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Catalog Last Updated: 02/17/24 39 items.

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Benjamin, Susan.   ENGLISH ENAMEL BOXES: FROM THE EIGHTEENTH TO THE TWENTIETH CENTURIES  
New York: Viking Press, 1978. 1st Am. ed. 128 pages. Hardcover. 0670296791 0-670-29679-1. Traces the development of enameling techniques, and history of manufacter. Color images throughout.
Near Fine/VG. Clean, firm, no name or marks. Dustjacket front attatched to book with double-face tape. # E0992. $10.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Brackett, Oliver, & H. Clifford Smith.   ENGLISH FURNITURE ILLUSTRATED  
London: Spring Books, 1960. Revised ed. 404 pages. Hardcover. Includes a short history of each period covered. Large, good quality b/w photographic plates of the furniture pieces beginning with England's Coronation Chair in Westminster Abbey. Text in English, French, and German. Red cloth-covered boards with gilt title on spine. There is no publication or copyright date in the book, but circa 1950. Oversize: 10 x 12 inches.
Good/No Jacket. Firm binding and hinges, unmarked. Spine is faded and top of spine is frayed. # B8259. $9.25   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Chambers, Donald L.   HOW TO GOLD LEAF ANTIQUES AND OTHER ART OBJECTS  
New York: Crown Publishers, 1973. Reprint. 108 pages. Paperback. 051754217X 0-517-54217-X. Techniques explained step-by-step in text with 145 photos.
Near Fine/Wraps. Tight, no wear or marks. Owner name embossed inside, else fine. # E0990. $9.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Chernofsky (ed.), Jacob L.   AB BOOKMAN'S YEARBOOK 1990-91  
Clifton, NJ: Bookman's Weekly, 1991. 1st ed. 416 pages. Paperback. The Specialist Book World Annual for 1990-91.
Fine/Wraps. # B1596. $5.50     Inquire Now  
Chernofsky (editor), Jacob L.   AB BOOKMAN'S YEARBOOK 1986: THE SPECIALIST BOOK WORLD ANNUAL  
Clifton, NJ: Bookman's Weekly, 1986. 1st ed. 407 pages. Paperback.
Near Fine/Wraps. Clean, tight, unmarked. Top edge lightly foxed. # B1598. $7.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Chernofsky, editor, Jacob L.   AB BOOKMAN'S YEARBOOK 1992-93: THE SPECIALIST BOOK WORLD ANNUAL  
Clifton, NJ: Bookman's Weekly, 1993. 1st ed. 400 pages. Paperback.
VG/Wraps. As new, but four pages folded in a binding error. # B1594. $3.00     Inquire Now  
Cort, Louise Allison.   SETO AND MINO CERAMICS: JAPANESE COLLECTIONS IN THE FREER GALLERY OF ART  
Honolulu: Univ. of Hawaii, 1992. 1st ed. 254 pages. Paperback. 0824814363 0-8248-1436-3. Charles Lang Freer's collection of somber colored Japanese ceramics was influenced by his friendship with James McNeill Whistler who's works have similar subdued color harmonies.
Fine/Wraps. No sign of use or handling. # B8445. $94.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Curtis, Tony.   LYLE ANTIQUES AND THEIR VALUES: FURNITURE, IDENTIFICATION AND PRICE GUIDE  
Scotland: Lyle, 1988. 1st ed. 255 pages. Hardcover. 0862481031 0-86248-103-1.
VG/No Jacket. Tight, unmarked, color rubbed on tips. # B1782. $5.50     Inquire Now  
DeLozier, Loretta.   COLLECTOR'S ENCYCLOPEDIA OF LEFTON CHINA, BOOK II IDENTIFICATION AND VALUES  
Paducah, KY: Collector Books, 1997. 181 pages. Hardcover. 0891457674 0-89145-767-4. Hundreds of color photos.
Fine/No Jacket. Clean, tight, no name or marks. # B1102. $9.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Dodge, Fred.   ANTIQUE TINS: IDENTIFICATION AND VALUES  
Paducah, KY: Collector Books, 1995. Reprint. 296 pages. Hardcover. 089145604X 0-89145-604-X. Illustrated with hundreds of colorful photos.
Near Fine/No Jacket. Firm and straight with sharp corners. Owner name embossed inside. # E0972. $11.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Flemming, Monika, & Peter Pommerencke.   PAPERWEIGHTS OF THE WORLD (REVISED 2ND ED.)  
Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing, 1998. Revised ed. 168 pages. Boards. 0764304526 0-7643-0452-6. Revised 2nd edition, with 1998 values. Beautiful color photographs highlight the variety of glass, ceramic & sulfide paperweights. Arranged by country, then artists. B/w & color photos, index of makers.
VG/No Jacket. Owner stamp on endpaper, small rubbed stop bottom of spine. # E0917. $10.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Gifford, David Brown.   COLLECTOR'S ENCYCLOPEDIA OF NILOAK: REFERENCE AND VALUES SECOND EDITION  
Paducah, KY: Collector Books, 2001. 355 pages. Hardcover. 1574321900 1-57432-190-0. History of the potteries, color photos of hundreds of pieces (along with their prices) and reproduction of old catalog pages.
Near Fine/No Jacket. Tight, no marks, no wear, but a small bump at lower edge of front board. # E4974. $12.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Gifford, David Edwin.   COLLECTOR'S GUIDE TO CAMARK POTTERY: IDENTIFICATION AND VALUES  
Paducah, KY: Collector Books, 1997. 167 pages. Paperback. 0891457658 0-89145-765-8. History of the company and hundreds of color photos. B/w reproduction of Camark catalogs of 1920s-1930s. Out of print.
Fine/Wraps. Tight, no wear, no marks. # E4968. $11.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Grindberg, Susan E.   COLLECTOR'S GUIDE TO PORCELIER CHINA: IDENTIFICATION AND VALUES  
Paducah, KY: Collector Books, 1996. 189 pages. Paperback. 089145702X 0-89145-702-X. Filled with history and color photos, this is THE identification and value guide for this manufacturer of china kitchen ware and lighting fixtures
VG/Wraps. Has a reader crease on front, o/w clean, tight, unmarked. # A9662. $12.25   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Henzke, Lucile.   ART POTTERY OF AMERICA  
Exton, PA: Schiffer Publishing, 1982. 368 pages. Hardcover. 0916838692 0-916838-69-2. Guide to makers and designs of art pottery. Hundreds of b/w photos, makers' marks, hallmarks and other identifiers. Small section of color photos.
Near Fine/Good+. DJ has mended short tears top & bottom of spine. # B5964. $17.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Huxford, Bob and Sharon.   COLLECTOR'S ENCYCLOPEDIA OF FIESTA PLUS HARLEQUIN, RIVIERA AND KITCHEN KRAFT  
Paducah, KY: Collector Books, 1996. Revised ed. 189 pages. Hardcover. 0891454497 0-89145-449-7.
Fine/No Jacket. Clean, tight, unmarked, 1996 values. # B1286. $6.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Irvine, Louise.   ROYAL DOULTON SERIES WARE: VOLUME 2, OLDE WORLD IMAGERY  
London: Richard Dennis, 1984. 1st ed. 144 pages. Hardcover. 0903685140 0-903685-14-0. History and identification guide to the patterns. Illustrated on every page in b/w. Plus 2 pages of color photos.
Fine/No Jacket. Tight, no wear, no marks. We also have other volumes in this series. # E0979. $9.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Irvine, Louise.   ROYAL DOULTON SERIES WARE: VOLUME 3, DOULTON IN THE NURSERY  
London: Richard Dennis, 1986. 1st ed. 112 pages. Hardcover. 0903685175 0-903685-17-5. History and identification guide to the patterns. Illustrated on every page in b/w. Plus 4 pages of color photos. Indexed.
Fine/No Jacket. Tight, no wear, no marks. We also have other volumes in this series. # E0980. $10.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Jones, H.E.   LUGER VARIATIONS, VOLUME ONE  
Torrance, CA: Harry E. Jones, 1964. Reprint. 307 pages. Hardcover. History of manufacture, details on indentification, drawings by Arnold Padilla, and b/w photos throughout. Index. Bright blue cloth-covered boards with gilt titles on front and spine. White dustjacket. Includes very scarce separate pamphlet in pale green cover titled AN IDENTIFICATION KEY TO THE PRINCIPAL VARIATIONS OF THE LUGER PISTOL. 1st Edition(28 Figures) Published 1964 byM.B Mittleman of Westport CT. 23pages.
VG/Good. Book tight, unmarked, sharp corners. Dustjacket scuffed, dirty, chipped, and has small tears. Half-inch piece missing at spine top. # E0902. $24.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Kaiser Porcelains, .   KAISER PORCELAINS (WITH 1977 PRICE LIST) 54988  
Bavaria: Kaiser Porcelains, 1977. 39 pages. Paperback. Undated product catalog fom Kaiser, with color photos throughout, along with a separate, but matching, price list from January 1977.
Fine/Wraps. # B5381. $12.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Klamkin, Marian.   THE COLLECTOR'S GUIDE TO DEPRESSION GLASS  
New York: Hawthorn Books, Inc., 1973. Reprint. 225 pages. Hardcover. 0801513987 0-8015-1398-7. Photos throughout by Charles Klamkin, including eight pages of color photos.
Near Fine/Good. Tight, spine ends slightly rolled. No name or marks. Dustjacket has a six inch tear along rear edge of spine which was mended with Scotch tape. # E2029. $12.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Kurtz, Bill.   SLOT MACHINES AND COIN-OP GAMES  
Secaucus, NJ: Chartwell Books, 1997. Reprint. 128 pages. Hardcover. 1555217311 1-55521-731-1. A history of coin-operated amusement games used in arcades and casinos. Illustrated with over 120photos and historic sales fliers.
Fine/Fine. No wear, no marks. # E0975. $15.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Landers, Letitia.   CAMARK POTTERY: AN IDENTIFICATION AND VALUE REFERENCE VOLUME III  
Camden AK: Colony Publishing Company, 1999. 106 pages. Paperback. Price guide illustrated in b/w. Green cover with black spine.
Fine/Wraps. Tight, no wear, no marks. # E4969. $15.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Le Quesne, L.P.   NELSON COMMEMORATED IN GLASS PICTURES  
Woodbridge: Antique collectors Club, 2001. 103 pages. Hardcover. 1851493964 1-85149-396-4. A catalogue of the seventy known Nelson glass pictures. Description of the process for manufacturing the pictures. Color photos throughout.
Near Fine/Fine. Tight, straight, no wear. Owner name embossed inside book, else Fine. # E0973. $8.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Lee, Josephine.   FABULOUS MANTICORA  
New York: John Day Co., 1976. 1st Am. ed. 186 pages. Hardcover. 0381996190 0-381-99619-0. A London boy becomes entangled in the evil of the valuable antique manticora he steals in order to buy his mother a home away from the tenement they live in.
Near Fine/Near Fine. Light foxing on top edge of text block, rem. mark on bottom. # A4251. $8.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Michael, George.   THE BASIC BOOK OF ANTIQUES  
New York: Arco Publishing, 1974. Reprint. 293 pages. Hardcover. 0668034335 0-668-03433-5. B/w photos throughout.
VG/VG. Clean, tight, unmarked. Signed by the author, dated November 1974. # B5382. $6.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
O'Brien, Mary Louise.   NETSUKE: A GUIDE FOR COLLECTORS  
Boston: Tuttle Publishing, 1973. Reprint. 245 pages. Hardcover. 0804804230 0-8048-0423-0. Information for collectors, along with hundreds of photos in b/w and color. Brown cloth-covered boards with gilt illustration on front and gilt title on spine. White dustjacket, green netsuke photo on front.
Near Fine/Good+. Tight, no wear, no owner marks. Price-clipped dustjacket has minor wear at spinetop and half-inch mended tear at front top edge. # E4916. $16.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Ramage, editor, Ken.   HANDGUNS 2007 19TH EDITION  
Iola, WI: Gun Digest Books, 2006. 19th ed. 320 pages. Paperback. 0896894150 0-89689-415-0. Catalog of current handguns for sport and personal protection.
Near Fine/Wraps. Tight, no wear, no owner marks. # E1723. $9.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Schiffer, Herbert F. & Peter.   MINIATURE ANTIQUE FURNITURE: INCLUDING DOLL HOUSE AND CHILDREN'S FURNITURE FROM THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPE  
Wynnewood, PA: Livingston Publishing, 1972. 1st ed. 264 pages. Hardcover. 0870980491 0-87098-049-1. Over 300 b/w and color photos. Each piece fully described, many referenced to full-size examples in other books. Bibliography of antique furniture books. Glossary of furniture details.
Near Fine/VG. Solid binding, no marks. Dj has tiny tear top back, wrinkle spine top. # B7087. $14.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Schlegelmilch, Clifford J.   R.S. PRUSSIA: MY ANCESTOR'S CHINA  
Flint, Michigan: Schlegelmilch, 1973. 3rd ed. 44 pages. Paperback. Handbook of Erdmann and Reinhold Schlegelmilch, Prussia and Germany, and Oscar Schlegelmilch, Germany with Porcelain Marks. Map of Germany 1861. Hundreds of china pieces pictured in color with identification. The author gives the history of his family, the creators of fine porcelain known as R.S. Prussia.
Near Fine/Wraps. Stapled booklet with light wear on the cover only. No name or marks. # B8726. $21.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Shaw, George Everett.   ART OF GRACE AND PASSION: ANTIQUE AMERICAN INDIAN ART  
Aspen, CO: Aspen Art Museum, 1999. 1st ed. 108 pages. Hardcover. 0934324271 0-934324-27-1. Published in conjunction with an exhibition in Aspen in 1999-2000. Color photos of antique basketry, beadwork, carving, and pottery. Large 12 x 13.25 inch format.
Fine/Near Fine. Book has no wear or marks. Dustjacket has quarter-inch mended tear at top front, and slightly longer tear at top back with small associated wrinkle. # E1265. $30.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Snyder, Jeffrey B.   MCCOY POTTERY REVISED & EXPANDED 3RD EDITION  
Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing, 2002. 3rd ed. 208 pages. Hardcover. 0764315811 0-7643-1581-1. Color photos of hundreds of pieces, along with 2002 prices.
Fine/No Jacket. Tight, no wear, no marks. # E4975. $12.50   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Sotheby's, .   SOTHEBY'S AUCTION CATALOGUE SATURDAY, MAY 20, 1989  
New York: Sotheby's, 1989. 1st ed. Paperback. An auction catalogue picturing Fine French and Continental Furniture, Porcelain, Decorations, and Carpets, along with descriptions and projected prices.
VG/Wraps. Clean, tight, unmarked. Light edgewear. # B3921. $12.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Spencer, Donald.   LOOKING AT CASINO CHIPS AND TOKENS: A GUIDE TO TECHNICAL TERMS  
Ormond Beach FL: Camelot Publishing Co, 1994. 88 pages. Paperback. 0892182415 0-89218-241-5. Explanations of the terms most used by dealers and collectors in the activity of collecting casino chips, arranged alphebetically. B/w illustrations on every page.
Near Fine/Wraps. No wear, owner name embossed inside. # E1011. $7.50   View This Item  Inquire Now  
St. Aubyn (editor), Fiona.   IVORY: AN INTERNATIONAL HISTORY AND ILLUSTRATED SURVEY  
New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1987. 1st ed. 352 pages. Hardcover. 0810911183 0-8109-1118-3. Essays on ivory by 12 experts, with a practical Guide for Collectors. 400 illustrations, 80 in color. Glossary, bibliography, and index.
Near Fine/Fine. No wear on book , but owner blindstamp is present. Dustjacket perfect, put in mylar when it was new. # E0935. $30.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
staff, .   JAPANESE WORKS OF ART, SNUFF BOTTLES, CHINESE ART: PUBLIC AUCTION THURSDAY APRIL 6, 1972  
New York: Sotheby, Parke-Bernet, 1972. 1st ed. Paperback. Catalog for auction in New York, 1972 with descriptions and photos of items. Includes prices realized folder printed later.
Fine/Wraps. Clean, tight, unmarked. # B5305. $15.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Tait, Hugh.   CLOCKS AND WATCHES  
London: British Museum, 1983. 72 pages. Paperback. 0714120227 0-7141-2022-7. Traces the history of clocks and watches from the earliest medieval examples to modern times. With 36 color and 40 b/w illustrations. All in the collection of the British Museum.
Fine/Wraps. Tight, no marks, no wear. # B8183. $14.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Valentine & Sons, .   PHOTOGRAPHIC VIEW ALBUM OF PERTH  
Dundee: Valentine & Sons, 1880. 1st ed. 20 pages. Hardcover. Twenty pages b/w views of Perth and surroundings. Pre-1900 as all conveyances in street scenes are horse drawn (no autos). And the ladies are in long dresses. Dark green with gilt embossed title and decorations. Landscape format. All images are 6.5 X 8 inches.
Near Fine/No Jacket. Clean, intact but a bit loose, no name or marks. Corners bruised, but not worn. # B5529. $135.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Williams, Peter.   WEDGWOOD: A COLLECTOR'S GUIDE  
Radnor PA: Wallace-Homestead Book Co, 1992. 1st ed. 128 pages. Hardcover. 0870696572 0-87069-657-2. Illustrated in color throughout. Price guide and index.
Near Fine/Fine. No wear on book or dustjacket. Owner name embossed inside. # E0968. $17.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  

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