Results for: Antiques & Crafts
Murano : Vetri Dalla Collezione Olnick Spanu.
Edizioni Olivares, 2001.
Very good softcover. Light wear and minor rubbing to edges of covers with some light scuffing. Slight nicks along upper edges of covers and pages. 303 pages with illustrations, glossary, and bibliography. text of this work on ceramics and glassware is in Italian.
Price: $40.00
The Holy Land Philatelist : Israel's Stamp Journal vols. 5 - 9 ( nos. 50/51 - 81/82 ) Dec.1958/Jan. 1959 - Aug./Sept. 1961.
Boston: H. L. P. Publishers, 1975.
Thick octavo (standard height). Dark blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine and cover. Some wear to edges and corners of boards. Slight soiling to edges of textblock. Over 600 p. w/articles, advertisements, illustrations in b&w. An excellent reference for the collector in this area, esp. those interested in pre-Israel philately. We have other bound volumes of this journal as well, not yet catalogued. Please inquire if interested.
Price: $30.00
The Israel Philatelist : Journal of the Society of Israel Philatelists vols. 17 - 19 Sept. 1965 - Aug. 1968.
Lithocrafters, Inc., 1977.
Thick octavo (standard height). Light blue cloth with black lettering to spine and cover. Some wear to edges and corners of boards. Slight spotting and soiling to edges of textblock. A few pages have small creases to corners. Over 800 p. w/articles, advertisements, illustrations in b&w. An excellent reference for the collector in this area. We have other bound volumes of this journal as well, not yet catalogued.Please inquire if interested.
Price: $30.00
American Tables and Looking Glasses in the Mabel Brady Garvan and Other Collections at Yale University.
Barquist, David L.
New Haven, CT.: Yale University Art Gallery, 1992.
Square quarto (oversized). Slight wear to edges and corners of dj and boards. Some scufffing to covers of dj. Some spotting to edges of text block, primarily at top. 453 p. w/color and b&w illustrations, essays, index, and appendces on terminailogy (with diagrams), woods, donors, dealers used by Garvan, bibliographical abbreviations, and a concordance of accession and catalogue numbers. A lovely work and a fine reference, covering All kinds of tables (stationary tops, falling leaves, card tables, and turn ups) and Looking Glasses. Of particular note is the section on the Study Collection with information on misidentified objects, alterations and restorations, new construction from old parts, and fakes.
Price: $75.00
Pottery Works : Potteries of New York State's Capital District and Upper Hudson Region.
Broderick, Warren F., and William Bouck.
Cranbury, NJ : Associated University Presses, 1995.
Quarto-sized. Light wear to edges of boards with rubbing to heel of spine. Dj has light wear to edges with minor scuffing to covers. Printer's stamp (not for resale) in black ink on front pastedown endpaper. 285 pages with illustrations, list of potters' marks, endnotes, bibliography, and index. A study of pottery producers in Albany, Rensselaer, Saratoga, and Washington counties from the seventeenth to twentieth centuries.
Price: $90.00
The Art of the Game : a Collection of Vintage Game Boards from the Collection of Selby Shaver.
Chambers, Tim and Selby Shaver.
West Boyleston, MA: the authors, 2001.
Square quarto (very oversized). SIGNED by authors on title page. Slight wear to edges and coerns of dj and boards. 213 p. w/many color illustrations, unique graphic index of game boards. More of a visual exhibition than a work of reference, this lovely book presents the boards from Shavers unusual collection in great phoitographic detail. Uncommon.
Price: $150.00
Useful Beauty: Early American Decorative Arts from St. Louis Collections.
Conradsen, David. foreword by Patricia E. Kane.
St. Louis, MO: St. Louis Art Museum, 1999.
Tall quarto (oversized). Sight wear to edes and corners of boards and a bit more at edges of dj, including a few very small closed tears. Gift inscription on half title. 124 p. w/bibliography. A lovely work documenting this mportant collection, with over 100 full page color photographs and complete descriptions of each piece.
Price: $100.00
The Grandfather Clock : an Historical and Descriptive Account of the Long-Case Clock.
Edwardes, Ernest L.
Altrincham, UK: John Sherratt and Son, 1949.
Small quarto (slightly oversized). Dj as a good amount of wear and chipping, with some soiling to covers. Boards have some wear to edges and corners and some darkening to endpapers. Top edges of textblock is slightly soiled as well. 165 p. w/illustrations, index, and appendices covering a glossary, diagrams, important dates, makers, and notes. A useful and interestign book, showing some wear and effects of immediate postwar book production in Britain.
Price: $30.00
The Art of Dialling, By a New, Easie, and Most Speedy Way, Shewing How to Describe the Houre-lines upon all Sorts of Plaines, Howsoever, or in What Latitude so-ever Scituated; As Also, to Find the Suns Azimuth, Whereby the Sight of Any Plaine is Examined.
Foster, Samuel. Edited by Frederick W. Sawyer III.
2001..
Limited facsimile edition, #8 of twenty-two, based on the 1638 and 1675 editions of this work. Very good oversized hardcover in blue binding without dust jacket. Light wear along the edges of the boards with minor bumping to the head and heel of the spine. 60 pages. The first part of this work is a facsimile of the 1638 edition of The Art of Dialling and the second part has the text of the 1638 and 1675 editions side by side. Very scarce.
Price: $135.00
A Reference Guide to Miniature Makers Marks.
Frank, Lee S., and Alice Hanaw Frank.
Minneapolis: Published by the author, 1996.
Very good quarto-sized (oversized) hardcover in blue cloth binding without dust jacket. Light wear to edges of boards with some slight scuffing to covers and minor bumping to head and heel of spine. 543 pages with index. A listing artists' marks. Special shipping costs for this work due to its size.
Price: $20.00
Gold of Africa : Jewellery and Ornaments from Ghana, Cote d'Ivoire, Mali and Senegal in the Collection of the Barbier-Mueller Museum.
Garrard, Timothy F.
Munich: Prestel, 1989.
Very good oversized softcover in glossy black illustrated covers. Light wear and slight rubbing to edges of covers with minor scuffing to covers. Small black mark on lower edges of pages. 247 pages with illustrations, catalogue, bibliography, and index. A look at gold artwork and goldsmithing in West Africa.
Price: $30.00
The Life and Works of Thomas Chippendale.
Gilbert, Christopher.
New York, NY: Tabard Press, 1978.
Quarto-sized (oversized). Light wear to edges of boards. Dj has some wear along edges with one inch tear on upper corner of back cover and some smaller tears along edges with light scuffing. Remains of tag on dj's rear inner flap. 144 pages with notes, glossary, and index ,plus 288 pages of black and white illustrations.
Price: $30.00
Decoys of Lake Champlain.
Harrell, Dr. Loy S.
West Chester, PA: Schiffer Publishing Ltd. , 1986.
Quarto (oversized). Some wear to edges and corners of dj and boards. Former owner's inscription on endpaper. 136 p. w/color and b&w illustrations, maps on endpapers, index. An attractive reference work on over 70 decoy carvers in the Lake Champlain region of New York and Vermont.
Price: $25.00
Collecting Antique Pewter.
Hilt, Wayne A., Dr. Barbara J. Horan, William R. Snow, and Mark C. Anderson.
Boston: Pewter Collector's Club of America, 2006.
Quarto (11" tall) hardcover. Slight wear to edges. Slight scuffing to covers. 214 p. w/ glossary, many illustrations, bibliography, index. A new, important, and thorough refererence for the pewter collector, whether new or veteran
Price: $60.00
The Model Shipbuilder's Manual of Fittings and Guns.
Isard, Captain A. P. foreword by Percival marshall.
London: Faber and Faber Limited, 1946 (1939).
Octavo. Slight wear to edges and corners of boards, a bit more so on dj. Edges of text block slightly soiled. 327 p. w/diagrams, tables, glossary, index.
Price: $25.00
Menschen, Marken, und Marotten.
Jakubek, Wolfgang.
P & P, 1999.
Very good octavo hardcover in very good dust jacket. Light wear to edges of boards with minor bumping to heel and head of spine. Dj has light wear along edges and minor scuffing to covers. 319 pages with illustrations and glossary. The text of this work is in German and deals with stamps.
Price: $25.00
Early New England Wall Stencils: A Workbook.
Jewett, Kenneth.
New York: Harmony Books, 1979..
1st paperback edition. Very good large paperback. Slight crease to corner of front cover and light scuffing to covers. Edges of covers are worn and black marker mark on back cover hiding price. Light yellowing on edges of pages. 128 pages with illustrations. A book on the art of stenciling which includes discussions of tools, techniques, and patterns with 95 stencil type illustrations.
Price: $18.00
United States Pattern, Experimental and Trial Pieces. Fourth Edition.
Judd, J. Hewitt; with Walter H. Breen and Abe Kosoff.
Racine, WI: Western Publishing Company, 1970.
Very good octavo hardcover in dark blue cloth binding without dust jacket. Light wear to edges of boards with minor bumping to head and heel of spine. Minor scuffing to covers. Bookplate of previous owner on front pastedown endpaper. 260 page with footnotes and 5 appendices. A book on numismatic history of American coinage.
Price: $20.00
Historic Costume : a resume of the Characteristic Types of Costume from the Most Remote Times to the Present Day. Revised edition.
Lester, Katherine Morrris.
Peoria, IL: Manual Arts Press, 1933.
Octavo (standard size). Blue cloth. Some wear to edes and corners. Corners bumped. A number pages have underlining or brackets in pencil, more so in first half. Former owner's name in pencil on ffep, with a few notes. 24 p. w/ color frontis, many b&w illustrations, bibliography, index. A basic overview of historical clothing and fashion, with questions at the end for higher education students.
Price: $18.00
French Provincial Furniture.
Longnon, Henri, and Frances Wilson Huard.
Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1927.
Octavo. Wear to edges of boards with bumping to head and heel of spine. Dj has wear along edges with many tears and much chipping including a one to two inch strip ripped from head of spine and running along the whoe upper edge of the back cover. Dj is browned and scuffed as well. Name of previous owner on front free endpaper. Page edges are browned. 167 pageswith illustrations and index.
Price: $25.00
Spanish Folk Crafts.
M. A. Antonia Pelauzy.
Barcelona, Spain: Editorial Blume, 1978.
Quarto-sized. Light wear to edges of boards. Dj has wear and rubbing along edges with some small tears and minor chipping including a jagged 1 inch tear on upper edge of front cover near head of spine. Dj is scuffed lightly as well. Page edges are lightly browned. 238 pages with illustrations, glossary, bibliography, list of museums, and index of plates.
Price: $18.00
All about Weller : A History and Collector's Guide to Weller Pottery, Zanesville, Ohio.
McDonald, Ann Gilbert.
Marietta, Ohio: Antique Publications, 1989.
Quarto-sized (larger than normal). Wear to edges of covers with sight creasing to corners and some scuffing to covers as well with light black mark on front cover. Binding is a little weak but still in good shape. 220 pages with illustrations, 5 appendices (1. chronology of Weller Pottery, 2. officers, 3. signatures of artists, 4. artists at Weller Pottery before 1904, 5. marks on Weller Pottery), list of resource centers, bibliography, and index. Laid in a staplebound pamphlet entitled All about Weller Price Guide by Ann Gilbert McDonald.
Price: $30.00
American Folk Art Canes : Personal Sculpture.
Meyer, George H.
Bloomfield Hills, MI: Sandringham Press, 1992.
Quarto (oversized). Slight wear to edges and corners of dj and boards. 252 p. w/color and b&w illustrations, documentation for pieces in the work, essays on various aspects of cane history and making, select bibliography, index. A lovely work showing the wide variety of canes from Native Americans to more modern hobos.
Price: $55.00
The Art of the Weathervane.
Miller, Steve.
Exton, PA: Schiffer Publishing Ltd. , 1984.
Quarto (oversized). Slight wear to edges and corners of dj and boards. Name of former owner and date in ink on upper title page. 160 p. w/ bibliography and many illustrations in color and b&w. A well illustrated informative work by a noted specialist in such antiques.
Price: $30.00
Treen and Other Wooden Bygones.
Pinto, Edward H.
London: Bell & Hyman Limited, 1985 .
Quarto (oversized). Slight wear to edges and corners of dj and boards. Old price sticker attached with what seems like cement on back cover of dj. Slight scuffing to dj covers. Former owner's name on flyleaf. 458 p. w/illustrations, bibliography, glossary, index. The major reference for wooden objects from the medieval era to the industrial erevolution, covering everything from wooden legs and pen wipes to kitchen ware and wooden Indians. The author (1901-1972) was both an expert and a collector of wooden objects amassing a colletion of some 6,000. This collection was eventually sold to the Birmingham (UK) Museums and ihas its own special gallery.
Price: $120.00
Toy Autos, 1890-1939 : The Peter Ottenheimer Collection.
Porter, David, editor.
New York, NY: Harper & Row, 1984.
Very good quarto-sized (oversized) hardcover in good dust jacket. Light wear to edges of boards. Dj has light wear along edges with slight tears on corners and heel of spine, and minor scuffing to covers. 168 pages with illustrations, notes on manufacturers, and bibliography.
Price: $30.00
Girlhood Embroidery : American Samples & Pictorial Needlework 1650 - 1850 2 volumes.
Ring, Betty.
New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. , 1993.
2 heavy quarto volumes (oversized) in glossy illustrated slipcase. Volumes have gilt lettering on red backgrounds at spine and different glossy illustrations on front covers. Slight wear to edges and corners of slipcase, which also has a few small dents and one heavier one at top. A lovely and thorough reference for American embroidery with both color and b&w illustrations by the leading authority on these antiques.
Price: $175.00
Ther Doar Ivri Issue of Israel.
Rothman, Stephen L. G. and Yakov Tsachor.
No Place: the authors, [ 1985 ] .
Octavo in tan cloth with dark blue text on spine and more text and an example of the 1000 mil stamp on cover. Slight wear to edges and corners of boards. 140 p. w/many illustrations, tables, and references. A very thorough study of this first national Israeli stamp series, with detailed information on productions, varieties, history and design. "Doar Ivri" translates as "Hebrew Post".
Price: $35.00
The Furniture Makers of Cincinnati 1790 to1849.
Sikes, Jane E.
Cincinnati, OH: the author, 1976.
Quarto (oversized). Some wear to edges of dj, with a longish closed tear to lower left front corner of dj. Old sticker on back of dj, seemingly cemented in place. Front of dj has some rubbing. Boards have only slight wear to edges and corners. 262 p. w/chapters on Cincinnati history, proof of style, and the furniture and chair industry, as well as a long section listing the makers by lat name. The book also includes a bibliography and many illustrations in color and b&w of furniture, craftsmen, and manyuy old ads and documents. An attractive and unique reference work, researched, written and self published in a thorough and excellent manner by the author.
Price: $60.00
Miniature Lamps II.
Smith, Ruth.
Exton, PA: Schiffer Publishing Ltd. , 1982.
Octavo. DJ has wear to edges and corners, with several closed tears. Covers of dj scuffed. Some wear to edges and corners of boards. Former owner's name other information on free endpaper. 249 p. w/bibliography and scores of illustrations in color and b&w. From the dj : " This all-new study of miniature lamps has grown out of and far beyond the first book published years ago by the author and her husband." nearly 600 new examples are included, as well as new historical information.
Price: $20.00
