Search Results: Antiques Collectibles Hobbies from Lawrence Jones

New York: Parke- Bernet Galleries., 1952. 264pp. Or blue cloth. Slight wear to bottom of spine and tiny nick to bottom edge of rear board. Auction catalogue for the sale of one of the greatest collections of Lincolniana ever assembled. Comprising 842 lots, with numerous bw ills.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine. 8vo.

Sydney: Newsouth / Australian Maritime Museum, 2012. HEAVY. xiii, 258pp, index, notes, num bw & col ills. Pictorial card with integral flaps. Near new. The museum's curators reveal the fascinating stories behind many fascinating and diverse objects in their collection.. First Paperback. Soft Cover. Fine. 4to.

Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2002. 224pp, glossary, 700+ col ills. As new copy in pictorial card covers. 100 years of vintage watches with more than 700 color photographs, featuring wrist and pocket watches produced from 1870-1970. Each photo features a detailed description and pricing information. Covers more than 50 manufacturers including Brietling, Cyma, Tissot, Zodiak, Bulova, Elgin, Hamilton and many more. Also practical tips to collecting, advice on what to avoid. Invaluable guide for novice and expert alike.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. 4to.

Melbourne: Wellman Printing, 1976. 63pp, bw & col ills. Or card covers with colour picture. Fore-edge a bit foxed. Information on telephones and telephony over their first 100 years in Australia.. Private Limited Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to.

London: New Cavendish Books., 1991. 190+15pp, num bw & few col ills. Pictorial cloth. Minor soiling and rubbing to cover, minor foxing. Facsimile of the 1898 catalogue of Gebruder Bing, a German company that was for many years a premier toy maker. Includes steam powered toys, tin toys, trains and more. Great reference for the collector.. First Edition. Hard Cover. B/None, as Issued.. 4to.

Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK: Antique Collectors Club, 1981. HEAVY. 327pp, index, bibliography, appendices, num bw & some col ills. Green cloth in jacket. Jacket price clipped with very light edge wear. Includes Bow, Derby, Chelsea and Worcester as well as others of the period.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 4to.

London: Pitman House, 1980. 192pp, index, bibliography, num bw ills, col plates. Or cloth backed boards in jacket. Wear to edges of boards . Jacket with several tears, chips and creases.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 4to.

London: Spring Books, 1967. xxiv, 242pp, index, bibliography, appendix, bw & col ills. Or green cloth. Minor edge wear to jacket, bookseller label inside front cover. For over two centuries Meissen- often miscalled Dresden- has been synonymous with the world's finest porcelain. Although information in English on the Meissen factory is not difficult to obtain, information on the smaller factories of Germany and Austria is hard to obtain. This is the first comprehensive account of these factories tracing their development, their struggles to become established, and their fights against fraud and forgery. Contains nearly 300 bw ills & a colour frontispiece, a comprehensive bibliography and an index of makers marks. Still an invaluable reference for collectors and dealers in European (particularly German & Austrian) porcelain.. Reprint. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Secaucus: Castle Books Reproduction of Winchester Repeating Arms Co. 1916 catalogue reprinted with permission. No date (c 1980s?). 224 pages, illustrated with drawings, tables, charts, price lists, index. Or brown leather (?) with small mark on the rear board, gilt titles on the front cover and on the spine.. Facsimile Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine. 8vo.

Breakers House of Publishing, 2006. 74 pages, b/w illustrations throughout. Illustrated wrapper with colour illustrations. Small crease to bottom front corner, otherwise as new. Hundreds of surf magazines are listed in the identification and value guide for the surf historian.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine. 4to.

Breakers House of Publishing, 2006. 74 pages, b/w illustrations throughout. Illustrated wrapper with colour illustrations. 953 surfboards are listed in the identification and value guide for the surf historian.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. 4to.

London: Hali Publications, 1994. 248pp, appendix, hundreds color photos. Or pictorial card covers. As new copy. Beautifully presented and lavishly illustrated volume on carpet and textile art of Asia, Europe and the Western Hemisphere. Includes chapters on Textiles and Society; Tracing the Dragon (early Chinese); Burmese Court Costumes, Ikat Chapans, Pre-Rennaissance Tapestries; Embroidery in Britain 1200-1750; Pacatnamu Ritual Textile; Mapuche Textiles from Southern Chile; Navajo Blankets and more.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. Folio.

Montpellier, France: Causse & Castelnau, 1966. VERY HEAVY. 2 VOLUME SET (complete). 353pp, index, num ills; 535pp, index, num ills. Cream cloth with colour arms to front of each volume. Some minor marking/toning of cloth. Extensive coverage of the goldsmiths of Languedoc (Montpellier and Toulouse from the 12th to the 18th centuries. The second volume published in 1968. Text in French/en Francaise.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to.

London: Dorling Kindersley, 2009. HEAVY. 2 volumes in slipcase. The Lego Book- 199pp, index, hundreds col ills. Standing Small- 96pp, hundreds col ills. Pictorial glossy boards. Books excellent, minor wear to slipcase.. Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good/Slipcase. 4to.

Gold Coast: Ian D. Skennerton, 1993. 126pp, index, references, num bw photographs, line drawings. Pictorial card. Near new.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo.

Forest Park, IL: Heimburger House, 1999. 200pp, index,num bw & col ills. Blue boards in pictorial jacket. Jacket laminate on front wrinkled, otherwise excellent. American Flyer model trains including steam/diesel locomotives, freight / passenger cars, accessories produced by the A.C. Gilbert Company from 1946 over a 21 year period. At one time the company employed over 2000 workers and was one of the largest toy manufacturers in the USA. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to.

Richmond, Vic: William Heinemann Australia, 1989. 268 pages. Prev owner's three-line details at the centre left of the title page. Pictorial card covers. A handbook for the family researcher.. Revised Edition. Soft Cover. Good to Very Good. 4to.

San Francisco: Miller Freeman Books, 1993. HEAVY. 313pp, index, bibliography, num col ills. Or boards in jacket. Flaps taped to endpapers, tear at bottom of front flap fold, occasional minor foxing.Acoustic guitars, mandolins and banjos. Explores the work of innovative manufacturers such as Gibson, Martin, Washburn, Gretsch, National and Dobro, as well as exquisite hand craftsmanship of famed luthiers such as Stromberg, D'Angelico, and D'Aquisto.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to.

Cumberland, MD: Hobby House Press, 1991. 127pp, num bw & col ills. Or blue boards in jacket. Light edge wear to jacket, prev owner sticker on front flap. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to.

New York: Hugh Lauter Levin Associates, 1991. 120pp, index, further reading, appendix, num full page col plates. Or brown cloth in jacket. Near new. The art of a wide variety of African peoples from across the continent ranging from hair to gold and ivory; basic secular tiems such as hats and basket to signifiers of prestige such as headdresses and masks; religious and oracular obects and more.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to.