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English China and Its Marks

by Ormsbee, Thomas H.

Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
Good
Edition
1st Edition
Published
1959
Binding
Hardcover
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Staten Island, New York, USA
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New York: Channel Press - Deerfield Editions, Ltd.,, 1959. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, red cloth in priced clipped dust-jacket. 200 pages. Illustrated with drawings by Robert Suda showing 688 marks by 205 makers. First edition. The first book published in the United States devoted exclusively to… Read more about this item
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Two Hundred Years of American Blown Glass

by McKearin, Helen;McKearin, George S

Condition
Used - Good+
Jacket Condition
Good
Edition
Reprint
Published
1950
Binding
Hardcover
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Staten Island, New York, USA
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New York: Bonanza, 1950. Large format hardcover in original pictorial dust-jacket. 382pp., Notes and Sources, Index. Contains hundreds of illustrations, including 105 full-page plates in black and white and 10 pages in full color. No previous ownership marks. The definitive book on the history of American blown glass-making. Mild wear to bookmainly consisting of… Read more about this item
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Put Another Nickel In A History of Coin-Operated Pianos and Orchestrions

by Bowers, Q. David

Condition
Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
Fine
Edition
First Thus
Published
1966
Binding
Hardcover
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NZ$44.86

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New York: Bonanza, 1966. Hardcover, large quarto bould with beige cloth spine over orange paper coverd boards, in original glossy dust-jacket. 248pp. Illustrasted with hundred's of monochrome photograhs. First edition, first printing by this publisher. No previous ownership marks. A square, clean, tightly bound copy. A fine collectible copy in a fine dust-jacket.. First Thus.… Read more about this item
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Treasury of Frontier Relics A Collector's Guide

by Beitz, Les

Condition
Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
Near Very Good
Edition
First Edition
Published
1966
Binding
Hardcover
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Staten Island, New York, USA
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New York: Edwin House, 1966. Hardcover, yellow cloth in non price-clipped dust-jacket. 246pp., Index. Illustrated. Signed in bold hand by the author on front free endpaper. Dust-jacket faded at spine and showong light edge-wear. A fine copy in near very good dust-jacket.. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.… Read more about this item
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The Collectors Manual

by Moore, N. Hudson

Condition
Used - Near Very Good
Jacket Condition
No Jacket
Edition
Reprint
Published
1939
Binding
Hardcover
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Staten Island, New York, USA
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New York: Tudor Publishing Company, 1939, 1939. Fourth printing. Dark blue cloth. Illustrated with 336 engravings. An encyclopedic manual of collectiong covering various types of furniure styles, glass , porcelain, clocks, etc. Incidental shelfwear to covers, else very good.. Reprint. Hardcover. Near Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Buying Antiques Reference Book for Collectors of English Antiques

by King, A.W Coysh [and] King, J

Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
Fair
Edition
First Edition
Published
1969
Binding
Hardcover
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New York: Frederick A. Praeger, Publishers, 1969. Black cloth, in very edgeworn dustjacket. Illustrated with 8 plates. Provides information on a wide variety of matters pertaining to the study and procu rement of English antiques: museums and collections open to the publis; a bibligraphical section of book and periodicals; clubs and societies; current auction room prices and even regulations regading… Read more about this item
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The Beginning Antique Collector's Handbook and Guide to 1000 Items to Collect

by Cole, Ann Kilborn

Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
Near Good
Edition
Second Printing
Published
1960
Binding
Hardcover
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New York: David McKay, Publisher, 1960. Blue cloth in original dustjacket. Illustrated with photographs. A very good copy in moderately worn jacket.. Second Printing. Cloth. Very Good/Near Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Small Antiques for the Small Home

by Stuart, Shelia

Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
Near Very Good
Edition
First Edition
Published
1968
Binding
Hardcover
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New York: A.S. Barnes and Company, 1968, 1968. White cloth in non price-clipped dustjacket. Illustrated with photographs. Covers a wide range of antiques: mirrors, table glass, stools and chairs, silver an d Sheffield plate, Victorian furniture, pottery and porcelain, little tables, pewter, and candlesticks, etc. Very good in near very good dustjacket.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Very Good.… Read more about this item
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The Story of American Furniture

by Ormsbee, Thomas Hamilton

Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
Near Good
Edition
Third Printing
Published
1937
Binding
Hardcover
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New York: The MacMillan Company, 1937. Cloth, illustrated with 31 line drawings and 117 photographs. Light cover wear, else a very good copy.. Third Printing. Cloth. Very Good/Near Good. Illus. by Robert Curry. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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