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.
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.
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. 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. 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.
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.
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.
New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1st, 2002, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 233 pages. Hardcover. Color and b/w illustrations throughout. Tan cloth cover boards, gilt title on spine. A light smudge to foreedge. Pages unmarked. Binding tight. Spine straight. Issued in conjunction with the exhibition of the same name held at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, October 1, 2002-January 5, 2003.
Hardcover. New York, Dryden Press, 1st, 1945, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 114 pages. Hardcover. Illustrated with 66 black & white photographs. Previous owner has carefully glued-in additional black & white photographic images of related Chinese bronzes to preliminary pages front and rear, and to a few random pages. Dust jacket with chipping along edges - jacket now protected with clear plastic cover.
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. 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. 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.
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