1980-1995. 80 envelopes with German nautical or naval cachets or cancels with hand stamped or printed illustrations German or Nautical postmarks (Kiel, Wilhelmshavn, Marineschiffpost, Weymouth UK, or stamped on a ship itself, more) Stamps are mostly German, with some UK, singles of Spain, Norway, United Nations. Ship covers include the..... More
New York, NY: The American Numismatic Society, 2014. First edition. Hardcover in full cloth. Octavo (standard size). Slight wear to edges and corners of boards. v, 386 p. w/ additional 62 p. of b&w plates, review articles, and 12 scholarly articles on various topics, such as group scenes in Trajanic..... More
Monteca: 2013. First edition. Hardcover. Thin quarto ( oversized) Slight wear to edges and corners of boards, more so to dj, which also has some scratches to the back cover. 125 p. w/ many full color productions of postcards. Limited to 600 copies, a nice overview of this Italian spa..... More
Washington DC: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1991. First edition. Oversized Paperback. Thin quarto.(over size). Slight wear to edges and corners of covers. Rear cover has a few white spots of wear. 85 p. w/b&w illus., glossary, references. A collection of exmples of the traveling copper icons of the Old Believers of..... More
Castle Cary: Fox, 1981. Reprint of 1917 Oxford work. Hardcover. Quarto (over size). Slight wear to edges and corners of boards and dust jacket. 357 p. and additonal 63 b&w plates w/bibliography, footnotes, index. Jetons were tokens or coin-like medals produced in Europe from the 13th through the 18th centuries...... More
Thiensville, WI: Token and Medal Society, Inc., 1975. First edition. Oversized Paperback. Thin quarto (oversozed). Slight wear to edges and corners of covers. Name of former owner inside front cover. 79 p. w/ b&w illus., indices. A survey of many music tokens for instruments like player pianos, orchestrions, and more..... More
Spain: Accion Press, 2003. First edition in English. Oversized Paperback. Quarto (over size). Slight wear to edges and corners of covers. 200 p. w/many color illus. Covers camouflage, exhaust stains, drawing on insignia, polishing, and more. More
New York, NY: Augustus M. Kelley Publishers, 1967. Reprint. Hardcover. Octavo (standard size). Slight wear to edges and corners of boards. No dust jacket issued with this reprint. 372 p. w/ 1 page of illus., footnotes, several appendices, index. Originally published in 1916, this history is still an important study..... More
Tecumseh, MI(?): not noted. [ 1984 ]. First edition. Hardcover. Thin quarto (oversized). Slight wear to edges and corners of boards. Name of former owner on inside cover. 166 p. w/ b&w illus. Covers tokens from forts, airfields, arsenals, barracks, camps, hospitals, canteens, service clubs, veterans, regiments, and more... More
Tecumseh, MI: Paul A.Cunningham, 1981. softcover. Thin quarto (oversized). Slight wear to edges and corners of covers. Some scuffing to covers. Name of former owner on inside cover. A couple spots on foredge. 86 p. w/ b&w illus. Covers tokens from forts, airfields, arsenals, barracks, camps, hospitals, canteens, service clubs..... More
Santa Fe, NM: Zon International Publishing, 2001. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto (oer size). Slight wear to edges and corners of boards and dust jacket. 127 p. w/chronological list of motions, many color illus. Baranger made colorful displays, usually with motion, for store windows, primarily for opticians and jewelers between 1937..... More
Bussum, the Netherlands: Thoth, 2005. First edition. Hardcover w/pictorial boards. Thin octavo ( standard size). Slight wear to edges and corners of boards. Entirely in Dutch. 96 p. w/ many color illustrations. From an exhibition held in 2005. More
Louisville, KY: Cane Curiosa Press / Minerva Books, circa 2003. 2nd edition. Hardcover. Quarto (oversized). Slight wear to edges and corners of boards, a bit more to dust jacket. Some slight scuffing to dj covers. 397 (1) p. w/ many color & b&w illus., bibliography, origins of illus., museums and..... More
Port Clinton, OH: BNR Press, 1997. First edition. Hardcover w/glossy pictorial boards. Quarto (oversize). Landscape format (long). Slight wear to edges and corners of boards. Slight spotting at top edge of text block. 400 p. w/ hundreds of b&w illus., price guide, fold out illustrations at front end rear endpapers..... More
Lawrence, MA: Quarterman Publications, 1975. 2nd edition. Hardcover in full cloth. Thick octavo (standard size). Slight wear to edges and corners of boards and dust jacket. xlvi, 584 p. w/ b&w illus, tables, bibliography. A recent reprint of this 1975 reference work, covering civil war store cards, actually tokens, created..... More
Mid-America Festivals, 1988. First edition. Pamphlet. Small octavo. Wear to edges and corners. Crease at back corner with slighgt soiling to back cover. Smudge to front cover at upper right. 83 p. w/ bibliography, rough patterns, and directions for measuring, making usable patterns, and sewing shirts, shoes, dresses, pants, and..... More
Wilmette, IL: Perceptions Ltd., 2012. First edition. Hardcover. Thin, landscape format octavo (standard sized). Slight wear to edges and corners of boards and dust jacket. 59 p. w/ many color illus. A look at artists using shoes as their primary medium, sometimes using existing shoes, sometimes creating shoe-like objects or..... More
Cumberland, MD: Reverie Publishing Company, 2004. First edition. Hardcover. Tall quarto (over size). Slight wear to edges and corners of boards and dust jacket. 176 p. w/many color illus. of the dolls. A detailed and affectionate look at the 35 in. Patti Playpal dolls first introduced in 1959 by Ideal..... More
Cold Spring Harbor, NY: Whaling Museum Society, 1993. First Trade paperback printing. Paperback Original. Octavo in landscape format (standard size). Slight wear to edges and corners of covers 79 p. w/ b&w ilustrations, maps, notes, bibliography, index, and appendices on Srimshanders, people, places, and ships in the collection. An attractive..... More
Marietta, OH: Antique Publications, 1992. First edition. Oversized Paperback. Thin quarto (oversized) Slight wear to covers. viii, 176 p. w/many color and b&w illus., patents, descriptions. More
London: British Museum Publications, 1985. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto (oversized). Slight wear to edges and corners of boards and dust jacket. Slight fading to edges and spine of the dust jacket. 176 p. w/concordance, index, and additional 24 pages of b&w plates. 556 entries for these items, covering physical features..... More
Paris: Paris Musées, 2000. First edition. Hardcover. Tall octavo (standard size). Slight wear to edges and corners of boards and dust jacket. Entirely in French. 120 (4) p. w/many color illus., ssays, bibliography. A lovely survey of French Jewelry in the first decades after Napoleon. More
New York, NY: Henry Holt and Company, 1912. First edition. Hardcover. Thick octavo (slightly over size). Slight wear to edges and corners of boards, with slight scuffing to covers. Missing dust jacket. Some wear to first hinge. A few pages have been opened a bit roughly, with small tears at..... More
Lewes, East Sussex, UK: Guild of Master Craftsmen Publications, LTD., 1997. First edition. Oversized Paperback. Quarto (oversized). Slight wear to edgs and corners of covers.A bit of rubbing to front cover. 230 p. w/ many drawings & color illus., glossary, further reading, index. A superb and classic book on lettercarving..... More
Cincinnati, OH: the author, 1976. First edition. Hardcover in full cloth. 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..... More
