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London: New Cavendish Books, 1980. Hardcover. fine. 282pp. Square quarto. Illustrated with coloured photos (including folding photos). Original blue cloth with gilt lettering on spine in dust jacket. fine 1980

San Francisco: Pierre Bovis, 1969. Hardcover. very good. 1st edition. 144pp. Signed limited edition of 1000 copies of which this is number 747. N Octavo. Illustrated with photos (including frontispiece), map. Original brown cloth with gilt lettering on spine in dust jacket. Correction slip laid in loosely. White paint mark on bottom edge of back cover near spine. very good 1969

Winnipeg, Manitoba: Canadian Numismatic Publishing Institute, 1964. Undetermined. very good. reprint. 332pp. Tall octavo. Publisher's blue cloth with gilt titles to spine and front board. Medal reproduced in gilt to front board. Light shelfwear and bumping to corners, edges of boards, and head and tail of spine. Small drawing of anchor to front pastedown, embossed stamp of previous owner to title page, and a few penned corrections to text, else a clean copy. very good The 1964 Canadian reprint of this guide to American colonial medals from 1556 - 1783. Over 600 medals are described and many are illustrated with line drawings. This influential text was one of the first comprehensive studies of American colonial medals. 1964

New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1988. Hardcover. near fine. 1st edition. xxvi,397pp. Quarto. Illustrated with photos and paintings. Original blue cloth with gilt lettering on spine in dust jacket. Just jacket slightly rubbed. near fine 1988

New York: The American Numismatics Society, 1998. Undetermined. near fine. xi, 190pp. Octavo. Publisher's tan cloth with titles and logo stamped in brown to front board. Only light shelfwear and rubbing to boards. Internally tight and clean. near fine A guide to the United States Large Cent, issued in conjunction with the Coinage of the Americas Conference at the American Numismatic Society conference in New York on November 9, 1996. The guide comprises 8 individual articles on various aspects of the large cent and includes numerous photos, illustrations and figures. 1998

Waterloo, Ontario: Wilfrid Laurier University Press for the Calgary Institute for the Humaniti, 1984. Undetermined. very good. 1st Edition. xvi, 307pp. Octavo. Light green wrappers with darker green lettering and illustration. Slight wear to wraps. Text block is clean, bright and tight. Slip from WLU identifying this copy as the complemantary copy to which registrants of the Nickle Conference of 1981 are entitled placed loosely inside. very good Includes several essays on greek and roman coins from specific periods. 1984

Cottingham, Yorkshire: J. R. Tutin, 1904. Hardcover. very good. 1st edition. x, 121pp. 12mo, original red cloth with gilt lettering on front cover as well as spine. Tight, clean copy, some uncut pages. Fading to the spine, with minor foxing on the outer edges of the endpapers. 1904, 1st edition. PP X, 121. very good Includes a 2 page hand-written letter from William Andrews dated October 29th, 1907. 1904

New York: Liveright, 1935. Hardcover. near fine. 1st edition. xiv,149pp. Octavo. Illustrated with plates from photos and painting. Original black cloth with gilt lettering on front cover and spine in dust jacket. Decorative bookplate on front free endpaper. Library label on spine of dust jacket. Dust jacket slightly rubbed with tears to edges, tape repaired. near fine 1935

Toronto: McGraw Hill Ryerson Ltd., 1974. Hardcover. fine. 1st edition. 352pp. Quarto, original orange cloth with gilt lettering on spine, fully illustrated with colour and black and white photos. Full colour illustrated dust jacket, very good with slight wear to top and bottom of spine. fine An authoritative guide of all the major fields of Canadian antiques. 1974

London: Arthur Barker Ltd., 1950. Hardcover. near fine. 1st edition. 160pp. Octavo. Illustrated with plates from photos. Original tan cloth with decoration and gilt lettering on front cover and gilt lettering on spine in dust jacket. Closed and open tears to edges of dust jacket (tape repaired) near fine 1950

Suffolk: Antique Collector's Club, 1995. Undetermined. fine. revised, expanded and retitled edition. 392pp. Quarto with brown cloth boards and gilt lettering on front and spine. Colour photographic endpapers and colour photo frontispiece. Filled with B&W and colour photos. Light creasing to edges of dust jacket. fine A reference guide to British antique furniture. Unique in that it offers what to look for when assessing antiques. With over 1500 photos, over 100 in colour. 1995

Paris: Office Du Livre, 1961. Hardcover. very good. 437pp. Quarto. Illustrated with black and white and coloured plates from photos (including tipped in plates). Original grey cloth with red lettering on spine in dust jacket. Text in French. Open tears to edges of dust jacket. Very good condition Due to the weight of this book, extra postage is required. Please inquire. 1961

London: Henry G. Bohn, 1861. Hardcover. very good. later edition. x,510pp. 12mo (approximately 19cm tall). Colour frontispiece, and B&W illustrations in text. Original gilt, blindstamped red cloth; and endpaper ads on green stock. very good 1861

New York: Crown Publisher's Inc., 1975. Undetermined. near fine. 1st edition 5th printing. (6), 794pp. Quarto. Original beige cloth with silver lettering on spine. Illustrated with coloured plates, B/W photos, patterns. Dust jacket is illustrated, three half inch closed tears, but otherwise completely intact. Price sticker and round seller sticker on front cover of dust jacket (bottom left). Clean tight textblock. near fine A historical survey of the original clothes worn by dolls made in France. 1975

New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1957. Hardcover. very good. reprint. 375pp. Thick octavo. Original brown cloth, gilt lettering on spine. Illustrated dustjacket, worn. Text block is tight, clean. 55 listed illustrations, 11 figures. very good 1957

Toronto: MacMillan of Canada, 1963. Hardcover. very good. 1st edition. 404pp. Quarto. Illustrated with black and white and coloured photos. Original green cloth with gilt lettering on front cover and spine. Covers slightly rubbed. very good 1963

London: Faber and Faber, 1966. Hardcover. very good. 1st edition. 192pp. Quarto. Illustrated with black and white photos and drawings. Original geeen cloth with gilt lettering on black label on spine in dust jacket. Notation on front free endpaper in pencil. Slight discolouration from dust jacket on front cover. Dust jacket slightly rubbed with open tears to edges. Due to the weight of this book, extra postage is required. Please inquire. very good 1966

Toronto: MacMillan of Canada, 1974. Undetermined. very good. 1st Edition. xii,399pp. Quarto. Original purple cloth with gilt lettering on spine; minor shelf wear to crown and foot. Pictoral dust jacket, unclipped; chips to crown and foot, several small closed tears to edges of panels, some rubbing and creasing to same. Additional large closed tear to front panel with small rub. Illustrated with B/W photographs in text. Textblock slightly age toned at edges, otherwise a clean copy; photographs bright. very good Guide to the furniture made in Ontario until 1860. The author describes over 600 items with an accompanying photograph. An authority for any collecting enthusiast. 1974

Toronto: MacMillan of Canada, 1974. Undetermined. very good. 2nd printing. xii,399pp. Quarto. Original purple cloth with gilt lettering on spine; minor shelf wear to crown and foot. Pictoral dust jacket, unclipped; chips to crown and foot, several small closed tears to edges of panels, some rubbing and creasing to same. Illustrated with B/W photographs in text. Textblock slightly age toned at edges, otherwise a clean copy; photographs bright. very good Guide to the furniture made in Ontario until 1860. The author describes over 600 items with an accompanying photograph. An authority for any collecting enthusiast. 1974

Glasgow: A.D. Hamilton & Co. Ltd., 1978-81. Hardcover. fine. 80, 160, 240, 328; 80, 184, 264, 376; 168, 351, 476; 102, 52, 215, 116, 347, 148, 379pp. Octavo. Custom blue cloth with gilt borders & lettering. Original pictorial wrappers, rebound in sets. Vol.1: No.'s 1-4. Vol. 2: No.'s: 1-4, letters to subscribing members loosely tucked-in. Vol.3: No.'s 1, 2-3, 4 (supplements included), color photographic pin-up loosely tucked in. Vol.4.: No.'s 1, 1-supplementary, 2, 2-supplementary, 3, 3-supplementary, 4. fine A quarterly publication on coin and medal collecting, complete for the years 1978-81. Issues include collected articles on medal or coin history, recent appointments/awards, medal and auction reviews, "wants" list etc. And lists of items for sale with contemporary prices. Custom bound for the private collection of George A. Brown, former president of the Military Collector's Club of Canada. An incredible, one-of-a-kind set beautifully preserved… Read More