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A Guide to English and French Furniture of the Eighteenth Century: A New and Unusual Treatise Regarding the Use, Manufacture and Care of Choice Reproductions, etc.

Price: $18.95

Publisher: Holland, MI, Baker Furniture, Inc. : 1940

Seller ID: 140238

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 48 pages. 7 1/4"w x 10 5/8"h. Many black and white photos.
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Dymkovo Toys

Price: $98.50

Publisher: Russia, : 1988

Seller ID: 129914

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

Very nice, sharp-cornered book. Text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind, solid and straight binding. Dust jacket has edgewear, a few small tears at spine. 319 color plates, many in full and half page, light blue cloth covers with sharp corners and gilt lettering to spine. Stain to lower spine does not affect pages. Text is in Russian
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English and Continental Silver and Chess Sets, a Sotheby Parke Bernet Auction Catalogue, 1979 (Sale Number 4280)

Price: $20.00

Publisher: N Y, Sotheby Parke Bernet : 1979

Seller ID: 152611

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Very Good

A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Previous owner's name label inside. Sotheby Parke Bernet auction catalogue. Sale number 4280, October 4 and 5, 1979 for John F. Harbeson, John Clyde Harbeson, Timothy B. Harbeson, Dorothy Harrison, and Van Wyck Brooks. Listings include over 100 chess sets, and silver works from Thomas Farren, Paul Storr, Philip Rundell, Matthew Boulton, Pratt and Humphreys, and Matthew West and others. 576 item catalogue with mostly b&w photos and descriptions.
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Texas Toy and Games

By: Abernethy, Francis Edward (ed.)

Price: $56.50

Publisher: Southern Methodist University Press : 1989

Seller ID: 152786

ISBN-13: 9780870743047

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Near Fine

Book is in excellent condition. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Previous owner's name or sticker in front section of the book. 253 pages. Contents include: Folk Toys: Wheels, Kites, Floaters, Stilts and Stick Horses, Weapons, Dolls, Toy Box, Folk Games: Gusssing and Gambling, Chasing and capturing, Sticks and stones, Marbles, Tops and knives, Rhythm games, Essays on toys and games.
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The Au Hang Collection of Chinese Snuff Bottles

By: AU HANG

Price: $92.50

Publisher: Jihu Jingshe : 1993

Seller ID: 138503

ISBN-13: 9780969643104

Binding: Oversize Hardback

Condition: Fine

Book is in excellent condition. Binding is solid and square in dark grey cloth with embossed character on the cover. Covers have sharp corners, except for lower corner of front cover is bumped. This is the only blemish to the book. Text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket shows the slightest signs of shelf wear only, no tears. 265 pages with standard format being four photos on R. page with descriptions on L. page. This is sometimes varied. Contents includes Glass, Jade, Quartz & chalcedony, Other stones, Organic materials, Metals, Ceramics, Enamels, Inside-...
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The Odyssey Library 23: The Story of Porcelain

By: Backlin-Landman, Hedy; Edna Shapiro

Price: $18.95

Publisher: N Y, Odyssey Press : 1965

Seller ID: 150185

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Shiny pictorial cover. Small format: 6 1/2"w x 4 1/8"h. Approx. 50 pages. #23 in The Odyssey Library Series.
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Kaleidoscopes: Wonders of Wonder

By: Baker, Cozy

Price: $14.95

Publisher: Lafayette, CA, C&T Publishing : 1999

Seller ID: 140126

ISBN-13: 9781571200631

Binding: Oversize Hardback

Condition: Very Good

A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 144 pages. Small bump on bottom of cover. Many color photos.
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American Antique Toys, 1830-1900

By: Bernard Barenholtz; Inez McClintock

Price: $55.95

Publisher: Abrams : 1980

Seller ID: 152781

ISBN-13: 9780810906686

Binding: Oversize Hardback

Condition: Fine

Book is in excellent condition. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket shows the slightest signs of shelf wear only, no tears, now wrapped in clear protective cover. Previous owner's name or sticker in front section of the book.286 pages, heavily illustrated with large full color plates throughout, fold-out pages are in excellent condition with no creases or flaws.
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The Odyssey Library 12: Military Miniatures

By: Blum, Peter

Price: $18.95

Publisher: N Y, Odyssey Press : 1964

Seller ID: 150177

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Shiny pictorial cover. Small format: 6 1/2"w x 4 1/8"h. Approx. 50 pages. #12 in The Odyssey Library Series. Photographs by Phillip Stearns.
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The Odyssey Library 12: Military Miniatures

By: Blum, Peter

Price: $18.95

Publisher: N Y, Odyssey Press : 1964

Seller ID: 150178

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Shiny pictorial cover. Small format: 6 1/2"w x 4 1/8"h. Approx. 50 pages. #12 in The Odyssey Library Series. Photographs by Phillip Stearns.
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Valentine Treasury: A Century of Valentine Cards

By: Brenner, Robert

Price: $34.25

Publisher: Atglen, Pennsylvania, U.S.A., Schiffer Pub Ltd : 1997

Seller ID: 127749

ISBN-13: 9780764301957

Binding: Oversize Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Ex-library book with the usual stamps, stickers, etc. Binding is solid and text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Hundreds of color photos on heavy glossy paper. Very nice volume.
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Victorian Electroplate

By: Bury, Shirley

Price: $24.95

Publisher: United Kingdom, Country Life Books : 1971

Seller ID: 121190

ISBN-13: 9780600435013

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

Ex-library copy with the usual stamps, stickers, etc. Binding is solid and text is clean of marking of any kind. Dust jacket has been wrapped in mylar and taped to boards. 62 pages, in a small format with many b&w illustrations. Chapters include The beginnings, Struggle and success, Consolidation and decline, Marks.
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Coinage of the Americas

By: Buttrey, Theodore V.

Price: $35.00

Publisher: N Y, American Numismatic Society : 1973

Seller ID: 148502

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Very Good

A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Wear to cover. Previous owner's name stamp inside. 140 pages. 7"w x 8 1/2"h. Many b&w photos.
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Fans

By: Carol E. Mayer

Price: $42.95

Publisher: Canada, Vancouver B.C. Museum : 1983

Seller ID: 144395

ISBN-13: 9780919253100

Binding: Staple Bound

Condition: Very Good

Exhibition catalog shows a little wear to the covers only; from the show of the same name at the publisher's museum Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 27 pages with 2-3 large b&w photos from the show. Contents include Fans from Asia, European fans, Fan making, Language of the fan, Glossary of terms.
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World Bayonets: Eighteen Hundred to the Present Day - An Illustrated Reference Guide for Collectors

By: Carter, Anthony

Price: $38.50

Publisher: U.S.A., Arms & Armour Press : 1984

Seller ID: 140060

ISBN-13: 9780853686286

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

Book shows a couple of hamster tooth marks at upper spine, otherwise very clean save for a little sun fading at edges. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no other blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket is price-clipped with a few small tears around upper spine, otherwise light scuffing only. 62 pages of book is nearly all photographs, showing 258 bayonets in b&w with index numbers. Front of book defines those numbers. Arranged by country -- of which there are about 25.
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Money From Cowrie Shells to Credit Cards

By: Cribb, Joe

Price: $14.95

Publisher: British Museum Pub Ltd(england : 1986

Seller ID: 148419

ISBN-13: 9780714108629

Binding: Oversize Paperback

Condition: Very Good

A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 192 pages. 8 1/2"w x 10 7/8"h. Many photos and illustrations.
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The World of Toys

By: Culff, Robert

Price: $20.00

Publisher: London, Paul Hamlyn : 1969

Seller ID: 152145

ISBN-13: 9780600038726

Binding: Oversize Hardback

Condition: Near Fine

A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Full brown cloth boards with gilt illustration. Previous owner's name label inside. Price-clipped dust jacket. 8 1/4"w x 11 1/4"h. 140 pages. Many photos and illustrations.
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Charleston Furniture, 1700-1825

By: E. Milby Burton

Price: $89.50

Publisher: Univ of South Carolina Pr : 1980

Seller ID: 142327

ISBN-13: 9780872491984

Binding: Oversize Hardback

Condition: Near Fine

Book is in excellent condition with front lower corner slightly bumped as the only blemish, pages a little age-toned at edges Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners otherwise, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Very rich white stone decorative endpapers. Dust jacket is lightly sunned, and generally dirty, as it's textured white paper. 150 pages in oversize format A great many large b&w photos of entire pieces and detail, as well as line drawings of detail and components. Chapters include Early Charleston, Sources of furnit...
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The Ornament of a House: Fifty Years of Collecting

By: Eijnsbergen, Ellen Van; Jennifer Cane

Price: $138.50

Publisher: Burnaby Art Gallery : 2017

Seller ID: 147498

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Fine

Exhibition catalog for the show of the same name by the publisher's gallery in excellent condition, as new. Lavishly produced with gilt page ends, ribbon bookmark, 131 pages of full color prints throughout. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket is new also. Some of the artist's featured include: Francisco Goya, Rembrandt, Ernest Lumsden, Barbara Rode Zouzouline, Laurence Hyde, John Koerner, Henry E, Sybil Andrews, Kenojuak Ashevak, Jack Hardman, Ann Kipling, Bob Steele, Ian Bax...
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Campbell Collection of Soup Tureens at Winterthur (Winterthur Book)

By: Fennimore, Donald L.; Halfpenny, Patricia A.

Price: $14.95

Publisher: U.S.A., Winterthur/ Rutledge/ Crown : 2000

Seller ID: 138697

ISBN-13: 9780912724553

Binding: Oversize Paperback

Condition: Near Fine

A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 260 pages. 9"w x11 7/8"h. Many color photos.
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