CARL FABERGE: GOLDSMITH AND JEWELLER TO THE RUSSIAN IMPERIAL COURT
Spring Books London orig pub 1949 167pp over 130 B&W and color ill. HC "His Life and Work." very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 5.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS000929I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Silver Collecting Books)
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Compiled by the Connoisseur - Ramsey, L. G. G. (editor) THE CONCISE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ANTIQUES: Volume One and Volume Two - soldas a two volume set
Hawthorn Books, Inc. New York 1955 B&W illustrations HC Volume One, 288pp; Volume Two, 279pp. good+w/lightly chipped dustjackets (hardcover)
Price: USD 20.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS000935I   details     inquire
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Lockwood, Luke Vincent COLONIAL FURNITURE IN AMERICA
Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1913 2 vol set 867 B&W illustrations HC Folio, two volume set: Volume I, 334pp; Volume II, 307pp. First published in 1901, and then in 1902. This new and enlarged two volume edition was published in 1913. In 1926 the 3rd edition was published with supplementary chapters and over 1000 illustrations. That edition was reissued in a single volume in 1951 and 1957. good, decorated red cloth w/light wear and fade to spine, teg
Price: USD 95.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS000938I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Furniture)
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Kelley, Austin P. THE ANATOMY OF ANTIQUES: A COLLECTOR'S GUIDE
Viking Press New York (1974) 189pp B&W illustrations HC ISBN 0670122408 Within seven major categories (Antiquities; Works of Art; Objects of Vertu; Silver, Sheffield Plate and Pewter; Furniture; Ceramics and Glass; and Tapestries, Textiles, and Rugs), examples are examined "anatomized" and a careful examination made of the component parts. Thus one can learn of a pieces origin, merits, aesthetic and functional merits. Extremely useful. good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 10.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS000942I   details     inquire
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Blacker, J. F. ABC OF COLLECTING OLD CONTINENTAL POTTERY
George W. Jacobs & Co. Philadelphia c1913 315pp B&W illustrations HC Includes marks. Franklin 3787.good, tan cloth (hardcover) old hinge repairs, clean and tight
Price: USD 25.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS000947I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Pottery Books)
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Hall, Eliza Calvert A BOOK OF HAND-WOVEN COVERLETS
Charles E. Tuttle Co, Pub. Rutland, VT (1966) 1st ptg 411pp B&W and color frontis HC First published in 1912. Franklin 7446. good+ w/good dustjacket (hardcover) one small chip on dustjacket
Price: USD 60.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS000948I   details     inquire
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Ensko, Stephen G. C. & Wenham, Edward ENGLISH SILVER 1675-1825
Robert Ensko, Inc. New York 1937 109pp B&W illustrations HC Covers all types of pieces, ten pages of assay marks. Franklin 5109. good, maroon cloth (no dustjacket) - small bump front board
Price: USD 7.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS000949I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Silver Collecting Books)
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D'Imperio, Dan THE COUNTRY ANTIQUES COMPANION
Dodd, Mead & Co. New York (1977) 1st ptg 241pp B&W photographs HC ISBN 0396073778 An alphabethic listing covering from A to Z items made or used in rural communities from the 17th to the 19th centuries. Very informative. very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 5.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS000956I   details     inquire
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Beck, Doreen COLLECTING COUNTRY & WESTERN AMERICANA
Hamlyn London (1975) 128pp 106 B&W, 32 color ill. HC ISBN 0600370437 Western Americana is a genuine expression of the artistic spirit of the American people. very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 5.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS000957I   details     inquire
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Reade, Brian REGENCY ANTIQUES
Boston Book and Art Shop Boston (1953) 270pp B&W illustrations HC Covers: designs, furniture, porcelain, textitles, silver, sheffield plate, etc. good, green cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket)
Price: USD 14.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS000960I   details     inquire
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Oglesby, Catharine FRENCH PROVINCIAL DECORATIVE ART
Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1951 1st ed 214pp 301 B&W figures HC Covers all aspects of the decorative arts. very good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 7.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS000963I   details     inquire
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Hertz, Louis H. ANTIQUE COLLECTING FOR MEN
Hawthorne Books New York 1969 1st ptg 416pp B&W illustrations HC Guide to antiques of interest to men, including: tools, metalwork, sports, amusement devices, weapons, etc. very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 6.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS000970I   details     inquire
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Jacobsen, Charles W. ORIENTAL RUGS: A COMPLETE GUIDE
Charles E. Tuttle Co. Rutland, VT (1971) 11th ptg 479pp 194 B&W and color ill. HC ISBN 0804804516 First published in 1962. The classic reference work on the subject. very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover) in good slipcase
Price: USD 15.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS000982I   details     inquire
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Lord, Priscilla A. and Foley, Daniel J. THE FOLK ARTS AND CRAFTS OF NEW ENGLAND
Chilton Books Philadelphia, PA (1965) 1st ed 282pp over 500 B&W and color ill. HC Covers all aspects of folk-art, extensive bibliography. Franklin 6761. very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 7.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS000983I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Art and Art History)
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Wehle, Harry B. AMERICAN MINIATURES: 1730-1850
Doubleday, Page & Company New York 1927 1st ed 127pp 169 ill. with 19 in color HC First published in 1927. 173 selected portraits with descriptive accounts. Biographical dictionary of the artists by Theodore Bolton. fine, black cloth spine, teg (hardcover) in original worn box
Price: USD 50.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS000987I   details     inquire
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Black, Mary and Lipman, Jean AMERICAN FOLK PAINTING
Bramhall House New York (1966) 244pp 146 B&W ill, 86 color plates HC "This is the most comprehensive book ever published about the charming and enduringly interesting art of the self-taught American painter who worked in the small towns and countryside." good, brown cloth spine (hardcover) no dustjacket
Price: USD 7.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS001008I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Art and Art History)
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Beard, Geoffrey W. (foreword by E. Barrington Haynes) NINETEENTH CENTURY CAMEO GLASS
Ceramic Book Company Monmouthshire, Eng. 1956 1st ed 149pp 4 color plates, 94 B&W figs. HC First edition limited to 750 copies. very good, orange cloth, teg (hardcover)
Price: USD 85.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS001015I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Glass History)
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Pennell, Elizabeth Robins FRENCH CATHEDRALS: MONASTERIES AND ABBEYS AND SACRED SITES OF FRANCE
The Century Co. New York 1910 424pp B&W illustrations HC good+, bright blue cloth, teg (hardcover)
Price: USD 25.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS001030I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Architecture)
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Kupferberg, Herbert THOSE FABULOUS PHILADELPHIANS: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF A GREAT ORCHESTRA
Charles Scribner's Sons New York (1969) 257pp B&W illustrations HC good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 6.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS001050I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Music History and Appreciation)
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Hopkins, Thomas Smith COLONIAL FURNITURE OF WEST NEW JERSEY
orig pub 1936 113pp B&W illustrations HC Limited reprint of the 1936 edition published by This Historical Society of Haddonfield, New Jersey, which was also limited to 300 copies. An important cornerstone work to New Jersey furniture. fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 45.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS001055I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Furniture)
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Coleman, R. V. THE FIRST FRONTIER: THE STORY OF HOW THE AMERICAN NATION BEGAN
Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1948 1st ed 458pp 83 B&W ill, 27 maps HC good+ w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 20.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS001069I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Americana)
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Gard, Wayne THE GREAT BUFFALO HUNT: ITS HISTORY AND DRAMA, AND ITS ROLE IN THEOPENING OF THE WEST
Alfred A. Knopf New York 1960 336pp ill by Nick Eggenhofer HC very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 4.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS001071I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Western Americana)
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Mayes, Colonel Robert KNIFE ALBUM - Fourth Edition
published by the author Tennessee 1975 (3rd ptg) 554pp B&W illustrations HC First published in 1970, this is the Fourth edition. Knives of over 20 manufacturers illustrated from original catalog pages, and priced. A "must" for the knive collector. very good, red cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket as published)
Price: USD 45.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS001092I   details     inquire
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Winn, Dilys MURDER INK: THE MYSTERY READER'S COMPANION
Workman Publishing New York (1977) 522pp B&W illustrations HC ISBN 0517347857 very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 5.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS001112I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Mysteries - Mystery Books)
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Lewis, G. Griffin THE PRACTICAL BOOK OF ORIENTAL RUGS
J. B. Lippincott Co. Philadelphia 1920 (5th ed) 375pp 194 ill (32 in color) HC First published in 1911, this copy is the "Tenth Impression" of the "New, Fifth Edition." Franklin 7607. good+ w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 15.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS001134I   details     inquire
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Rolnick, Harry THE COMPLETE BOOK OF COFFEE
Melitta Coffee New Jersey (1982) 204pp color illustrations HC Coffee's origins and inspiration. Sections include: Romance of Coffee, the Making of Coffee, some recipes, interesting appendices. Published by a noted coffee manufacturer. very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 6.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS001154I   details     inquire
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McCracken, Harold FREDERIC REMINGTON ARTIST OF THE OLD WEST
J. B. Lippincott Co. Philadelphia (1947) 1st ed 157pp B&W ill., and color plates HC With a Bibliographical Check List of Remington Pictures and Books. very good+, black cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket)
Price: USD 15.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS001159I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Art and Art History)
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Donnelly, Joseph P. (translated by and intro) WILDERNESS KINGDOM - INDIAN LIFE IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS 1840-1847: THEJOURNAL & PAINTING OF FATHER NICOLAS POINT
Holt, Rinehart and Winston New York (1967) 2nd ptg 274pp B&W and color illustrations HC "Indian Life in the Rocky Mountains, 1840-1847." good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 17.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS001160I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Western Americana)
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Hilton-Simpson, M. W. LAND AND PEOPLES OF THE KASAI
A. C. McClurg & Co. Chicago 1912 356pp B&W and color illustrations HC "Being a Narrative of a Two Years' Journey Among the Cannibals of the Equatorial Forest and Other Savage Tribes of the South-Western Congo." A beautiful - like new copy - BUT sadly LACKS MAP. very good+, decorated green cloth, teg (hardcover) LACKS MAP
Price: USD 45.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS001206I   details     inquire
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Savage, George CERAMIQUE ANGLAISE
Office du Livre Fribourg, Suisse (1961) 437pp 184 ill w/56 color plates HC "Poteries - Faiences - Faiences fines - Gres - Porcelaines." French edition of an important title. very good w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 30.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS001217I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Pottery Books)
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Roske, Ralph J. & Van Doren, Charles LINCOLN'S COMMANDO: THE BIOGRAPHY OF COMMANDER W. B. CUSHING, USN
Harper & Brothers New York (1957) 1st ed 310pp B&W illustrations HC This is the biography of William Barker Cushing, USN, drawn from his letters and contemporary records. Cushing's most celebrated exploit, achieved when he was twenty-one, was the sinking of the ALBEMARLE, the Confederacy's formidable ironclad, which had the Union fleet at its mercy. good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 7.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS001277I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Civil War)
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Konkle, Burton A. JOSEPH HOPKINSON 1770-1842 - JURIST: SCHOLAR: INSPIRER OF THE ARTS
University Of Penn. Press Philadelphia 1931 361pp B&W illustrations HC Son of the illustrious Francis Hopkinson, Joseph was a lawyer, statesman, author of "Hail Columbia", editor of the first American edition of Shakespeare, and founder of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. very good, maroon cloth (hardcover) dustjacket panels laid in
Price: USD 25.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS001289I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Biographies (Literary, Business and General))
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Linderman, Frank B. HOW IT CAME ABOUT STORIES
Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1921 1st ed 221pp ill. by Carle Michel Boog HC Imaginary stories written by an Indian (Co-Skee-See-Co-Cot), and "told in the hope of entertaining young Americans and interesting them in the strange habits of our wild animals and birds." Wonderful color illustrations. good, maroon cloth (hardcover) hinges a tad weak
Price: USD 70.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS001299I   details     inquire
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Winick, Charles & Kinsie, Paul M. THE LIVELY COMMERCE: PROSTITUTION IN THE UNITED STATES
Quadrangle Books Chicago 1971 3rd ptg 322pp HC ISBN 0812901614 very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 5.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS001307I   details     inquire
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Meteyard, Eliza WEDGWOOD TRIO: WEDGEWOOD AND HIS WORKS (1873), MEMORIALS OF WEDGWOOD(1874), CHOICE EXAMPLES OF WEDGWOOD ART (1879)
Buten Museum of Wedgwood Merion, PA 1967 280pp B&W illustrations HC Three books reprinted in their entirety. very good+, blue cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket as published)
Price: USD 45.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS001316I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Porcelain Books)
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Buten, Harry M. WEDGWOOD ABC - BUT NOT MIDDLE E
Buten Museum of Wedgwood Merion, PA (1964) 4th ed 112pp B&W illustrations PB Devoted much to datingof Wedgwood, comparative price chart, 10 major varieties with 83 minor varieties, brief history, Jasper story, imitators, and much more. very good+, wraps (softcover)
Price: USD 10.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS001317I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Porcelain Books)
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McFee, William NORTH OF SUEZ
Doubleday, Doran & Co., Inc. NY 1930 (1st) 309pp vg+ in g box, teg, signed limited copy 312 of 350
Price: USD 40.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS001358I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Fiction)
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Sandburg, Carl THE SANDBURG RANGE
Harcourt, Brace and Co. New York (1957) 1st ed 459pp B&W illustrations HC "The first representativeselection from his entire work." good+ w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 3.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS001359I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Fiction)
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Thackeray, William Makepeace THE ORPHAN OF PIMLICO AND OTHER SKETCHES, FRAGMENTS AND DRAWINGS
J.B. Lippincott and Co. Philadelphia 1876 (1st Amer) B&W illustrations HC With some notes by Anne Isabella Thackeray. Clean and tight copy with marbled boards and endpapers. good+, teg, 3/4 leather (hardcover) light edge wear
Price: USD 85.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS001367I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Literature)
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Anderson, Virginia B. MARITIME MYSTIC
Marine Historical Assn., Inc Mystic, CT 1962 88pp PB very good, wraps (softcover)
Price: USD 5.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS001370I   details     inquire
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GEORGE BLUNT WENDELL - CLIPPER SHIP MASTER
Marine Historical Assn., Inc Mystic, CT 1949 207pp ill. vg, wraps
Price: USD 25.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS001372I   details     inquire
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Sawtell, Clement Cleveland CAPTAIN NASH DECOST AND THE LIVERPOOL PACKETS
Marine Historical Assn., Inc Mystic, CT 1955 98pp B&W illustrations PB good+, wraps (softcover)
Price: USD 5.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS001375I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Nautical and Maritime History)
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Bishop, Robert & Coblentz, Patricia AMERICAN DECORATIVE ARTS: 360 YEARS OF CREATIVE DESIGN
Harry N. Abrams, Inc. New York (1982) 406pp 443 ill, inc. 160 color plts HC ISBN 0810906929 Entiregamut of American design, including: furniture, ceramics, glass, clocks, objects in precious metals, textiles, sculpture and paintings, architecture and interiors, and household items for everyday use. Contents in four parts: Colonial Period 1620-1776, Independence to Civil War, Maturing Nation 1860-1914, and America the Beautiful 1914-1980. Bibliography. very good+ w/very good dustjacket (hardcover)
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Drepperd, Carl W. PIONEER AMERICA: ITS FIRST THREE CENTURIES
Doubleday & Co., Inc. New York 1949 1st ed 311pp over 2,300 B&W ill. HC Covers the crafts, gadgets,inventions and discoveries of American pioneers from Jamestown to the Columbus Exposition of 1893. Fascinating chapters include: tools, how they cooked, philosophical and scientific antiques, amusements, toys, signs, tinware, quacks and cures, and much more. good+ w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover) in worn slipcase
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(See also our catalogue Americana)
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INTERTYPE FACES ARRANGED BY POINT SIZE - ONE-LINE SPECIMENS - BOOKNUMBER SIX
Intertype Corp. Brooklyn, NY 1955 225pp HC "One-Line Specimens." good, green cloth spine, stiff boards (hardcover)
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INTERTYPE FACES - ONE-LINE SPECIMENS ARRANGED ALPHABETICALLY BY POINT SIZE
Intertype Company Brooklyn, NY 1958 234pp HC good, red cloth spine, stiff boards (hardcover)
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McClinton, Katharine Morrison ANTIQUES OF AMERICAN CHILDHOOD
Clarkson N. Potter, Inc. New York (1970) 1st ed 351pp 380 B&W illustrations HC Chapters cover: costumes, books, furniture, dishes, needlework, games, etc. very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover)
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MacKenzie, Norman THE ESCAPE FROM ELBA: THE FALL & FLIGHT OF NAPOLEAN 1814-1815
Oxford University Press Oxford 1982 299pp HC ISBN 0192158635 very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover)
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(See also our catalogue Military)
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Weider, Ben & Hapgood, David THE MURDER OF NAPOLEON
Condon & Lattes, Inc. New York (1982) 266pp B&W illustrations HC ISBN 0312925484 "150 years later,modern forensic medicine discovers one of history's greatest crimes." very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover) BCE
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(See also our catalogue Military)
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Glover, Michael THE NAPOLEONIC WARS: AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY 1792-1815
Hippocrene Books New York (1979) 232pp B&W and color illustrations HC ISBN 088254473X good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
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(See also our catalogue Military)
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Carleton, Paul THE ERIE LACKAWANNA STORY
D. Carleton Rail Books River Vale, NJ (1974) 479pp B&W illustrations HC This book is meant to be anall time photographic remembrance of the E-L and its two predecessor companies. very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
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Marcus, Adrianne THE CHOCOLATE BIBLE
G. P. Putnam's Sons New York (1979) 279pp 87 B&W ill, 8 pages of color HC ISBN 0399120424 Contentsinclude: Confessions of a Chocolate Addict, a Brief History of Chocolate, Making of Chocolate, best chocolate shops in America, "The Great European Chocolate Chase", and "The Care and Feeding of your Chocolates." very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover)
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Clarke, Hermann Frederick (introduction by Hollis French) JOHN CONEY, SILVERSMITH 1655-1722
Houghton Mifflin Co. Boston 1932 1st ed 92pp 21 B&W plates HC Limited to 365 copies. very good, blue cloth, teg (hardcover)
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(See also our catalogue Silver Collecting Books)
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Riis, Jacob A. THEODORE ROOSEVELT THE CITIZEN - THEODORE ROOSEVELT THE MAN AND THECITIZEN
The Outlook Company New York 1904 471pp B&W illustrations HC very good, brown cloth, teg (hardcover) faint edgewear
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(See also our catalogue Biographies (Literary, Business and General))
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Bennett, Arnold (personal sketch by), Lanchester, H. V. (... THE ART OF E. A. RICKARDS
Technical Journals Ltd. London 1920 139pp B&W illustrations HC "A Collection of his Architectural Drawings, Paintings, and Sketches with a personal sketch by Arnold Bennett, an appreciation by H. V. Lanchester, and technical notes by Amor Fenn." good, brown cloth w/light edgewear (hardcover)
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(See also our catalogue Art and Art History)
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Camesasca, E. (editor), Matthew, Robert (foreword by) HISTORY OF THE HOUSE
G. P. Putnam's Sons New York (1971) 1st Amer 432pp 887 ill, plates, plans, etc. HC Devolopment and evolution of the house in all its manifestations from prehistoric times to the present. 170 plates in full color, 417 B&W illustrations, 300 drawings and architectural plans. very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
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(See also our catalogue Architecture)
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Corbett, Ruth DADDY DANCED THE CHARLESTON: A NOSTALGIC REMEMBRANCE OF OUR YESTERDAYS
A. S. Barnes and Co. Cranbury, NJ (1970) 324pp B&W illustrations HC ISBN 0498073939 good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
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(See also our catalogue Americana)
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Kahn, David HITLER'S SPIES: GERMAN MILITARY INTELLIGENCE IN WORLD WAR II
Macmillan Publishing Co. New York (1978) 2nd ptg 671pp B&W illustrations HC ISBN 0025606107 good+ w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
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(See also our catalogue Military)
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Abdill, George B. PACIFIC SLOPE RAILROADS
Superior Publishing Co. Seattle, WA (1959) 1st ed 183pp B&W illustrations HC "Steam on the Rails, Mexico to Canada, A Rare Collection of Photos from the Private Archives of Historic Western Railroads." Laid in is a Superior Publishing Company advertising brochure for this and other railroad titles. good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
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(See also our catalogue Railroad History)
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Stillinger, Elizabeth THE ANTIQUES GUIDE TO DECORATIVE ARTS IN AMERICA 1600-1875
E. P. Dutton & Co. New York 1972 1st ed 463pp 192 drawings, 434 photos HC ISBN 0525055851 Separated into periods covering: historical background, style development, furniture, silver ceramics, glass, pewter and other metals for each of the eight periods presented. good+ w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
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Kauffman, Henry J. AMERICAN COPPER & BRASS
Thomas Nelson & Sons Camden, NJ (1968) 1st ed 288pp B&W illustrations HC Covers products of the coppersmith and the brass founder. Includes documented lists of coppersmiths and brass founders. Bibliography. very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover)
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Chipman, Frank W. THE ROMANCE OF OLD SANDWICH GLASS WITH DICTIONARY OF OLD SANDWICH PATTERNS
Sandwich Publishing Co. Sandwich, MA 1932 1st ed 158pp B&W illustrations HC Early history, first piece made, earlier patterns, the men and women who wrought, the moulds, patterns and types, colored sandwich, notable collections, late sandwich, description of 158 authenticated patterns and types. very good, blue cloth (hardcover)
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(See also our catalogue Glass History)
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Ray, Marcia COLLECTIBLE CERAMICS: AN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF POTTERY AND PORCELAIN FOR THEAMERICAN COLLECTOR
Crown Publishers New York (1974) 256pp 500 pieces ill. in Col & B&W HC Concise alphabetic handbook of more than 350 kinds of ceramics from the 18th century to the present. very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover)
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(See also our catalogue Pottery Books)
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Armstrong, Tom (et al) 200 YEARS OF AMERICAN SCULPTURE
David R. Godine Publisher New York (1976) 336pp over 480 B&W ill, 68 color HC ISBN 0879231858 Published in conjunction with the Whitney Museum of American Art. Bicentennial exhibition organized by the Whitney Museum shown from March 16 to September 26, 1976 very good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover)
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(See also our catalogue Art and Art History)
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Thackeray, William Makepeace A COLLECTION OF LETTERS OF THACKERAY 1847-1855
Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1887 189pp B&W illustrations HC Large paper edition, Limited to 500 copies. good, green spine, vellum boards, teg, light foxing (hardcover)
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(See also our catalogue Fiction)
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Neustadt, Egon (foreword by Bruce E. Randall) THE LAMPS OF TIFFANY
Neustadt Museum of Tiffany New York (1970) 224pp color illustrations HC ISBN 0913158011 Contents include: the glass, lamp bases and fixtures, favrile shades, geometric shades, transition to flowers, flowered cones, glowered globes, irregular lower borders, irregular upper and lower borders. Quality illustrations representative of all of Tiffany's lamp designs. very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover)
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(See also our catalogue Glass History)
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Marti-Ibanez, Felix CENTAUR: ESSAYS ON THE HISTORY OF MEDICAL IDEAS
MD Publications, Inc. New York (1958) 716pp HC very good+ w/very good dustjacket (hardcover) reviewslip
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Ceram, C. W. THE FIRST AMERICAN: A STORY OF NORTH AMERICAN ARCHAEOLOGY
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich New York (1971) 1st ed 357pp B&W and color illustrations HC ISBN 0151312508 very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
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Saliga, Pauline A. (editor) THE SKY'S THE LIMIT: A CENTURY OF CHICAGO SKYSCRAPERS
Rizzoli International New York (1992) 304pp B&W and color illustrations HC ISBN 0847811794 First published in 1990. A generously illustrated survey of the Chicago skyscraper which traces the fascinating history of the great Chicago School of Architecture, which came into existence in the 1880s and influenced generations of architects worldwide. good+ w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 30.00