collectibles

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.

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.

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.

Hardcover. Italy, Leonardo Arte Srl , 1st, 1996, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 255 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket in slipcase. A very clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to slipcase edges. Color illustrations throughout. A book about Italy's greatest jeweler.

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. 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. 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. NY, St Martin's Press, 1st, 1990, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. SIGNED by author Diane Mott Davidson directly on the title page; The first Goldy Bear Mystery. Someone put rat poison in the coffee at the banquet and police have shut down Goldy's catering business until the matter is cleared up. Since this is Goldy's only source of income, Goldy decides she'd better do a little sleauthing of her own. Laid in is a pink sheet of recipes from Goldy's Kitchen. Clean, collectible copy of the first book in the series.

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. NY, Abrams, 1st, 2004, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 128 pages, pictorial boards. A lighthearted exploration of pop culture's fascination with gag and practical joke novelty items celebrates the history of the industry, exploring the originality, if tastelessness, of such items as the Whoopee Cushion, the artificial ink spot, and the rubber chicken.

Hardcover. Rutland, VT, Charles E. Tuttle Company, reprint, 1984, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 160 pages. Oversized orange cloth cover, gilt lettering, very little wear. Dust jacket has minor wear to edges and tiny dents. Inside is bright and clean with many b&w and color illustrations throughout.

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.

Hardcover. New York, Assouline, 1st, 2013, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 3 volumes in slipcase. Very clean, like new in publishers shrink-wrap. For over a century Coca-Cola has been a touchstone of modern culture and a global icon. First sipped at an Atlanta soda fountain, the beverage has become an instantly recognizable symbol around the world, woven into people's lives and memories. This newest addition to Assouline's best-selling Memoire collection, Coca-Cola: Film, Music, Sports celebrates the iconic brand's broad-reaching influence in the domains of film, music, and athletics. With imagery of some of these industries' most revered names, and forewords penned by Ridley Scott, Quincy Jones, and LeBron James, these volumes explore the beverage's prominence in some of the greatest films of all time, its inspiration for legendary musicians of all genres, and its motivational support of athletes from the Olympics to professional sports.This slipcase set is a must-have accessory not only for collectors of Coca-Cola memorabilia but also for lovers of American culture everywhere.

Hardcover. New York, Assouline, 1st, 2013, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 3 volumes in slipcase. Very clean, like new in publishers shrink-wrap. For over a century Coca-Cola has been a touchstone of modern culture and a global icon. First sipped at an Atlanta soda fountain, the beverage has become an instantly recognizable symbol around the world, woven into people's lives and memories. This newest addition to Assouline's best-selling Memoire collection, Coca-Cola: Film, Music, Sports celebrates the iconic brand's broad-reaching influence in the domains of film, music, and athletics. With imagery of some of these industries' most revered names, and forewords penned by Ridley Scott, Quincy Jones, and LeBron James, these volumes explore the beverage's prominence in some of the greatest films of all time, its inspiration for legendary musicians of all genres, and its motivational support of athletes from the Olympics to professional sports.This slipcase set is a must-have accessory not only for collectors of Coca-Cola memorabilia but also for lovers of American culture everywhere.

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

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.

Softcover. Boston MA, Museum of Fine Arts, 1st, 1956, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 98 pages, softcover with illustrated wrappers, 98 pages with 126 b&w photos. Essay by Kathryn Buhler.

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.

Hardcover. Stratford, John Edwards, Reprint, 1971, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 409 pages. Hardcover. Features more than 5700 buttons illustrated, identified and described. Previous owners stamps on front endpaper. Dust jacket with light wear along edges. Clean, unmarked text.

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.

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. Ketchum ID, Dobler Hill Ltd, 1st, 1993, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 228 pages. In stunning photographs, Stoecklein shows cowboy and Western gear as it actually looked on the cowboys who wore them, and how the gear was used. A timeless resource for collectors, and western fans alike. A full color documentary of our Western heritage, including saddles, spurs, boots, hats, and attitude. Shows artifacts and collectibles from 1860 to 1920 as they were actually used by their original owners -- it's a true look into the daily lives of the men who settled the West. Clean copy.

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.