Hardcover. London/NY, Ingram/Hastings House, 1st, 1981, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 128 pages. Consists of eleven reproduced French doll and toy catalogues before WW I, with descriptions and prices of the era. Some color, mostly b&w. Clean copy. Mild musty smell.
Hardcover. Westport CT, Greenwood Press, 1st, 1988, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, red cloth stamped in black, 249 pages. This bibliography includes more than 1,100 entries from books, journals, newspaper articles, and dissertations concerning North American Indian basketry. More general cultural works with some information on basketry are also included, and the materials date from early ethnographic work in the late 19th and early 20th centuries to 1987. . . . The introduction offers a good overview of research in Native American basketry, and although the annotations vary greatly in thoroughness and length, they are generally useful. Bookplate on inside front cover. Otherwise a clean, bright copy.
Softcover. Plesant Plain OH, David Zimmerman, 1st, 1994, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 348 pages illustrated in b&w and color. A visual reference for all kinds of tins for coffee, peanut butter, cocoa, tea, and various other food products. Also tins for talcum powder, soap, typewriter ribbons, needles, pens, medicines, etc. Clean copy.
Hardcover. Plesant Plain OH, David Zimmerman, 1st, 1999, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, glossy pictorial boards, 268 pages illustrated in color. A visual reference for all kinds of tins for coffee, peanut butter, cocoa, tea, and various other food products. Also tins for spices, tobacco, cosmetics talcum powder, soap, typewriter ribbons, needles, pens, medicines, etc. Clean copy.
Softcover. Kenosha WI, privately printed, 1998, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 30 pages, almost 300 color photos of shells with a description underneath. Clean copy.
Hardcover. NY, Harper & Bros, 1868, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 864 pages, b&w engravings throughout. 3/4 black calf leather over pebble grain cloth covered boards. Rubbing to the leather. Subjects: Lookout Mountain & How We Won It, John Bull in Abyssinia, Among the Andes of Peru and Bolivia, Fashions in Guinea, Chinese Embassy to Foreign Powers, Explorations in Lower California, Shooting Stars and Meteors, Fish Culture In America, many other articles. Hinges cracked, library bookplate on inside front cover, otherwise a clean, tight copy.
Hardcover. NY, Abrams Books, 1st, 2023, Hardcover in pictorial boards, 544 pages illustrated in color. This is a must-have reference text for sneakerheads and Deadstock collectors; eye candy for sports fans, influencers, and all sneaker wearers; and an exploration of a rising phenomenon in fashion and streetwear for anyone interested in contemporary culture. The ultimate coffee table book for the sneakerhead in your life. This book features:The origin story behind the first pair of Air JordansBasketball legends LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, and Michael JordanGroundbreaking designers such as Virgil AblohInfluential figures like Will Smith, Spike Lee, and Travis ScottInformative anecdotes from Larry DeadstockOriginal advertisements from Nike, Adidas, Air Jordan, New Balance, Rebook, Vans, and more. DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY.
Hardcover. Rutland VT, Charles E. Tuttle Co., 1st, 1971, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, color frontis, many black & white photos. 252 pages + index. Previous owner's signature front fly leaf, dj with spine fading otherwise VG/VG. A publication of The Historical Society of Early American Decoration, Inc. Based on Esther Stevens Brazer's Photographic Collection.
Hardcover. Hanover NH, University Press of New England , 1st, 2009, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 458 pages. Through furniture, this exhibition catalogue will explore the cultural identity of a little-studied region of 18th and 19th century New England: southeastern Massachusetts, an area that stretches from just south of Boston to Providence, east to the tip of Cap Cod, and includes the islands of Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard. The era between 1710 and 1850 was marked by enormous changes in the landscape, population, and economy of this area, as well as in the activities of furniture craftsmen and the purchasing patterns of local residents. Three themes are paramount here: 1. Regionalism in the character of furniture made in the area and the forces that shaped that identity. 2. Fashion, changing tastes and the growing affluence of local residents over time. 3. Shop practices and the evolving craft practices of furniture makers through the recreation of two shops, the rural handcraft tradition of Samuel Wing of Sandwich in 1800 and the mechanized operation of a New Bedford or Fall River chair factory in 1850. The exhibition will include approximately 75 pieces of furniture from private and institutional collections, tools and equipment from the Samuel Wing cabinet shop (now owned by Sturbridge Village), and selected household furnishings depicting interiors in southeastern Massachusetts during the 18th and 19th centuries. Still in publisher's shrinkwrap. DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY.
Hardcover. Boston, Little Brown & Company, 1st, 2001, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket, 408 pages, b&w illustrations. Imperial Green Jade, also known as jadeite, is one of the rarest stones in the world. This volume combines original historical research, a travelogue, and investigative journalism to tell the secret history of jadeite. Clean copy.
Hardcover. NY, Sotheby's New York, 1st, 1998, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 579 lots, color photos throughout. Maroon cloth. Includes silver, miniatures, watches, prints and illustrations, maps, small statuary, a few paintings and marble busts, furniture, painted portraits, more furniture, clocks, chairs, Indian artifacts, more clocks, china, brassware, more furniture, a few paintings, samplers, embroidered items, carved ivory, more furniture, and some folk-art items. Lots of annotation on the more expensive items. Small dent to lower edge of front board, light shelf-wear to dust jacket, else a clean, tight copy. DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY.
Softcover. NY, Dover Publications, reprint, 1980, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 364 pages with 295 b&w plates. Originally published as a hardcover in 1939. In this, the definitive work on Duncan Phyfe, Nancy McClelland, noted authority on the history of American antiques, recounts with keen appreciation the story of his life and work. She identifies the English Regency style, tells how the style developed, shows how it influenced Phyfe, and then describes both the man himself and numerous examples of his furniture construction -- his tables, chairs, sofas, sideboards, beds, etc. Accompanying the text are many fine photographs of famous Regency homes and furniture, houses built during the Classical Revival in America, and scores of Phyfe's masterpieces. Succeeding chapters, also enriched with photographs of surviving pieces, describe work by Phyfe's competitors -- Lannuier, Michael Allison, John Gruez, John Seymour, Samuel McIntire, Nehemiah Adams, Henry Connelly, etc. -- and work by Phyfe known to have been bought by specific customers. Clean copy.
Softcover. NY, Thames & Hudson, reprint, 1995, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, pictorial wrappers, 160 pages in color. The fabrics of Indonesia have long held an allure. They have now won universal popularity, so much so that local names for techniques of dying and weaving - batik, ikat, tritik - have been adopted internationally as generic terms. The reverence accorded to textile art on the islands is reflected in every area of production; precision of weave and exquisite patterning are testimony to superlative craftsmanship. Lying at the heart of a vast network of trading routes, Indonesia has absorbed a wealth of foreign influences that have spawned an eclectic culture uniquely mirrored in its textile art. Over 200 color plates. Clean copy.
Hardcover. Paris, J. Schemit, 1st, 1924, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, red leather spine and corners. gilt lettering on spine, black cloth boards. Text is in French. 208 b&w plates containing 2300 documents. A stunning and comprehensive presentation of pre-industrial wrought iron items on display at Musee Le Secq des Tournelles, France (the museum is housed in in a 16th-century church). This is Volume 2 ONLY of a two-volume set. Architect ALBERT KAHN'S COPY with his ownership signature on the half title page in pencil. Light wear to top of spine and a small sticker at base of spine. Previous owner's bookplate on front fly leaf. Otherwise clean. DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY.
Hardcover. NY, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1st, 1928, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, green cloth, 263 pages. 320 b&w plates from drawings by the author. VOLUME 3 ONLY. This volume contains the B&W plates 211-320 Remnants of small sticker on bottom of spine, otherwise clean.
Hardcover. NY, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1st, 1928, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, green cloth, 205 pages. 320 b&w plates from drawings by the author. VOLUME 2 ONLY. This volume contains the B&W plates 116-210 Remnants of small sticker on bottom of spine, otherwise clean. Architect Albert Kahn's copy with his ownership signature in pencil on the front fly leaf. Otherwise clean copy.
Hardcover. London, Published at the Offices of "Country Life", 1st, 1924, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Three matching hardcover volumes. Elephant folios, 16 by 11''. Original green cloth, spines and front covers gilt lettered, top edge gilt. 51 colored plates and many other plates and illustrations in black and white. Vol. I (A-Ch): xl, 262 pages of text. 19 color plates. Vol. II (Ch-M): xii, 360 pages of text. 14 color plates. Vol. III (Mo-Z): [xii], 340 pages of text. 16 color plates. Small label on bottom of spines. Architect Albert Kahn's set with his ownership signature in Vol.1 in ink on the front blank page. DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY.
Softcover. privately printed, 1st, 1982, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 50 pages printed on one side only. Limited edition of 2000 copies, this being number 943. Signed by Cork. Semi-glossy paper, wonderful color photos of carousel horses. Clean, bright copy.
Hardcover. Moscow, Beresta, 1st, 1994, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 171 pages, 122 illustrations in color. From the Russian Decorative Metalwork series. Text is in Russian and English. Silver gray cloth covered boards with blind and silver stamping to the spine and covers, and paper dustjacket. Clean copy.
Hardcover. London, Thames and Hudson, 1st UK, 1985, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a lightly worn dust jacket. 189 pages, b&w illustrations. A study of the collecting mania in the 19th century & the transformation of art from an aesthetic experience to the acquisition of objects. Light shelf wear, clean copy.
Softcover. NY, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1st, 2001, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 330 pages illustrated in color. Islamic glassmakers were not only brilliant technicians and innovators in their own right, but they also preserved many of the methods of their Sasanian and Roman predecessors, passing them on centuries later to Venetian and other masters. Glass of the Sultans is the first comprehensive study of the accomplishments of these craftsmen, which are of lasting significance both to Islamic and to world art. Clean, bright copy.
Softcover. NY, Sotheby's, 1st, 1997, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 131 lots, illustrated in color and b&w. Light wear to edges and spine, else in very nice condition.
Hardcover. Geneve, Musee Barbier-Mueller, 1st, 2016, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 215 pages illustrated in color. FRENCH TEXT. Catalog of an exhibition held at the Musee Barbier-Muller, Geneva, February 11-October 30, 2016. Includes bibliographical references. The study conducted by Anne Vanderstraete on currencies and exchange objects selected from the collections of the Barbier-Mueller Museum explains not only the practices linked to the use of these items in their original context but also explores the aesthetic richness of this collection. Many works are revealed to the public for the first time. Clean copy.
Hardcover. London, Printed by Order of the Trustees, 1st, 1892, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Orange cloth covers with black lettering and rules on spine and both covers, 443 pages with hundreds of pictures. Front and rear hinges partially cracked, previous owner's initials on front fly leaf, otherwise the book is very good, clean throughout.
Hardcover. Paris, Chez Castel, 2nd pr., 1858, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, VIII-352 pages plus a 70 page supplement. Title printed in red & black. Original 1/2 leather, with marbled boards, spine in compartments with raised bands, gilded decorations. This is the 2nd. and much enlarged edition. A very useful volume in the scarce field of book repair. FRENCH TEXT. Leather corners show light wear, small scar to front panel, otherwise a very good, clean volume.
Hardcover. New York, Abbeville Press, 1st US, 1990, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 328 pages, illustrated in color. Minor shelf-wear, else a very neat, clean, tight copy in excellent condition. DUE TO WEIGHT, DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY.
Hardcover. New York, HarperCollins Publishers, 1st US, 1987, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 168 pages illustrated in color. Dust jacket with light wear and rubbing to edges, covers. Clean, tight copy.
Hardcover. Secaucus, N.J., Chartwell Books, 1st, 1989, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 128 pages, color illustrations. Clean, tight copy. Discusses the main collecting areas, provides expert advice on how to avoid expensive mistakes, how to care for old toys, and how to spot the works of the masters.
Hardcover. West Chester, Pa., Schiffer Pub Ltd, 1st, 1997, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 248 pages, illustrated throughout in color and b&w. Some sun-fading and edgewear to dust jacket. Overall, a tight clean copy.
Hardcover. New York, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1st, 1989, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 239 pages, illustrated throughout in color and b&w. Light shelf-wear to dust jacket. Clean, tight copy. A comprehensive guide to nearly 4000 years of sword making from all over the world. Written by a distinguished team of experts and scholars, it provides an expert appraisal of the weapons themselves and is rich in historical and background detail. Fully illustrated throughout with photographs and art reproductions, this is a unique survey of a vast body of superb craftsmanship. It is an essential reference work for weapons enthusiasts, collectors and lovers of military history and fine art.
Hardcover. London ; Boston, Faber & Faber, 1st, 1979, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 256 pages, b&w illustrations. Light shelf-wear and rubbing to dust jacket. Previous owner's blind stamp on front end paper, else a clean, tight copy.
Hardcover. US, R W Elliott, limited, 1987-01-01, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 174 pages. Edition limited to 2500 copies. Light edgewear and rubbing to brown covers. Internally very good.
Hardcover. New Haven CT, Yale University Press, 1st, 1927, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover in a worn dust jacket, 152 pages, b&w illustrations. Explores the relationship between peasant society and pottery production in ancient times. The book delves into the history of pottery-making, from its earliest origins to its development as a vibrant industry that sustained many rural communities. The author examines the various techniques and materials used by potters, as well as the social and economic factors that influenced the production and distribution of pottery. Peasants and Potters also provides insight into the daily lives of peasants who worked in the pottery industry, highlighting the challenges and rewards of their work.
Hardcover. Boston, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, 1st, 1965, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 276 pages. Half cloth boards. Illustrated with black & white photographs of furniture in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Mass. Slipcase slightly sunfaded. Bottom edge of case torn approx. 1" along seams. Otherwise clean, tight copy.
Hardcover. Framingham MA, Old America Company, Revised Ed., 1924, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 716 pages, illustrated with more than 1500 examples in photographic plates. This is revised and expanded from the 1921 edition (which had 587 pages). Dark green cloth with gilt lettering. Minor wear to front corner at bottom otherwise very good.
Hardcover. Exton, Pennsylvania, Schiffer Publishing Ltd, 1st, 1966, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 329 pages. Brown wood-patterned laminate for cover with gilt design to front and lettering to spine, 175 b&w plates. Light wear to cover; overall a clean, tight copy.
Softcover. New York, Rizzoli, 1st, 1982, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 216 pages, 347 illustrations, 85 in color. A comprehensive guide with factories, artists, potters and techniques all covered. Near fine in a similar dust jacket in a cardboard slipcase.
Hardcover. Garden City, NY, Doubleday & Company, 1st, 1971, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 96 pages, illustrated throughout in color. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on front endpaper. Tan cloth, pictorial dust jacket. Price clipped, light wear to coves and edges, else a very nice, tight, clean copy.
Hardcover. Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, Highfill Press Inc., 1st, 1992, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 1223 pages, illustrated throughout with charts and photographs in color and b&w. Black leatherette with silver titles to front and spine. White dust jacket. Slight wear to dust jacket, else a beautiful copy.
Hardcover. Iola, Wisconsin, Krause Publications, inc., 3rd Expanded, 1990, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 482 pages, illustrated throughout in color and b&w. Pictorial paper boards, no dust jacket. Slight wear and rubbing along edges, else a very nice, tight copy.
Hardcover. London, UK, Faber and Faber, 1st UK, 1970, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover, 238 pages, illustrated throughout in color and b&w. Red cloth, gilt title to spine, white pictorial dust jacket. Slight shelf-wear to edges, dust jacket worn, with mild soiling and light bump to upper corner, price clipped. Overall a nice, tight copy
Hardcover. Harrison , Robert Alan Green, Reprint, 1970, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 179 pages. Illustrated with early American Silversmiths identification marks. This reprint edition limited to 1000 copies. Light wear to edges of dust jacket. Clean, tight copy.
Softcover. New York, Christie's, 1st, 1989, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover. Non-Paginated. Illustrated with full color and black & white photographs. Clean, tight copy.
Hardcover. New York, Clarkson N. Potter, 1st, 1971, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 144 pages. Illustrated with full color and black & white examples of fine book design. Dust jacket shows standard wear with small tears or rubbing along edges.
Hardcover. Boston, Bruce Humphries, Inc., 1st, 1939, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, decorated boards with red cloth spine, 96 pages. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR ON FRONT ENDPAPER. Previous owners signature at top of front endpaper. Illustrated with black & white photographs. Spine cloth faded. Clean, tight copy.
Hardcover. West Chester PA, Schiffer, 1st, 1987, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 265 pages. Illustrated with full color photographs. 3 paperclip impressions at top edge of same amount of pages. Copy of "Penny Bank" Antique and Collectible Commercial Perfume Bottle Pocket Price Guide - Third Edition - laid-in. Clean, tight copy. Comprehensive guide to collecting the past and present bottles used by perfumers. Beautiful color pictures of flacons made by R. Lalique, Baccarat, J. Viard, Brosse, A. Jollivet, Cristal Nancy, Wheaton, C. K. Benda, and Lucien Guillard. Figural, novelty dimestore, and bottles with the original packaging are shown. Lavishly illustrated with catalog and ad pictures. Histories of many famous perfume houses and bottle makers are included. A directory of hundreds of American and European perfumers from 1870 to the present, with the names of thousands of scents makes dating a bottle easier for the collector.
Record # 609467
Price: $35.00
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