An exquisite catalogue amply illustrated in both black and white and full color. Among examples are Rookwood, Dedham, Gustav Baumann, Stickley, Milano, Pairpoint lamps, Steuben, Tiffany, Durrand, Galle Cameo glass, and more. Includes a few pieces of Arts and Crafts furniture as well. Wonderful resource with prices. Also available is the catalogue for Sale 1423, January 17th, 1992. View More...
Very nice clean, tightly bound book. Only faults are mild wear to green boards and former owner's name written small on front pastedown. for which we will provide a brand new bookpplate to use, or not, at buyer's discretion. 964 pages including index, plus informative tables at back of book. View More...
Crisp, beautiful auction catalog. No defect of note. Beautifully illustrated with black and white photos and a few large color plates at middle of book. Printed on glossy paper. Estimated prices for each item -- 374 items in all. There are many lamps, decorative glass, arts and crafts designs, and items of the modern movement. The catalog measures. 8" x 10-1/4". View More...
ITEM # 6026 THE FITH WEDGWOOD INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR APRIL 1960 BY ROYAL ONTARIO MUSEUM 120 PGS 7 1/2 X 10 1/2 HARDBACK EXTENSIVE TEXT AND A WEALTH OF PHOTOS TELL THE STORY OF WEDGWOOD CERAMICS 8 PAPERS PRESENTED BY EXPERTS AT THE SENINAR . A GREAT COLLECTORS REFERENCE BOOK IN FINE CONDITION , NO D.J. [ ANT / COLLECT ] View More...
Very nice, clean catalog, oversized at 8-1/2"x10-1/2". Colorful glossy pictorial cover. Auction held Thursday, December, 12, 1991 in NYC. Illustrated lavishly in both black and white and full color. Color photos are full page and contain many items. Not a bill of sale, but rather an informational book about the items and their history. View More...
Fabulous over-sized auction catalog filled with rare and beautiful items, all of which are pictured in full color. Measures 10-1/2"x12-1/2 and is clean and tightly bound with just a few spots of wear at spine, none of which compromises its integrity. The former owner's mailing label is on the reverse. This particular catalog is noteworthy due to the sale of Frank Lloyd Wright's personal car, a 1956 Aztec Red Mercedes Gull Wing designed especially for him after he redesigned a New York City car dealership which has since been demolished. The opening bid was to have been $300,000 and Jay Le... View More...
Crisp, clean book which has only one defect -- the last five pages have a crease at upper corner, all of which are now flat from book press. No names or writing and no tears or chips to jacket which will arrive in brand new mylar cover. Has not been price-clipped and is pristine inside and out. Book measures 9" x 12" and has 248 pages all of which have either color or black and white photographs. Collectibles discussed include headgear, field gear and equipment, firearms, edged weapons, medals and badges, documents and paper items, miscellaneous regalia, and children's toys which mimic war it... View More...
These little magazines are revered by collectors and members of the Miniature Book Society which was launched by Ruth Adomeit and other like-minded bibliophiles. Adomiet lived in Cleveland, Ohio and at her time was the largest collector of miniature books in the world. The collection was bequeathed to Indiana University upon her death in 1996. Here we have the coveted first year's output -- all four magazines. In these pages, which measure 3-1/4"x4", are many topics including: how to define a miniature book; Le Petite Oiseau Press; Japanese miniature books; books about miniature books; Life Ma... View More...
ITEM 84733 FOUNTAINS VINTAGE AND MODERN BY ANDREAS LAMBROU PUB 1989 BY SOTHEBY'S 244 PGS 7 1/2 X 9 3/4 HARD BACK EXTENSIVE TEXT AND MANY PHOTOS B.&W. AND COLOR PRODUCE A COLLECTORS REFERENCE WITH MUCH INFO FROM THE 1800'S TO 1980'S MAJOR AND MINOR BRANDS , TYPES FROM AMERICA , JAPAN , AND EUROPE BOOK AND D.J. , IN MYLAR IN FINE CONDITION , CLEAN BRIGHT AND TIGHT ,NO MARKS OR TEARS View More...
ITEM 7745 THE PIONEER AMERICANISTS GRAFFANGINA , AUSTIN , PTOLEMY , DUNNIGAN 2017 UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN 10 1/4 X 13 1/4 HARD BACK BEAUTIFUL OVER SIZE BOOK NEW IN ORIGINAL SHRINK WRAP [ANT. &COL .SHELF] View More...
Crisp clean book gently kept by previous owner -- no names or writing. There's a small spot of wear to the top corner next to spine of dustjacket and two errant marks to back of jacket, but no tears or chips -- beautiful inside and out. Light blue boards are pristine as are pages which are printed on quality coated paper. Beautifully illustrated with black and white photos and also some in color (see photos). Covers the history orf the Charles Parker company the Hammer Gun and others; grades varieties and identifications; dedicated collectors and Parker guns of special interest; buying and c... View More...
ITEM # 7757 PAPER TOYS OF THE WORLD BY BLAIR WHITTON PUB BY HOBBY HOUSE PRESS 1986 HARD BACK 235 PGS. 10 3/4 X 8 1/2 EXTENSIVE TEXT AND NEARLY 300 PHOTOS , 55 OF WHICH ARE COLOR OF PAPER TOYS PAPER DOLLS ,HOUSES GAMES AND MUCH MORE DATEING THE LATE 18 TH CENTURY TO THE 20TH CENTURY BOOK AND D.J. IN FINE CONDITION ,CLEAN BRIGHT AND TIGHT ,NO MARKS OR TEARS [ ANT. & COLL.] View More...
Book itself is bright and clean with no names or writing and no bumps to boards. Very clean inside and out. The dustjacket is likewise nice with no tears or chips. Looks very handsome in brand new mylar cover. Book measures 9" x 11-1/2" and has 207 beautifull illustrated pages. Color photographs are plentiful and there is also much information on lace trim, bridal hankies, fashion, society embroidery, Appenzell-work, bed linens, table linens and more. View More...
Book is crisp and clean with no bumps to boards and has pristine pages and page edges. The dustjacket shows no tears tt chips and is most handsome in brand new mylar. Book is and overview of the 20th century Swiss design of wristwatches. There are many phorographs taken from the caatalogs of Omega, Longines, Tavannes-Cyma, Breitling, Doxa, Universal, Movado, Zenith and more. Book measures 9" x 11-1/2" and has 249 pages plus index. View More...
Crisp, clean, as new book with pristine price guide laid-in. Illustrated in full color on coated paper. Large images showcasing the fine art glass of Ludwig (Ludvik) Moses whose work spanned the late 19th century to 1916. Bohemian glass. View More...
Crisp, clean book which appears brand new. Oversized at 12-1/2" tall and 11-1/4" wide. Book is beautifully designed with a cut-out magnifying glass which shows the attractive blue boards beneath. Much illustration with saturated color throughout. Covers the beginning of the genre and Arthur Conan Doyle; pulp fiction, Dashiell Hammett and Erle Stanley Gardner; detective comics; Agastha Christie; Diletttante Detectives, Ellery Queen, and Raymond Chandler; Peepers and Mickey Spillane; and further suspects. 196 pages. View More...
Crisp, BRAND NEW book. Dustjacket protected by brand new mylar. Illustrated profusely with black andf white photos. Handsome map endpapers in blue and white. As a diplomatic courrier, Foreign Service Officer, and Marine Corps Intelligence Officer, the author traveled the world, and while doing so, amassed a large and varied collection of edged weapons which he shares here along with anecdotes, historym and solid information from a lifetime of studying edged weapons. 273 pages. [GUNS &KNIVES SHELF] View More...
Very nice, clean book marred only by a bit of foxing along a 3" section of the outer side edge of front cover only.(see photo) Fairly light, so not too intrusive.. Otherwise book is clean and bright with no toning to pages or to white portions of covers, no bumps to boards and no names or writing other than that of the author. Author SIGNED and inscribed book thus on front free endpaper: "Book #1565. To -------, With Best Wishes, J. Courter." Illustrated throughout with both black and white and color photos, as well as facsimile advertising from the Aladdin Company. Covers the history of the... View More...
A DETAILED COLLECTORS GUIDE TO BUFFALO NICKELS WITH A HISTORY OF THE TYPE , LIST OF VARIATIONS, VALUES RARITY, AND MORE , MANY CLOSE UP B.& W. PHOTOS THIRD ED. PUB . 2006 BOOK IS NEW SEVERAL AVAILABLE View More...
Crisp, beautiful BRAND NEWbook in original publisher's shrinkwrap. Oversized at 9-1/2" x 11-1/2. This is an illustrated catalogue featuring the vast examples of American pewter objects amassed by Colonial Williamsburg, and featuring the work of fine American pewters. Includes descriptions and photographs of 403 items of both household and personal items. The volume also includes a glossary and a list of marks. 346 pages with lmost 1000 illustrations. View More...
