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Boston: Little Brown and Company, 1926. 8vo size blue clothbound hardcover with gold titles on front cover. Dust jacket is tucked into back of book. 229 heavyweight glossy pages with full page black and white frontispiece and other black and white illustrations, some full page. From dust jacket: "(The author) is a keen and experienced collector and plays no favorites. Furniture, glass and lustre wear, cardcases, pewter, samplers, silhouettes - a host of objects large and small claim her attention... (This book is) in the form of letters recounting to friends her successes in the byways of England, enriches further the store of knowledge and pleasures she has already brought to the lore of collecting." Contents include: Isle of Wight Mine Ease in Mine Inn The West Countree London Town Illustrations include: roundabout chair, Pembroke table, maple and mahogany salt box, papier mache cardcase, copper urn, pressed glass plate, Leeds-ware sauce dish, oak knife box, pink lustre creamer,…
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Collector's Luck in England
by Carrick, Alice Van Leer
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The Connoisseur Illustrated Guides Pottery and Porcelain
by Cushion, John P.
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Avon 8vo size trade paperback; 231 tanned pages with black and white illustrations and color photographs on glossy stock. From back: "Carefully designed and lavishly illustrated with hundreds of sharp, clear line-drawings and eight pages of full-color plates, this book ranges from ancient Chinese ceramics to the work of English potters and designers in (the 20th) century. The types of pottery and porcelain illustrated include not only museum pieces, but examples which are commonly available to the general public... For the experienced collector - as well as for the neophyte - this book contains an inexhaustible wealth of information spanning 4,000 years of pottery and porcelain ware." Pages margins are tanned, edgewear, creasing to covers. . Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Decorative Dollhouses
by Hamilton, Caroline
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Clarkson Potter Publishers, 1990. Stated First American Edition 4to size hardcover with dust jacket; 144 glossy pages illustrated throughout with color photographs. From jacket: "More than 25 houses are shown here - ranging from a simple seaside cottage to an elaborately decorated castle. Included are traditional Victorian- and Georgian-style hours, as well as more unusual dwellings and shops, such as a miner's cottage, a toy shop, antique shops, and a bakery. Most of the dollhouses were designed by the author... Each dollhouse is described from conception to creation, and specially commissioned color photographs show the exteriors, interiors, and furnishings. To help the reader create an authentic dollhouse, practical details are provided on how to achieve desired effects. Tips on furnishings...lighting, period details, dolls and other decorating elements are all found here." Jacket has edgewear, light wear and may be price clipped. . First American. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good.…
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Dinky Toys
by Cooke, David
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Buckinghamshire, UK: Shire Publications, Ltd., 2000. 8vo size staple-bound softcover with photo illustrated front cover; 40 pages with black and white and color photographs throughout From back cover: "Dinky Toys were introduced in 1931 as 'Modeled Miniatures' and these delightful diecast metal toys instantly became bestsellers. By 1941, when production temporarily ceased because of the Second World War, over 60 sets and series had been issued." Contents include: The Pre-War Years 1931-1941 The Ones without Windows 1946-1958 The Final Years 1959-1979 Light edgewear and small, light crease on back cover. . Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Finders Keepers: Eight Collectors
by Purcell, Rosamond Wolff & Stephen Jay Gould
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W.W. Norton & Company, 1992. Stated First Edition 4to hardcover with dust jacket; 155 heavyweight, glossy pages profusely illustrated with color and black and white photographs. From jacket: "What these collections say about the collectors, and about human beings in general, is the subject of this strangely beautiful compendium. Here are (the photographer's) wonderfully exotic photographs of teeth and other human artifacts from the collection of Peter the Great; moles, pigs, and dogs from van Heurn's man boxes of perfectly preserved skins; and all manner of preserved life from Rothschild's Birds of Paradise to the fish of Agassiz. Here also is (the author) at his best, delighting in the unusual and making connection to our own history and evolution that only the most fertile and whimsical mind could imagine - and that few will be able to resist. This is a book for those with a craving for beauty, knowledge, and a fascination with the unusual. Edgewear and moderate wear to…
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Glass and Crystal from Earliest Times to 1850 volume 1
by Schrijver, Elka
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New York: Universe Books, 1964. One of a series published by Universe Books. 8vo size paperback; 134 pages with black and white illustrations and photographs throughout. Color photo illustrated covers. Table of Contents (which, in this volume, is the last page of the book) includes: The first blown glass After the fall of the Roman Empire 400-800 Islamic glass Europe 800-1400 Venice Decoration techniques Germany and Bohemia France Spain The Netherlands England and Ireland Northern and Eastern Europe Europe from the end of the 18th to the middle of the 19th century Laminate film on cover is lifting, notably around the spine and fore edge; edgewear. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Wallace Collection Catalogues Pictures and Drawings Text with Historical Notes and Illustrations Sixteenth Edition
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1968. 8vo size blue (craft-like) paper covers; 471 heavyweight glossy pages with black and white photographs of the artwork throughout. Includes: Domenico Beccafumi: Judith with the Head of Holofernes Benvenuto di Giovanni (or Da Siena): Saint Jerome Boucher: Venus and Cupid with Doves, The Modiste, Shepherd Piping to a Shepherdess Diaz: Venus Disarming Cupid; The Education of Cupid Louis Michel Van Loo: Louis XV in Robes of State George Romney: Mrs. Robinson Johannes Storck: Castle on a River in Holland Bartolome Estaban Murillo: The Adoration of the Shepherds Jean Baptiste Greuze: Psyche; Head of a Boy; The Souvenior or Fidelity; The Listening Girl, much more. Creased spine and slightly sunned spine, one inch tear at top of spine seam. . Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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