Dallas, TX: Heritage Galleries & Auctioneers, 2005. Large Softcover.
Light edge wear. Binding tight and square.
270 pp. An auction catalog featuring full-color photographs and desciptions of art glass, porcelain, and other decorative arts as well as an estimated value for each item.
Minneapolis: Blue Book Publications, Inc., 2010. First Edition. Large Hardcover.
First edition.
208 pp. Color and black-and-white photographs and reproductions of documents throughout. "Black Powder Long Arms & Pistols - Reproductions & Replicas by Dennis Adler is the only publication covering the wide variety of reproduction black powder long arms.....
Minneapolis: Blue Book Publications, Inc., 2010. First Edition. Large Hardcover.
First edition. Tiny blemish on front jacket panel, corners very faintly bruised.
260 pp. Color photographs and reproductions of documents throughout. "Anyone who has ever owned a handgun holster knows the name John Bianchi, the Godfather of Gunleather who revolutionized.....
Philadelphia: Athenaeum Library of Nineteenth Century America, 1977. Reissue. Large Hardcover.
Very good in good jacket. Jacket edges rubbed with some loss from corners, two 1/2 inch closed tears, and associated creases. Binding tight and square, pages clean, bright, and unmarked.
[xii], [4], 23, [7], 48 pp. 1977 reissue of.....
Camp Hill, Pennsylvania / Manassas, Virginia: Bruce S. Bazelon / REF Typesetting & Publishing, Inc., 1997. First Edition. Large Hardcover.
1997 self-published original, not 1998 reissue by Mowbray. Light spots along top edge, otherwise an excellent copy. Binding tight and square, pages clean, bright, and unmarked.
xiv, 199 pp. A......
Chattanooga, Tennessee: American Blade, Inc., 1991. Trade Paperback.
Edge wear.
208 pp. Randall Made Knives, usually referred to as Randall, is an American custom handcrafted knife manufacturer founded by Walter Doane "Bo" Randall, Jr. in the U.S. The knife making shop and showroom is located in Orlando, Florida. Randall began.....
New York: HarperCollins, 2000. First Edition. Large Hardcover.
First edition. An excellent copy. Binding tight, pages clean and unmarked.
288 pp. "Sister Wendy Beckett has been dubbed a "pop star" by the New York Times and "a phenomenon" by the Washington Post. She is certainly one of the world's best-known.....
London: F.C. and J. Rivington, 1807. Full-Leather.
Binder's copies - both boards on both volumes missing. Volume one stained.
Two volume set (all planned, later expanded to 6 volumes 1808-12). Important bibliographic reference, especially for 15th and 16th century publications.
New York: R.R. Bowker Co., 1946. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. One of 3000 copies. Jacket price clipped, jacket spine toned.
xviii, 305 pp. Includes 35 plates displaying known examples of historical signatures in facsimile (Lincoln, Jefferson, etc.). Presents the history of autograph collecting, arranging and caring for a......
Rutland, Vermont / Tokyo, Japan: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1962. Large Hardcover.
Lacks slipcase. Jacket heavily rubbed with large chips and tears. Boards lightly soiled, top page ridge foxed.
xii, 219 pp. Tipped in color plates. This was the porcelain manufactured for the European market under the auspices of the.....
Edison, New Jersey: The Wellfleet Press, 1996. Large Hardcover.
A near fine copy in a near fine jacket.
191 pp. The ultimate tribute to the art and achievements of one of the world's great craftsmen. Superb illustrations reveal the range of Faberge's technical brilliance as well as provide samples of.....
Lincoln, RI: Man at Arms Bookshelf / Andrew Mowbray Publishers, 1995. First Edition. Large Hardcover.
First edition. Edges and endpapers lightly foxed.
270 pp. Black-and-white photographs and illustrations throughout, numerous charts and diagrams. Initially released as a self-contained volume, but a follow-up was released in 2000. "The Winchester Single-Shot is.....
New York: The World Publishing Company, 1972. First American Edition. Hard Cover.
First American edition. Front jacket panel scratched.
80 pp. Includes older antique and potentially antique figures. The historical development is traced up until the present day, both in the introduction and in the comprehensive range of figures--taken almost.....
Rutland, Vermont: Charles E. Tuttle, 1964. Nagai, Shigemasa. 1st Printing. Hard Cover.
First printing. Lacks acetate jacket. Pencil name on half-title page.
56 pp. With 23 photographs in full color. An excellent book on the craft and trades of Japan, primarily about clay sculptures in miniature or as the title.....
New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1973. 5th Printing. Hard Cover.
Fifth printing. Jacket spine bumped, a couple small tears to jacket edges.
v, 248 pp. Over 250 illustrations. Descriptions of Chinese, Korean, and Japanese treasures combine with illustrations and anecdotes to provide an informative and entertaining study for art collectors/
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London: Herbert Jenkins Limited, 1929. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. Frontispiece reattached with archival adhesive, front hinge just beginning to weaken, some pages foxed.
282 pp. Six pages of publisher ads follow text. 48 plates reproduced from etchings, engravings, mezzotints, etc. Contents include: Wood-engraving to 1830; Early Line-engraving; Line-engraving.....
San Francisco, California: Chronicle Books, 1994. 1st Printing. Soft Cover.
First printing. Top corner of rear cover creased.
160 pp. In this informative and spectacularly photographed volume, Mo Fini and Lucy Davies have drawn upon their extensive research into the traditional handicrafts of South America and the artisans who create.....
Atglen, PA: Schiffer, 2005. Large Softcover.
Wrappers lightly rubbed. Binding tight and square.
176 pp. Emmons Fashion Magic was the first jewelry to be sold at home parties, between 1949 and 1981, preceding its sister company, Sarah Coventry. Known for its versatility and quality, Emmons jewelry is highly collectible today.....
New York, N.Y. Harry N. Abrams, Inc., New York, 1989. Reprint. Large Hardcover.
Jacket spine a bit faded, minor wear to corners. Binding tight and square, pages clean, bright, and unmarked.
160 pp. In 72 full color prints, each chapter sheds new light on the American artist. Three distinguised authors.....
New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1979. Duncan, David Douglas. Large Softcover.
Bottom corner of front wrapper creased, wrappers lightly toned.
139 pp. This enormous volume features full-color photography of art rarely seen in the West. From one of the most extensive - yet hidden - collections in Europe comes this.....
. Northland Press, 1977. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. Signed by author on front fre endpaper with inscription, "For Bill - Western art collector and buff - with the warm personal regards of the author." Jacket spine and edges toned.
xiii, 192 pp. A preeminent book collector and historian.....
Boston, Massachusetts: New York Graphic Society, 1976. Revised Edition. Large Hardcover.
Revised edition. Jacket edges rubbed, jacket soiled. Spine leans to the left.
214 pp.Widely recognised as the standard introduction to this subject, this book focuses on the nineteenth- and twentieth-century weaving of the Middle and Far East. It begins.....
Newport: Davis & Pitman, 1882. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. Ink name on front free endpaper.
204 pp. Deep green cloth boards with gilt titles on spine. The memoirs of a competitive shooter, who also founded the Farrow Fire-Arms Company. EXCERPT: "I was born at Belfast, Waldo County, in.....
Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1973. Large Hardcover.
1 inch jacket tear.
135 pp. The book is divided into two parts. Part One includes such topics as: the history of the Persian carpet, what sort of carpet should I choose', on buying a carpet, prices, the symbols.....
Watkins Glen, N.Y. Century House Publishing Co., 1978. Large Hardcover.
Small smudge on rear jacket panel. Binding tight and square, text clean and unmarked.
362 pp. After years of exhaustive research, Ruth S. Freeman has put together the origins of various doll types, along with whatever company files, patents, and.....