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Passau:: Prinz Verlag,, 1978.. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto, about 12 inches tall, in brown cloth stamped in black. 203 pages illustrated by photographs, some in color. Text in German and English. 367 pictured examples of blades primarily from central Africa. A clean, bright copy with barely a hint of wear to the tips. The jacket is complete but for minimal loss of material at the tips and surface loss at the foot of the spine. ... more information

Exton PA:: Schiffer Publishing,, 1968.. Fifth Printing 1981. Hardcover. Quarto, about 11 inches tall, in purple cloth. 476 pages illustrated with photos of glass objects, a small number in color. A well produced volume typical of the publisher. Clean and bright with modest shelf wear and a previous owner stamp (a business) on front endpaper and the bottom of the text block. The jacket is lightly edge worn and very slightly soiled. ... more information

New York:: Hudson Hills Press,, 1997.. First edition. Hardcover. Hardback quarto in green cloth. 256 pages illustrated by photographs. A follow-up to the author's landmark book on Windsor chairs. Beautiful copy with no sign of wear to the book or the jacket. ... more information

Des Moines IA:: Wallace Homestead,, 1981.. First edition. Hardcover. Hardback quarto in glossy illustrated paper covered boards. 87 pages. Errata sheet laid in, and the corrections called for therein are executed in pen on the appropriate pages. Apparently the first book on the subject, and also quite scarce. Both color and black and white plates. A very nice historical view of the subject with short company histories, marks, styles. Interior clean, bright and unmarked. The covers are very lightly... more information

Boston / North Kansas City MO:: Charles Branford / Athena,, 1965, 1975.. First Editions, First printings. Hardcover. Two volumes, hardback octavos, in yellow cloth. 217 and 216 pages respectively. A well illustrated set illustrating the work of dozens of artists who have produced dolls. The books are clean, bright and soundly bound with barely a hint of wear to extremities. Volume I has a bookseller tag on front endpaper. The jackets are complete but a bit rubbed and edgeworn; volume II has a half inc... more information

Corning NY:: Corning Museum of Glass,, 1981.. First Edition, First printing. Softcover. Softcover quarto, about 11 inches tall, in blue illustrated wraps. 444 illustrated by 1536 photographic plates, some in color. Note that while the title page credits this to the Museum, there is a tag on the rear stating that this was published by Dover Publications. An excellent and important guide to the subject from the foremost museum collection in the U.S. Light edge and extremity wear, but clean inside and bin... more information

New York:: Weathervane,, 1974.. Reprint. Hardcover. Hardback. Quarto, light blue spine on blue cloth with light wear. A single book reprinting two volumes, separately paginated, 221 and 213 pages respectively. Remains of an owner's address label on front endpaper. Jacket with modest edge wear, and very minor edge tears. Two volumes in one: vol. I, Blown and Molded; vol. II Pressed and Cut. An excellent collection of articles by the major figures in the field. ... more information

Des Moines:: Wallace-Homestead,, 1971.. First Edition. Hardcover. Hardback quarto, about 11 inches tall, in turquoise cloth stamped in gilt. 153 pages illustrated by photographs. Organized by the figural subject, the collector-author has conveyed his enthusiasm for these silver plate novelties of the late 19th century. Bright, clean and soundly bound with the most minimal trace of edge wear. The jacket is crisp and clean, no chips or tears, but light edge wear with minor loss of surface color. ... more information

Geneva:: Collections Baur,, 1982.. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Hardback quarto in beige cloth. Unpaginated, but 133 photographic plates, some in color. Text in English and French. LIMITED EDITION, #514 OF 1500 COPIES. One of a series of books on the incredibly broad collection. An untouched copy without flaw, without wear to either the book or the jacket. The plain stapled slipcase shows no wear, and the original shipping box with paper label shows virtually no wear at all. ... more information

London:: Studio Publications,, 1958.. First edition. Hardcover. Hardback quarto in red cloth. 128 pages. A nice introduction to modern art glass of the post war period. Illustrated by black and white plates. Modest corner bumps and light extremity wear to the book. The tops of the covers are noticeably sun faded. The text pages are noticeably toned, but the glossy pages with the plates are fine. The jacket has modest extremity wear and some soiling, and a tear of a half inch on top back panel. No c... more information

New York:: Thomas Nelson & Sons,, 1965, 1968.. First Editions. Hardback octavos. Two volumes. Quarter burgundy cloth with red paper covered boards, gilt spine titles. 305 and 160 pages respectively. BOTH BOOKS SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR WITH A GENERIC IMPERSONAL INSCRIPTION. The two books together offer a fairly comprehensive view of the glass bottles containing purportedly medicinal elixers in the 19th century. Illustrated by detailed descriptions accompanied by drawings. Also illustrated with vintage... more information

London:: New Cavendish Books,, 1979.. 1st ed.. Hardcover. Hardback. Oblong quarto in gilt decorated red faux leather. 215 pages illustrated with beautiful color plates. The book and slipcase have the most minimal wear to extremities. High quality photographic reproduction of a popular advertising collectible. Not a price guide. ... more information

Annapolis MD:: Gold Horse Publishing,, 1991.. First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. Hardback quarto, about 12 inches tall, in gilt stamped brown cloth. 240 pages illustrated by high quality photographs and vintage drawings, mostly in color. An excellent monograph on the history of and development of the dolls manufactured by this French doll maker. Barely a hint of edge wear to the book which is otherwise clean, bright and soundly bound. The jacket is rubbed and has light bottom edge wear, but no c... more information

Paducah, Kentucky:: Collector Books,, 1991.. Reprint. Oblong quarto, Thorough pictorial history of the company's products from the period. Price guide dated 1991. Photos. ... more information

Englewood CO:: Rocky Mountain Arms & Antiques,, 1973.. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto in gilt stamped brown faux leather. 217 pages illustrated by photographs. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, LIMITED EDITION, #919 OF 2000. Price list dated 1978-1979 laid in. Perhaps not particularly important for pricing, but still an excellent identification guide. Neither the book nor the jacket have any sign of wear or damage. ... more information

New York:: Rutledge/Mayflower,, 199.. First Edition (NAP). Hardcover. Hardback. Quarto, Bottom edge wear to book. Jacke has minor extremity wear but bottom of spine is wrinkled with a 1' tear. Photos by John Garetti. ... more information

San Francisco:: Kodansha International,, 1983.. Second Printing. Hardcover. Square quarto in green cloth with gilt spine title. 199 pages illustrated by photographs, many in color, some reproductions of marks. A comprehensive work based on "rare pieces" in museums and private collections. Both book and jacket are bright and crisp in a plain slipcase with minor wear to edges. ... more information

Los Angeles:: Borden Publishing,, 1953.. First Edition. Hardcover. Small quarto, about 10 inches tall, in maroon cloth stamped in gilt. 204 pages with 23 full page color plates and 96 full page black and white plates. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON A BLANK PAGE WITH A SHORT PERSONAL INSCRIPTION. The material shown came from the author's collection. He was an important mid-century collector and dealer from Los Angeles although he was born in the Netherlands. A good survey. Nicely produced book, clean, br... more information

New York:: Fredrick A. Stokes,, 1927.. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, 66, Very good treatise on the subject. Book and jacket are almost as new and I expected it to be a facsimile, but its not. Clean and tight with just a hint of edge wear. Price of $3 on book and list of other Stokes collector books on back. Very attractive decorated yellow cloth, with matching dustjacket. Half tones. ... more information

London:: Michael Joseph,, 1981.. First Edition. Hardcover. Square quarto, Color collection of mostly English cigarette ephemera with everything from cars and animals to soccer stars and movie stars. Light extremity wear; previous owner name in red on front endpaper. The jacket has light edge and extremity wear, but it is complete and untorn. Color plates. ... more information