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The Silversmiths of Little Rest by: Miller, William Davis
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The Silversmiths of Little Rest
by: Miller, William Davis

Hardcover. Concord, MA, Joslin Hall Publishing, Reprint, 1992, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 50 pages. Reprint from original 1928. B/w photographs and illustrations throughout. Gilt title on spine and front board. Very clean inside and out! A comprehensive study of the Silversmiths of Little Rest (Kingston), RI, who practiced from the latter half of the 18th century into the first half of the 19th.

Record # 30138

Price: $70.00
Price: $70.00 

Thirty Years of Mattel Fashion Dolls - Identification & Value Guide 1967-1997 by: Augustyniak, J. Michael
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Thirty Years of Mattel Fashion Dolls - Identification & Value Guide 1967-1997
by: Augustyniak, J. Michael

Paperback. Paducah, KY, Collector Books, 1st wraps, 1998, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 391 pages of color photos. Clean, very good.

Record # 64329

Price: $18.00
Price: $18.00 

French Cabinetmakers of the Eighteenth Century by: Verlet, Pierre
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French Cabinetmakers of the Eighteenth Century
by: Verlet, Pierre

NY/Paris, Hachette/French & European Publications, 1st US, 1965, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 530 photos. 40 in color. 341 pages. This is the English translation of Verlets' 1963 masterpiece "Les Ebenistes du XVIIIe Siecle Francais". Written by the Chief Curator of decorative arts at the Louvre, this classic text discusses each of the known French cabinet-makers active during the 18th century. This involves over 30 individuals, who were influential in determining the styles of the Regency, through Louis XV & XVI. Sections on each figure or firm with numerous examples of their furniture. Excellent 12 page appendice on maker marks, with thumbnail sketches of individuals and firms, business locations, etc.

Record # 67093

Price: $70.00
Price: $70.00 

Ford Model A, As Henry Built It: Color, Upholstery and Production Facts Book by: DeAngelis, George, Edward P. Francis, Leslie R. Henry
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Ford Model A, As Henry Built It: Color, Upholstery and Production Facts Book by: DeAngelis, George, Edward P. Francis, Leslie R. HenryFord Model A, As Henry Built It: Color, Upholstery and Production Facts Book by: DeAngelis, George, Edward P. Francis, Leslie R. Henry

Ford Model A, As Henry Built It: Color, Upholstery and Production Facts Book
by: DeAngelis, George, Edward P. Francis, Leslie R. Henry

Hardcover. Major Cities Publishing Company, 2nd Edition, 1975, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 234 pages. Haardcover. Ford Model "A" 50th Anniversary Commemorative Printing. B/w illustrations throughout. Orange decorated cover boards. Dust jacket has some agewear (chipping, tanning, light foxing). Pages unmarked. Binding very good. Spine straight.

Record # 99222

Price: $40.00
Price: $40.00 

The Collector's Encyclopedia of Niloak - A Reference and Value Guide by: Gifford, David Edwin
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The Collector's Encyclopedia of Niloak - A Reference and Value Guide
by: Gifford, David Edwin

Kentucky, Collector Books, 1st, 1993, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, glazed boards illustrated in color. 252 pages. Black & white and color photographs.

Record # 204077

Price: $12.00
Price: $12.00 

Collector's Encyclopedia of American Dinnerware, The by: Cunningham, Jo
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Collector's Encyclopedia of American Dinnerware, The
by: Cunningham, Jo

Hardcover. Paducah, KY, Collector Books, reprint, 1995, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 334 pages. Black & white and color photographs.

Record # 204180

Price: $15.00
Price: $15.00 

First Nights and First Editions (SIGNED COPY) by: Smith, Harry B.
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First Nights and First Editions (SIGNED COPY)
by: Smith, Harry B.

Hardcover. Boston, Little Brown, 1st, 1931, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, SPECIAL SIGNED EDITION. Hardcover, 323 pages. Black & white photography. Cover has light edgewear. One of 260 signed and numbered copies bound in publisher's original black half cloth and tan cloth, spine lettered in gilt. Top edges gilt. Frontispiece illustration of Harry B. Smith, and 25 additional photographic illustrations throughout.

Record # 206855

Price: $40.00
Price: $40.00 

Buriki: Japanese Tin Toys from the Golden Age of the American Automobile: The Yoku Tanaka Collection (Japan Society Series) by: Earle, Joe
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Buriki: Japanese Tin Toys from the Golden Age of the American Automobile: The Yoku Tanaka Collection (Japan Society Series)
by: Earle, Joe

Softcover. New York , Japan Society, 1st, 2009, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 96 pages, illustrated throughout in color. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to wrappers.

Record # 350027

Price: $25.00
Price: $25.00 

Religious Study of the Mount Haguro Sect of Shugendo, A: An Example of Japanese Mountain Religion by: Earhart, H. Byron
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Religious Study of the Mount Haguro Sect of Shugendo, A: An Example of Japanese Mountain Religion
by: Earhart, H. Byron

Hardcover. Tokyo, Sophia University, 1st, 1970, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 210 pages, b&w illustrations. Beige cloth spine with patterned boards and a bright dust jacket with a glassine wrapper.

Record # 351184

Price: $200.00
Price: $200.00 

European Clocks in the J. Paul Getty Museum by: Wilson, Gillian
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European Clocks in the J. Paul Getty Museum
by: Wilson, Gillian

Hardcover. Los Angeles, J. Paul Getty Museum, 1st, 1996, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 211 pages, hardcover, 186 illustrations, 23 in color. A well illustrated detailed study of the 21 European clocks (19 French, 2 German) in the Getty Museum with detailed biographies of their makers.

Record # 351951

Price: $100.00
Price: $100.00 

Bradbury An Illustrated Life : A Journey to Far Metaphor by: Weist, Jerry
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Bradbury An Illustrated Life : A Journey to Far Metaphor
by: Weist, Jerry

Hardcover. New York, William Morrow, 1st, 2002, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 11.5' x 10'', 195 pages. A beautifully produced illustrated biography with high quality color reprints of artwork from Bradbury's novels, comics letters and papers as well as movie stills and posters, with examples from many eras and cultures.

Record # 353216

Price: $40.00
Price: $40.00 

Firearms in Colonial America : The Impact on History and Technology, 1492 - 1792 by: Brown, M. L.
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Firearms in Colonial America : The Impact on History and Technology, 1492 - 1792
by: Brown, M. L.

Hardcover. Washington DC, Smithsonian, 1st, 1980, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 450 pages, b&w illustrations, diagrams throughout.Dust jacket with minor edgewear.

Record # 356732

Price: $50.00
Price: $50.00 

American Antique Toys 1830-1900 by: Barenholtz, Bernard, Inez McClintock and Bill Holland
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American Antique Toys 1830-1900
by: Barenholtz, Bernard, Inez McClintock and Bill Holland

Hardcover. New York, Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1st, 1980, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 282 pages, plus index. Text by Bernard Barenholtz and Inez McClintock, photographs by Bill Holland. Light blue cloth covers with gilt titles to spine, illustrated laminate dust jacket, 285 illustrations including 100 plates in full-color. Light rubbing to dust jacket, clean boards, pages crisp and unmarked; a very clean, tight copy in great condition.

Record # 361450

Price: $70.00
Price: $70.00 

Las Vegas Postcard featuring Johnny Carson by: N/A
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Las Vegas Postcard featuring Johnny Carson by: N/ALas Vegas Postcard featuring Johnny Carson by: N/A

Las Vegas Postcard featuring Johnny Carson
by: N/A

Softcover. Las Vegas NV, Sahara Hotel, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Color PR photo of a young Johnny Carson, probably mid-60s. Clean, no writing on address side. 4 3/4 x 7".

Record # 363595

Price: $12.00
Price: $12.00 

Great Movie Memorabilia Auction II, The by: n/a
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Great Movie Memorabilia Auction II, The
by: n/a

Softcover. Los Angeles, CA, Wizard Promotions, 1st, 1980, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 136 pages. Softcover with black and white photos. Minor wear to paper wrappers.

Record # 368472

Price: $25.00
Price: $25.00 

Sotheby's Auction Catalog - Enid Blyton - October 29, 1997 - Sale #LN7643 by: Sotheby's (Enid Blyton)
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Sotheby's Auction Catalog - Enid Blyton - October 29, 1997 - Sale #LN7643
by: Sotheby's (Enid Blyton)

Softcover. New York, Sotheby's, 1st, 1995, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 75 pages. Softcover with paper warppers. Like new. Color photographs throughout.

Record # 368998

Price: $25.00
Price: $25.00 

Know Your .45 Auto Pistols Models 1911 & A1 by: Hoffschmidt, E.J.
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Know Your .45 Auto Pistols Models 1911 & A1
by: Hoffschmidt, E.J.

Softcover. Chino Valley AZ, Blacksmith Corp., revised ed., 1974, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 64 pages, illustrated in b&w. Clean copy.

Record # 371172

Price: $18.00
Price: $18.00 

Fine Chinese Jade Carvings from the Tianhe Shanfang Collection, 30 May 2005, Sale Number 2189 by: Christie's
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Fine Chinese Jade Carvings from the Tianhe Shanfang Collection, 30 May 2005, Sale Number 2189
by: Christie's

Softcover. Hong Kong, Christie's Hong Kong,, 2005, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover. 88 pages, 55 lots. Comprehensive catalogue accompanying the Christie's Hong Kong special auction of the Tianhe Shanfang collection, held May 30, 2005. All items illustrated with color photography, accompanied by detailed descriptions and historic information, with value estimates in HK and US dollars. Clean, like new.

Record # 373659

Price: $30.00
Price: $30.00 

Japanese Art and Design, Tuesday 12 and Wednesday 13 July 2005, Sale Number 7050 by: Christie's
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Japanese Art and Design, Tuesday 12 and Wednesday 13 July 2005, Sale Number 7050
by: Christie's

Softcover. London, Christie's , 2005, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 246 pages illustrated in color.

Record # 373661

Price: $25.00
Price: $25.00 

Gunsmiths and Gunmakers of Vermont: A Partial Checklist from the Early Years Through 1900 by: Horn, Warren R.
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Gunsmiths and Gunmakers of Vermont: A Partial Checklist from the Early Years Through 1900
by: Horn, Warren R.

Softcover. Burlington VT, The Horn Company, 2nd pr., 1980, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 75 pages, cream wrappers with black lettering, gun stock on cover. First published in 1975, this second edition has a glued binding that's not destined to last. All there and in good condition. Scarce reference.

Record # 374049

Price: $20.00
Price: $20.00 

Vermont Clock and Watchmakers Silversmiths and Jewelers; 1778 - 1878 (SIGNED COPY) by: Carlisle, Lilian Baker
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Vermont Clock and Watchmakers Silversmiths and Jewelers; 1778 - 1878 (SIGNED COPY) by: Carlisle, Lilian BakerVermont Clock and Watchmakers Silversmiths and Jewelers; 1778 - 1878 (SIGNED COPY) by: Carlisle, Lilian Baker

Vermont Clock and Watchmakers Silversmiths and Jewelers; 1778 - 1878 (SIGNED COPY)
by: Carlisle, Lilian Baker

Hardcover. Burlington VT, self-published, 1st, 1970, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Fair, Hardcover, 9" x 11 1/4", red cloth with silver gilt titling and decorative detail to front board and spine, 313 pages, map illustrated endpapers, Dust jacket very worn with minor paper loss. SIGNED BY CARLISLE on title page, also with a promotional sheet laid in with the author's comments on sales, addressed to publisher of Garden Wat Publications. Biographical sketches of 983 Vermont craftsmen. Limited to 1000 copies.

Record # 374952

Price: $80.00
Price: $80.00 

The Furniture of John Shearer, 1790-1820: 'A True North Britain' in the Southern Backcountry' by: Elizabeth A. Davison
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The Furniture of John Shearer, 1790-1820: 'A True North Britain' in the Southern Backcountry'
by: Elizabeth A. Davison

Hardcover. Lanham MD, AltaMira Press, 1st, 2011, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 217 pages with color photos throughout. This book is a full-color catalogue raisonne and interprets the distinctive furniture made by John Shearer, one of the most accomplished and intriguing furniture makers during the post-Revolutionary period. Shearer emigrated from Scotland in the late 18th century and retained loyalist sympathies throughout his life, evidenced by the imagery and inscriptions sympathetic to various British causes-such as the suppression of the Irish rebellion in 1798 and the British victory in the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805-that he worked into his furniture. Davison provides insight into the furniture's appeal to Anglo-American patrons, not secret loyalists, but men still culturally tied to Great Britain. Shearer's pieces are scattered among various collections, and many of them have been identified only in the last 25 years. This catalog is the only work in which all of Shearer's known pieces of furniture are presented in a single volume.

Record # 377866

Price: $80.00
Price: $80.00 

The Official Guide to Railroad Dining Car China by: McIntyre, Douglas W.
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The Official Guide to Railroad Dining Car China
by: McIntyre, Douglas W.

Hardcover. Lockport NY , self-published, 1st, 1990, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 204 pages. Illustrated in color and b&w. Scrupulously detailed guide to over 600 North American railroad china patterns. Each pattern is clearly illustrated with a close-up photo of the logo, border and backmarks. Illustrated throughout with black and white photos plus almost 40 pages of color photos showing 300 of the patterns. The Guide also covers railroad station restaurant and eating house ware, electric street railway and streetcar china, and select patterns from railroad connected ferry boat services. With pricing information for each pattern, rarity scale, information on manufacturers and how to decode their marks, and advice for the beginner on how and what to collect. Still in publisher's shrink wrap.

Record # 378067

Price: $70.00
Price: $70.00 

A Collection of Useful, Interesting, and Remarkable Events: Original and Selected, From Ancient and Modern Authorities by: Deming, Leonard
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A Collection of Useful, Interesting, and Remarkable Events: Original and Selected, From Ancient and Modern Authorities
by: Deming, Leonard

Hardcover. Middlebury VT, self-published, 1st, 1825, Book: Fair, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, leatherbound, 321 pages. Leather label on spine present but coming loose. J.W. Copeland, printer. A rare early Vermont imprint. Brown calf covers worn, binding fragile but holding. Pictures available on request. Deming (1787-1853), born in Connecticut became a Vermont political figure and Middlebury resident, living at 38 Washington Street until his death in 1853.

Record # 380295

Price: $100.00
Price: $100.00 

Crap: A History of Cheap Stuff in America by: Woloson, Wendy A.
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Crap: A History of Cheap Stuff in America
by: Woloson, Wendy A.

Hardcover. Chicago, University of Chicago Press, 1st, 2020, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. In Crap: A History of Cheap Stuff in America, Wendy A. Woloson takes seriously the history of objects that are often cynically-made and easy to dismiss: things not made to last; things we don't really need; things we often don't even really want. Woloson does not mock these ordinary, everyday possessions but seeks to understand them as a way to understand aspects of ourselves, socially, culturally, and economically: Why do we--as individuals and as a culture--possess these things? Where do they come from? Why do we want them? And what is the true cost of owning them? Woloson tells the history of crap from the late eighteenth century up through today, exploring its many categories: gadgets, knickknacks, novelty goods, mass-produced collectibles, giftware, variety store merchandise. As Woloson shows, not all crap is crappy in the same way--bric-a-brac is crappy in a different way from, say, advertising giveaways, which are differently crappy from commemorative plates. Taking on the full brilliant and depressing array of crappy material goods, the book explores the overlooked corners of the American market and mindset, revealing the complexity of our relationship with commodity culture over time.

Record # 381218

Price: $18.00
Price: $18.00 

Time in Gold: Wristwatches by: Viola, Gerald; Brunner, Gisbert L.
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Time in Gold: Wristwatches
by: Viola, Gerald; Brunner, Gisbert L.

Hardcover. Atglen PA, Schiffer Publishing, 1st, 1988, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 9 1/2" x 12, 250 pages. A handsome volume with over 450 illustrations of the world's finest wristwatches produced by the top 17 watch houses. Includes Blancpain, Breguet, Cartier, Audemars Piguet, Baume & Mercier, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Rolex, Patek Philippe, Vacheron Constantin, Chopard, Girard-Perregaux, IWC, Corum, Ebel, Piaget, Ulysse Nardin. Like new, clean.

Record # 381408

Price: $60.00
Price: $60.00 

Wizard of Oz Collector's Treasury by: Scarfone, Jay/ Stillman, William
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Wizard of Oz Collector's Treasury
by: Scarfone, Jay/ Stillman, William

Hardcover. Atglen PA, Schiffer Publishing , 1st, 1992, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, in a bright dust jacket, 256 pages illustrated in color. Value Guide (for 1992) laid in. All the excitement and enchantment of over ninety years' worth of wonderful Wizard of Oz memorabilia awaits you on every page of this deluxe, full-color tribute to the collectibles and merchandise inspired by America's foremost fairy tale and everyone's favorite film! Oz experts Jay Scarfone and William Stillman have--for the first time ever!--compiled an astounding assemblage of over one thousand "Ozzy" artifacts documented and categorized for convenient reference in sixteen different sections. Autographs, books, buttons, dolls, games, puzzles, figurines, drinking glasses, postcards, novelties, publicity and promotion, posters and lobby cards, records, sheet music--it's all here AND SO MUCH MORE! You'll be amazed at the wealth of offerings to be found along that Yellow Brick Road of "Oz and ends." Supplemented by a timely value guide, this comprehensive volume is an absolute must for collectors of movie memorabilia, dolls, toys, Judy Garland, or anyone devoted to magical mementos of Ozmania! Like new, clean.

Record # 381409

Price: $70.00
Price: $70.00 

Boudoir Art: The Celebration of Life by: Clifford P. Catania
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Boudoir Art: The Celebration of Life
by: Clifford P. Catania

Hardcover. Atglen PA, Schiffer Publishing, 1st, 1997, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 133 pages plus bibliography and appendix. A thoroughly researched reference by an impassioned aficionado to a type of artwork that became popular around 1900 and lasted until roughly 1940. About 1,000 etchings and lithographs were created in France by some 100 engravers (Louis Icart was the pioneer); the pictures depict sensual, dreamy women lounging seductively in lingerie or various stages of undress a kind of softer-than-soft porn. Abundantly illustrated. 9.25x12.25". Like new, clean.

Record # 381411

Price: $40.00
Price: $40.00 

Walschaerts' Valve Gear for Model Locomotives by: Greenly, Henry L./Evans, Martin
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Walschaerts' Valve Gear for Model Locomotives
by: Greenly, Henry L./Evans, Martin

Softcover. Watford UK, Argus Books, reprint, 1980, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 64 pages. Revised by ERnerst Steel and Martin Evans with new drawings in this edition.

Record # 381437

Price: $12.00
Price: $12.00 

Peterson's Magazine 1870 by: N/A
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Peterson's Magazine 1870 by: N/APeterson's Magazine 1870 by: N/A

Peterson's Magazine 1870
by: N/A

Hardcover. Philadephia, Charles J. Peterson, 1870, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 3/4 leather with black cloth covers, raised bands on spine, gilt lettering. January thru December 1870, all hand-colored plates and fold-outs present, dozens of steel and wood engravings. Edge and corner wear, chipping to black leather, front hinge cracked but volume is solid, binding sound. Previous owner's leather label, ruled and lettered in gilt, on front cover.

Record # 381560

Price: $150.00
Price: $150.00 

Coalport and Coalbrookdale Porcelains by: Godden, Geoffrey A.
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Coalport and Coalbrookdale Porcelains
by: Godden, Geoffrey A.

Hardcover. NY, Praeger Publishers, 1st, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. 156 pages with 10 color and 232 b&w plates. The chapters are: general history before 1850 with factory marks; excavations on the Caughley site: other early Coalport porcelain; Messrs Antice, Horton & Rose's Coalport porcelain; 1815-1850 & the factory pattern-books; porcelain from 1850: Coalport artists; early Coalport porcelain mentioned in 19th century catalogues; the 1841 & 1861 census returns. Clean, bright copy.

Record # 381620

Price: $30.00
Price: $30.00 

Lace by: Virginia Churchill Bath
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Lace
by: Virginia Churchill Bath

Hardcover. Chicago, Henry Regnery, 1st, 1974, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a lightly worn dust jacket. A comprehensive guide to lacemaking, patterns and techniques, as well as a profusely illustrated history of this exquisite, enduring craft. Whether you want to make lace, learn to appreciate it as a connoisseur, or only contemplate its loveliest examples in the splendid photos, you will find it in this book. The author has included design notes, beautifully drawn diagrams, and clear, complete instructions for lacemaking in four categories: network, needle laces, bobbin laces, and mixed laces. These instructions will enable you to realize the ornate and flowery patterns of the past no less than the free-flowing forms of modern art. Clean copy.

Record # 381626

Price: $25.00
Price: $25.00 

Pearls and Pearling by: Herbert H. Vertrees
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Pearls and Pearling by: Herbert H. VertreesPearls and Pearling by: Herbert H. Vertrees

Pearls and Pearling
by: Herbert H. Vertrees

Hardcover. Columbus OH, A.R. Harding, 1st, 1913, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, putty-colored cloth with dark green stamping. 203+(5) pages, illustrated with photos, sketches and maps. A history of pearling plus instructions for hunting fresh water pearls. Includes pearling history, geographical distribution of pearls, methods of collecting and much more. 56 photographs. Clean copy. NOTE: Page 15/16 was torn, then mended with clear tape. There's some minimal text loss, otherwise no marking.

Record # 381841

Price: $80.00
Price: $80.00 

Illustrated Books and Original Art 2002 by: Lame Duck Books/James S. Jaffe Rare Books/Locus Solus Rare Books
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Illustrated Books and Original Art 2002
by: Lame Duck Books/James S. Jaffe Rare Books/Locus Solus Rare Books

Softcover. Bosto/NY/Philadelphis, Lame Duck Books, 1st, 2002, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 136 pages, illustrated in color. Beautiful catalog with many color illustrations. Wonderful reference for books you'll probably never run across at your local library sale. Clean, bright copy.

Record # 382101

Price: $25.00
Price: $25.00 

Bibliography and pseudo-Bibliography by: Newton, A. Edward
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Bibliography and pseudo-Bibliography
by: Newton, A. Edward

Hardcover. Phiadelphia, University Of Pennsylvania Press, 1st, 1936, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a peach-colored dust jacket with mild fading to spine, 116 pages with a reproduction of a Morley inscription as frontispiece. The fifth in the series of Rosenbach Fellowship Lectures. Clean copy.

Record # 382102

Price: $12.00
Price: $12.00 
 

French Faience: Fantaisie Et Populaire of the 19th and 20th Centuries (SIGNED COPY) by: Millicent S. Mali
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French Faience: Fantaisie Et Populaire of the 19th and 20th Centuries (SIGNED COPY)
by: Millicent S. Mali

Softcover. United Printing , 1st, 1986, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, pictorial wraps, 120 pages, illustrated in color. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on title page. Contents include Histories of les Cinq Grands (Nevers, Rouen, Moustiers/Marseilles, Strasbourg); Decline of French Faience; Faience in the Age of Industrialization; Faience Fine: Montereau, Creil, Gien; Grand Feu: Quimper, Boulogne-sur-Mer, Desvres, Malicorne, Blois, Angouleme; Petit Feu: Faienceries of the East: Luneville and St. Clement, Sarreguemines; Index of Marks; Bibliography; Index. Clean copy.

Record # 382425

Price: $15.00
Price: $15.00 
 

The Elizabeth Parke Firestone Collection Part I and Part II (Two hardcover vols.) by: Christie's New York
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The Elizabeth Parke Firestone Collection Part I and Part II (Two hardcover vols.)
by: Christie's New York

Hardcover. NY, Christie's, 1982, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Two hardcover volumes, light blue cloth covers stamped in gilt, auction catalogs illustrated throughout in color. Part 1: Important French Porcelain, 161 pages, 468 items. Part 2: Important French Furniture, Works of Art, Old Master Paintings, Drawings and Chinese Porcelain and Jade. 292 pages, 456 items. Auction held March 21- 23, 1991. Clean bright copies. Scarce in hardcover format. Ms. Firestone was heir to the Firestone Tire and Rubber Co. fortune and considered one of the last great post-war collectors.

Record # 383244

Price: $70.00
Price: $70.00 

The Elizabeth Parke Firestone Collection of Important Gold Boxes and Objects of Vertu. November 18, 1982. Sale #5220 by: Christie's New York
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The Elizabeth Parke Firestone Collection of Important Gold Boxes and Objects of Vertu. November 18, 1982. Sale #5220
by: Christie's New York

Hardcover. NY, Christie's, 1982, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, blue boards with color label on front cover. This is the hardcover catalogue for the sale of the Elizabeth Parke Firestone collection held at Christie's in New York on Friday, November 19, 1982. 51 pages featuring 57 items, all with color photographs. Clean copy.

Record # 383247

Price: $35.00
Price: $35.00 

The Elizabeth Parke Firestone Collection of Important Gold Boxes and Objects of Vertu. November 18, 1982. Sale #5220 (SIGNED COPY) by: Christie's New York
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The Elizabeth Parke Firestone Collection of Important Gold Boxes and Objects of Vertu. November 18, 1982. Sale #5220 (SIGNED COPY)
by: Christie's New York

Hardcover. NY, Christie's, 1982, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, blue boards with color label on front cover. INSCRIBED BY ELIZABETH PARKE FIRESTONE on the inside cover. Ms. Firestone was heir to the Firestone Tire and Rubber Co. fortune and considered one of the last great post-war collectors. This is the hardcover catalogue for the sale of her collection held at Christie's in New York on Friday, November 19, 1982. 51 pages featuring 57 items, all with color photographs. Clean copy.

Record # 383269

Price: $50.00
Price: $50.00 

The American Historical Buttons by: Johnson, David F.

The American Historical Buttons
by: Johnson, David F.

Hardcover. New Market NJ, self-published, 1st, 1942, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, light gray cloth, gilt title on spine, 197 pages illustrated with b&w photos of buttons. Clean copy.

Record # 383897

Price: $60.00
Price: $60.00 

1911 Henry Disston & Sons (Tool Catalog) by: Henry Disston

1911 Henry Disston & Sons (Tool Catalog)
by: Henry Disston

Softcover. Philadelphia, Henry Disston & Sons, 1st, 1911, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Flexible leather covers very worn and chipped, 206 pages, Interior is clean and firm with one loose page, and page 60 looks like a photo of a hammer was cut out, otherwise clean, bright pages. Loaded with b&w photos and illustrations of vintage tools from 1911. This is the original printing.

Record # 384113

Price: $40.00
Price: $40.00 

Printed books and manuscripts including Americana and recently discovered manuscripts by Ernest Hemingway.[Christie's, auction catalogue, sale date: 19 May 2000 ]. by:
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Printed books and manuscripts including Americana and recently discovered manuscripts by Ernest Hemingway.[Christie's, auction catalogue, sale date: 19 May 2000 ].
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Softcover. NY, Christie's, 1st, 2000, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover. Laminated illustrated wrappers, 315 pages, color illustrations, 302 lots. The sale comprised - Americana: lots 1-158; General Printed Books and Manuscripts: lots 159-302. The Hemingway lots are 286-302, with a short introduction by Michael Reynolds. Clean, bright copy.

Record # 384406

Price: $25.00

Price: $25.00 
 

The Greatest Book in the World and Other Papers by: Newton, A. Edward
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The Greatest Book in the World and Other Papers
by: Newton, A. Edward

Hardcover. Boston, Little, Brown and Co, 1st, 1925, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, quarter cloth, paper-covered boards, paper spine label, top edge gilt. 451 pages. First trade edition, second issue with "The Autograph of Cruikshank" in the list of illustrations placed on page 334. Includes a color frontispiece and 78 other illustrations. Clean copy.

Record # 384711

Price: $18.00
Price: $18.00 

J. W. Fiske, 1893: Copper Weathervanes, Bannerets, Lightning Rods, Stable Fixtures; Illustrated Catalog and Historical Introduction (The American Historical Catalog Collection) by:
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J. W. Fiske, 1893: Copper Weathervanes, Bannerets, Lightning Rods, Stable Fixtures; Illustrated Catalog and Historical Introduction (The American Historical Catalog Collection)
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Softcover. Princeton NJ, Pyne Press, 1st reprint, 1971, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover. A complete reprint of the Illustrated Catalogue and Price List of Copper Weathervanes manufactured by J.W. Fiske, New York. Probably the best reprint ever done of an old weathervane catalog. This catalog features well over 200 black and white illustrations of weathervanes, finials, lightning rods, and stable fittings with the original introduction to the catalog as well as an informative history of the company in back. Also included is a list of collections, and a great bibliography. Fiske was one of the premier weathervane makers of their time and this book accurately portrays many of their designs with original size and pricing information. Clean copy.

Record # 384937

Price: $25.00
Price: $25.00 

China Collecting in America by: Alice Morse Earle
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China Collecting in America
by: Alice Morse Earle

Hardcover. NY, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1st, 1892, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover. Light blue cloth-covered boards illustrated w/floral porcelain design. Gilt lettering on spine. Classic resource on collecting China and English Porcelains including histories of porcelains, early arts in America, designs, and manufacture. The author tells about her china-collecting experiences and tells the history of the pieces she has chosen to illustrate. She also describes how china was made at various American sites. B&w illustrations, previous owner's bookplate otherwise clean.

Record # 385041

Price: $18.00
Price: $18.00 

The Art Of The Old English Potter by: L.M. Solon
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The Art Of The Old English Potter
by: L.M. Solon

Hardcover. NY, D. Appleton & Co, 1st, 1886, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, red-brown boards with gilt lettering and illustration; 269 pages.; richly illustrated by the author. Corners and edges of covers show wear, interior clean and bright.

Record # 385043

Price: $25.00
Price: $25.00 

Bed Ruggs / 1722-1833 by: Wadsworth Atheneum
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Bed Ruggs / 1722-1833
by: Wadsworth Atheneum

Softcover. Hartford CT, Wadsworth Atheneum, 1st, 1972, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover. White wraps with color illustration and black lettering; 80 pages, illustrated throughout in b&w and color. Exhibition curator J. Herbert Callister. 49 works in the exhibition.

Record # 385080

Price: $18.00
Price: $18.00 

Inquisition: A Bilingual Guide to the Exhibition of Torture Instruments from the Middle Ages to the Industrial Era Presented in Various European Cities by: Held, Rober
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Inquisition: A Bilingual Guide to the Exhibition of Torture Instruments from the Middle Ages to the Industrial Era Presented in Various European Cities
by: Held, Rober

Softcover. Florence, Italy, Qua D'Arno, 1st, 1987, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 156 pages, bilingual texts in English and Spanish, b&w plates and text throughout. Illustrates and describes numerous torture devices including breast rippers, the ever popular rack and iron maiden, heretics fork and many more. Clean copy.

Record # 385350

Price: $15.00
Price: $15.00 

The Oriental Rug by: Coen, Luciano; Duncan, Louise
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The Oriental Rug
by: Coen, Luciano; Duncan, Louise

Hardcover. NY, Harper & Row, 1st, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 192 pages. Includes index and bibliography. Illustrated with 102 plates in full color, many color plates within the text and many diagrams and photographs in black & white. A remainder mark rubberstamped in the shape of a "star" to the bottom edge, otherwise bright and clean.

Record # 385526

Price: $20.00
Price: $20.00 

Complicated Watches by: Emanuel Seibel; Orville R. Hagans
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Complicated Watches
by: Emanuel Seibel; Orville R. Hagans

Softcover. Denver CO, Roberts Publishing Co., reprint, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, orange wrappers, 136 pages, profusely illustrated with 152 instructional drawings in black & white. The first of a series of papers on the repair of the complex mechanisms of complicated watches, providing an in-depth analysis of mainly chronograph movements. Written by the Dean and President of the American Academy of Horology. Clean, bright copy.

Record # 385604

Price: $18.00
Price: $18.00 


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