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77 pages. Black and white illustrations. National Museum of Man Mercury Series, History Division Paper No. 33. Text in English. Interesting news clippings laid in. Gift plate crudely masking-taped to title page. Somewhat above-average external wear. Binding intact. A worthy reference copy. Book
276 p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition good
224 pages. "Color illustrations, line drawings, maps, and black-and-white photographs are scattered lavishly throughout the book. The magnificent plates prove that nowhere else in the East have weavers been able to reproduce the hues within leaves and petals, feathers and clouds, with the subtlety of the Chinese." - from dust jacket. Heavily worn former library copy with usual markings. Binding intact. A worthy reference copy. Book
76 pages. Features: Sheila Wallace - artist in wax; The Marque Doll; The Door of Hope Reopened; Mid-Victorian China-Headed Infant Dolls; Comic Strip "Pillow" Dolls from the 1920's period; Compo Corner; Preview of Collectors History of Teddy Bears, Part II; The New Baby; The Dolls with the Contagious Smile - a photographic essay; A House Full of Dolls; Ask the Doll's Dressmaker; Dressing an 11.5" China Head Doll; Eugenia, A Lady of Quality; What is Restoring a Doll?; Schoenhut Restoration; Supplement to Advertising Paper Dolls, Part III; A Miniature Round-up Down Texas Way; From Elspeth's Inkpot. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
"A sedate story on the surface, the repatriation and return of Nisga'a artifacts is fraught with high drama and the clash of cultures. A long, bittersweet tale, it began in the heyday of anthropological collecting on the Northwest Coast, the time between 1875 and the Great Depression when missionaries travelled to aboriginal villages throughout British Columbia to spread the word of Christ." - p.7 "In their landmark Treaty, the Nisga'a successfully negotiated with the Canadian and British Columbian governments the return of about 300 specific artifacts." - p.62. 64 pages. Wonderful colour and black and white photography is supported with text describing Nisga'a culture and artifacts, now being supported/returned. Unmarked with light wear. A quality example. Book
32 pages. Features: Josef Puehringer creates art in crystal; The Flight of the Crystal Swallows; After the Hung - Eternal Masterpieces Number 38; David Kennerly - leading photojournalist focuses on collecting the pioneers of his profession; On to Alaska - member Alaska cruise; Decorating with your Collections; Boxes - great illustrated article; San Francisco abounds with fine collections; Unmarked. Above-average but not excessive wear. Magazine
xvi, 503 pages, illustrated, index. eng
223 pages. Footnotes. Index of marks. Bibliography. Index. "The first comprehensive and authoritative study of American silver thimbles. Will be of particular value to collectors because it covers the full range American silver thimbles, from the rarest and most fanciful to the common work-a-day examples. All are clearly illustrated and fully described with particular attention to design details and to dates and places of manufacture." - from dust jacket, which is now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. Printed upon glossy stock. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Binding sound. A quality copy of this prized reference. Book
26 pages. Please note that this price guide is intended to accompanyy the author's book "Illustrated History of Needlwork Tools" which is not included. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. An excellent copy. Book
A magazine for collectors and others interested in times past and in articles of daily use and adornment devised by the forefathers. Features: Cake Molds Carved from Mahogany (cover); Silver Coffeepot by Paul Revere (frontispiece); Some Early Andirons; The Mexican War on Printed Cottons; Antiques in Domestic Settings - English Craftsmanship in a New York Apartment; Pottery Postscripts; Bells and Bustles; Midwestern Cup-Plate Designs; Early English Baby Chairs; Silhouettes by Edouart; and more. Many pages of nostalgic ads from a broad assortment of prominent dealers. Profusely illustrated with excellent black and white photos. pp. 189-260. Printed upon glossy stock. Unmarked with above-average wear. Covers all but detached from textblock. A worthy reference copy of this informative issue. Book
219 p. Hardcover Very good condition
240p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition good
Oversize. 144 p., illus. Paperback Very good condition
Second of two volumes. Unpaginated. Contains 108 black and white photographic plates upon high quality paper. Bookplate upon front free endpaper. Contents clean and unmarked. Binding sound. Average wear to maroon cloth-covered boards. Solid copy. Book
Features: Charles Cotta and his four-wheel-drive Steamer; Philadelpia's Treasury of Automobile Information - the Thomas McKean Collection on the Automobile; Le Musee des Arts et Metiers de Paris; Getting antiques out of Mexico; The Best Car Built in America - The Story of the Locomobile; My Antique Model Automobiles; Albert Augustus Pope - He put a nation on wheels; "Good Roads" and Bad in the Alabama Black Belt - 1875-1917; Carbide Candlepower - interesting article on auto lighting; The Late Lord Austin of Longbridge - The father of the Wolseley and Austin cars; The Reluctant Helpmate; In Duster and Veil; Restoring a 1922 Stanley; The Cross Engine Franklin - Part 3 of 3; Book Review Index for all books reviewed in this publication 1945-1955; and more. Average wear. Some external soiling. Bit of writing atop front cover and in classified ads otherwise unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
277p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition
337p. Hardcover Very good condition good Sequel to Henry Gross and his dowsing rod.
337p. Hardcover Very good condition good Sequel to Henry Gross and his dowsing rod.
32 pages. Features: Reconstructing a House; Antique Beds; Ceramic Cats; Daniel Orth - the Potter of Campden; Legacy of Christopher Wren; Keys; Book Guide; interesting contemporary ads. Printed upon glossy stock. Many black and white photos and illustrations. Average wear. Address label remnant upon front cover. A sound vintage copy. Book
244 pages. Index and dozens of black and white illustrations. "Brings together a wide range of items from over half a dozen countries. Much of the material is poignant, some of it is naive, all of it is powerfully evocative." - from dust jacket. Book clean, bright and unmarked with minimal wear. Dust jacket, now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover, bears sunning to spine and is otherwise fine. Beautiful copy of this attractive work. Book
103 pages. Index. Abundant colour photography. "This informative book contains several years of intensive research into the history of the Bru company and the doll models they made. The information and photographs in this book will be indispensable to both collectors and dealers." - from dust jacket. Dust jacket preserved in archival-grade Brodart. Front free endpaper neatly removed. Library stamp at base of title page else unmarked. A quality copy. Book
167 pages. Index. Colour and black and white photographic plates. "Illustrates and describes a representative selection of Rockingham ornamental porcelain and figures." - from Preface. Usual library markings. Above-average wear externally, particularly to backstrip. Binding intact. Reading copy only. Book
As - new condition in every respect, excepting sun fading to spine and lightly at edges. Flat, CLEAN, uncreased covers or spine, sharp corners, unscuffed covers, text/interior spotless. 273 pages. Nice bio at back with b&w photo of Mr. Reznikoff. First ed.
56 pages. Features: French Clocks - Louis XIV and Louis XV; Daniel Fowler - Watercolour Artist 1810-1894; Unbuttoning Buttons - from Ancient Egypt to 20th Century; Chinese Harwood Furniture; - Dressers and the Drawer; The Adam Haynes Collection - Auction Review; and more. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. Magazine
84 pages. Features: Studebaker Runs Again!; Gettysburg National Spring Meet; 1913 Lozier Type 72 Briarcliff Toy Tonneau; The Lozier at Savannah - great article with many photos; Rolls-Royce 60th Anniversary Pageant; Gallery of the American Automobile; On covering your trunk; 1909 Hudson "Twenty" Roadster; What is an AWKSCHT FESCHT?; Swigart Museum Meet; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
