Antiques by Doussy, Michel - 1974: Professional Secrets for the Amateur

Souvenir Press Limited. Used - Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Quadrangle/New York Times Book Co, 1973. Hardcover. Good.

Paperback. Very Good.

Souvenir Press Ltd, 1920-01-01. Hardcover. Good.

London, United Kingdom: Souvenir Press Ltd, 1986. minor creases going down the middle of the spine.. Reissue. paperback. Very Good/No Dust Jacket.

New York: Quadrangle /The New York Times Book Co, 1973. Hardcover. Translated from the French by Patrick Evans. Small 4to. Blue cloth, price-clipped dust jacket. 373pp. Illustrations. Near fine/very good. Ownership stamp on front flyleaf. First British edition. Helpful volume of various techniques for antique restoration.

BCA, 1979. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. hardback, 8vo, a very good copy in a very good dust jacket, b&w illustrations, 373pp.

Book Club Associates. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1979. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. V v sl fading to background colour of spine. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 373 pages .

[New York] Quadrangle/New York Times Book Co. [©1973]. Hard Cover. 373 p. illus. 24 cm. Translation of Guide des secrets de l'antiquaire. "The art of restoring antiques" Covers wood, metals (including silver), glass, pottery and porcelain, ivory, amber, marble, engravings, paintings, sculpture, carpets and tapestries. Stock# 44,073. Vg/ dj vg.

This is a copy of the first reprint of Antiques: Professional Secrets for the Amateur, by the French art expert Michel Doussy. It was first published in French in 1971. It was first published in English in 1973; this copy was printed in 1974. It is still selling. That is because it provides exhaustive and endlessly useful information on everything from identifying pewter to preserving patina to restoring engravings. It's only 373 pages long but the table of contents is 8 pages (see photos).This book belonged to a master cabinetmaker who had it on his workbench when he was restoring an antique mirror. Consequently, the back of the dust jacket and the spine of the dust jacket are splashed with gold paint.The dust jacket also has lots of wear.There is the odd fingerprint on the inside of the book.The covers are perfect. The inside is in near-perfect condition.