Search Results: Antiques from Bazaar of Books

"Antique Furniture by Nova Scotia Craftsmen." by George E. G. MacLaren. Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson Limited, [1975]. pp. 146. numerous b. & w. illus. Paperback (corners worn, spine faded). Very good condition.Size: 8 7/8" x 6 3/4" (22.5cm x 17cm).

"Antique and Collectible Thimbles and Accessories" by Averil Mathis. [Paducah, KY]: Collector Books, [1986]. pp. 183. numerous colour illus. Illustrated boards (some wear to corners & edges, priced in pencil on front free endpaper, interior unmarked).Very good condition.Size: 11 1/4" x 8 3/4" (28.5cm x 22cm).

"The Book of Canadian Antiques." Edited by Donald Blake Webster. Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson Limited, [1974]. First edition. pp. 352. 64 colour plates, 350 b. & w. illus. Hardcover, orange cloth with gilt title on spine (corners square, interior clean & unmarked). dw., unclipped (worn, tattered with tear to front cover).Very good condition, dust jacket- good condition.Size: 12 1/4" x 9 5/8" (31cm x 24.5cm).

"The Bottle Collector" by Azor Vienneau. [Halifax, N.S.]: Petheric Press, [1977]. Eighth printing. pp. 42. many b. & w. illus. Paperback (price sticker on front, covers soiled, interior unmarked).Very good condition.Size: 8 1/2" x 8 3/4". (21.5cm x 22.5cm).

"The Canadian Collector: Glass, Pottery, Furniture, Firearms of the Nineteenth Century" by Gerald Stevens. With an Introduction by F. St. George Spendlove. Toronto: The Ryerson Press, [1957]. pp. 100. 43 black & white illustrations. First Edition, March, 1957. Limited to 750 copies only. Hardcover, blue cloth, gilt-stamped title on spine (top & bottom of spine frayed, edge worn, few marks to cover, owner's signature on free front endpaper, interior unmarked). No. d.j. A portion of the original d.j. is inserted. Size: 7" (18cm). x 9 1/4" (23.5cm). Good condition. One of the first books published on collecting Canadian furniture, glass, etc. A classic in the field of Canadian collectibles.

"The Canadian Collector: Glass, Pottery, Furniture, Firearms of the Nineteenth Century by Gerald Stevens. Introduction by F. St. George Spendlove. [Coles Canadiana Collection]. Toronto: Coles Publishing Company Limited, [1974]. pp. 100. 43 b. & w. illus. Hardcover, wine cloth with gilt titles on front and spine (1 corner bent, 2 lower corners rubbed, interior unmarked). dw (spine faded, 1 short tear, some wear).Size: 8 3/4" x 5 3/4" (22cm x 14.5cm).Very good condition.

"The Color Treasury of Eighteenth Century Porcelain." Text by Siegfried Ducret. Translated by Christine Friedlander. Photographs by Michael Wolgensinger. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, [1976]. First edition. pp. 138, Index. 94 illus. (mostly in colour). Hardcover, blue boards with gilt title on spine (corners square, cover edges faded, faint mark to front cover, previous owner signature on front free endpaper, interior is clean & unmarked). dj., unclipped (several short tears & a bit tattered, but surprisingly clean with only a few marks).Very Good condition. (dustjacket is Very Good- condition).Size: 11 3/4" x 8 1/2" (29.5cm x 21.5cm).

General Store Collectibles: An Identification and Value Guide by David L. Wilson. [Paducah, Kentucky]: Collector Books (A Division of Schroeder Publishing Co., Inc.), [1997]. Originally published 1994, Updated Values in 1997. pp. 191. numerous colour illus. Hardcover, illustrated boards (corners slightly rubbed, spine bumped, interior clean & unmarked).Very Good condition.Size: 11 1/4" x 8 3/4" (28.5cm x 22.5cm).

"Greetings from Canada: An Album of Unique Canadian Postcards from the Edwardian Era 1900-1916" by Allan Anderson and Betty Tomlinson. Toronto: Macmillan of Canada, [1978]. pp. 188. numerous illus. (some colour). Paperback, illustrated (1 3/4-inch tear at front near spine, creases along edge of both front & back covers, small loss to top of front cover, extremities worn, pages toned but unmarked).Good condition.Size: 9" x 11 1/2" (23cm x 29.5cm).

"Nova Scotia Furniture" by George MacLaren. [Photos by Ken Gilmour and Ron Merrick]. Halifax, Nova Scotia: Petheric Press, [1974]. Third printing. pp. 44. many b. & w. illus. Softcover, stapled (faded, some marks on cover, interior unmarked).Very good condition.Size: 6" x 9" (15cm x 23cm).

"Nova Scotia Glass" by George MacLaren. Photographs by Kenneth D. Gilmour. [Occasional Paper No. 4, Historical Series No. 1 (Revised)]. Halifax, N.S.: Nova Scotia Museum, 1974. pp. 42. many b. & w. illus. Softcover, stapled. (covers faded & soiled, couple pages loose but none missing, owner's signature on front cover).Very good condition.Size: 11" x 8 1/2". (28cm x 21.5cm).

"Quilts and Other Bed Coverings in the Canadian Tradition." by Ruth McKendry. Photographs by Blake McKendry. Toronto...: Van Nostrand Reinhold Ltd., [1979]. pp. 240. 336 b. & w. illus., and 118 colour plates. Hardcover, gold cloth with gilt titles on front cover and spine (corners square, interior clean & unmarked). dw., unclipped (slight wear along top, faded especially spine, flaps are yellowed).Very good condition.Size: 12 1/4" x 9 1/2" (31cm x 24cm).

"Roman and Pre-Roman Glass in the Royal Ontario Museum, A Catalogue with photographs by L. Warren and A. Williams." by John W. Hayes. Toronto: Royal Ontario Museum, 1975. pp. 229. numerous b. & w. illus. and photographs. Hardcover, green with illustration (edgeworn, corners worn, 2 bent, few marks to back cover, interior unmarked). Very Good condition.Size: 12 1/4" x 9 1/4" (31cm x 23.5cm).

"Star Pieces: The Enduring Beauty of Spectacular Furniture" by David Linley, Charles Cator, and Helen Chislett. [New York]: The Monacelli Press, a division of Random House, Inc., [2009]. Published simultaneously in the United Kingdom by Thames & Hudson Ltd. pp. 256, Bibliography, Index. numerous colour illus. (some full-page). Hardcover, taupe cloth with gilt title on spine (corners square, interior clean & unmarked, in like new condition). dw., unclipped (very light scratches, small wrinkle at top of back cover). Very good+ condition.Size: 13" x 10 5/8" (33cm x 27cm)*Note: This is a large and heavy book. Please contact us for a shipping quote, even if shipping to Canada or the United States.

"Treasury of Canadian Glass" by Doris and Peter Unitt. [Peterborough, Ontario:] Clock House, [1969]. Second edition, Sixth printing. pp. 280. many b. & w. illus., some in colour. Hardcover, wine cloth with silver title on spine (corners bit worn). dj. (worn, tattered, chipped- large piece missing at top of spine, also tear on back cover). Very Good condition.Size: 11 1/4" x 8 7/8" (28.5cm x 22.5cm)).