Alternative Investment: A Guide to Opportunity in the Collectibles Market.
New York: Times Books, 1978. Hardcover. Small 4to. Blue cloth, pictorial dust jacket. Illustrations (some color), graphs. Fine/fine. First U.S. edition. More
New York: Times Books, 1978. Hardcover. Small 4to. Blue cloth, pictorial dust jacket. Illustrations (some color), graphs. Fine/fine. First U.S. edition. More
Huntington, NY: Portfolio Press Corporation, 1976. Hardcover. 4to. Green cloth, pictorial dust jacket. 259pp. Extensive illustrations (many color). Near fine/good plus. Jacket quite edgeworn, with some edge chips and archivally mended (on verso) edge tears. First edition, tight and overall attractive. The standard reference. More
London: Faber & Faber, 1978. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Blue cloth, pictorial dust jacket. 155pp. Illustrations, line drawings. Near fine/near fine. Handsome, tight first edition, with review slip laid in. Neatly inkstamped name/address of the noted antiques publication to which it was submitted for review on front jacket flap and rear..... More
New York: Hawthorn Books, 1977. Hardcover. 4to. Red cloth spine and red paper over boards, pictorial dust jacket. 184pp. Frontispiece, numerous illustrations and line drawings. Very good/good pluys. Jacket rather edgeworn, with several small edge chips, else attractive; ownership signature/date on front pastedown. Tight, clean second printing. More
Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1978. Hardcover. Illustrations by Lloyd Birmingham. Small 4to. Brown cloth, dust jacket. 176pp. Line drawings, color illustrations. Near fine/very good. First edition, tight and clean and handsome. "From surface preparations to the final polish: a compllete, step-by-step guide to the process of beautifying your furniture. More
N.p. [Rantoul, IL]: N.p. [Flack], n.y., [ca. 1975?]. Paperback. 8vo. Stiff wrappers. (50pp). Heavily illustrated. Very good. Curious, cryptic, textless booklet consisting entirely of full-page illustrations of dolls (with brief captions). Most are late 19th/early 20th century examples -- perhaps a photo history of the Flacks' personal collection? Signed and..... More
N.p. [Rantoul, IL]: N.p. [Flack], n.y., [ca. 1975?]. Paperback. 8vo. Stiff wrappers. (50pp). Heavily illustrated. Very good. Name/address of noted antiques publication lightly inkstamped on inside front wrapper and on rear wrapper; ¼" chip at lower right corner of front wrapper. Curious, cryptic, textless booklet consisting entirely of full-page illustrations..... More
New York: The House of Collectibles, 1985. Paperback. Small 8vo. Stiff green glazed pictoria wrappers. 527pp. Illustrations. Very good. Minor edhewear. Second edition, a tight and nice copy. More
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1965. Hardcover. Translated from the French by Donald Law de Lauriston. Oblong 8vo. Brown pictorial paper over boards. Numerous illustrations (some color), pictorial endpapers. Very good. Inoffensive ex-private library, with discreet Dewey Decimal number on spine. First edition. More
London: Abbey Library, [1966]. Hardcover. Small 4to. Cream cloth spine and pictorial paper over boards, pictorial dust jacket, card stock slipcase. 196pp. Extensive illustrations (some color, some tipped in). Near fine/near fine/near fine. Ownership signature on front flyleaf. Three-panel "The Plates" leaflet laid in. A superb first English edition of..... More
London: Seeley and Co. Limited, 1897-98. Hardcover. Two volumes. Small 4to. Brown cloth with gilt spine and red cloth with gilt spine and front board (respectively). 100pp; 96pp. Top edge gilt (second volume only). Color frontispieces, numerous full-page plates (many color). Very good overall. Mild edgewear and bit of scuffing..... More
New York: Crown Publishers, [1980]. Hardcover. 4to. Blue cloth spine with gilt lettering and blue paper over boards, pictorial dust jacket. 159pp. Extensive illustrations (many color). Near fine/very good. Faintest of jacket wear only. A tight and lovely first edition of this well-illustrated, coast-to-coast extravaganza of Victorian interior images and..... More
New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, [1971]. Hardcover. Small 4to. Red paper over boards, pictorial dust jacket. 271pp. Numerous illustrations, line drawings. Very good/very good. Mild bit of jacket edgewear; bookplate on front flyleaf. Tight, clean, nice revised edition of this 1954 classic. More
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1978. Paperback. Small 4to. Stiff color wrappers. 179pp. Numerous illustrations. Near fine. Small inkstamp of a well-known antiques publication on inside front and rear wrappers. First edition, with a two-page press release laid in. More
Woodland Hills, CA: Shelly Goldstein, 1971-1980. Paperback. Five volumes. Small 4to. Stiff yellow pictorial wrappers. 78pp (rectos only); 82pp (rectos only); 81pp (rectos only); 89pp (rectos only); (24pp), 31pp (rectos only). Numerous color illustrations. Good plus. Ownership stamps on inside covers. First edition. Full five-volume set. Laid in is an..... More
London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1981. Paperback. 4to. Stiff glossy black wrappers. 11pp. Illustrations. Fine. Second printing of this handy 1973 thumbnail guide, which gives signature signature exemplars from Richard II through Elizabeth II. Pamphlet No. 4 in the Public Record Office Museum. Excellent reference for historical autograph collectors. More
Paducah, KY: Collector Books, [1992]. Hardcover. 4to. Glazed pictorial paper over boards. 414pp. Numerous color illustrations. Near fine. Tight, pristine later printing of this comprehensive 1990 study. As with any price guide, values tend to be outdated the day a book is published. More
New York: Exposition Press, 1959. Hardcover. 8vo. Grey paper over boards, decorated price-clipped dust jacket. 180pp. Drawings. Near fine/very good. First edition. More
New York: Bonanza Books, n.y. Hardcover. Small 4to. Red cloth, dust jacket. 299pp. Numerous illustrations. Very good/very good. Jacket rather edgeworn; ownership signature on front flyleaf. A tight, quite nice reprint edition of this 1935 study consisting of three parts: In addition to a general "History and Quilt Patches" introduction..... More
Buchanan, NY: Emerson Books, 1981. Hardcover. 8vo. Orange paper over boards, dust jacket. 256pp. Numerous illustrations. Near fine/very good. Jacket lightly rubbed and slighty sunned. Tight, attractive first edition. More
Racine: Whitman Publishing Company, 1966. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Tan leatherette. 125pp. Illustrations. Good plus. First edition, an inoffensive ex-coin club library copy with relatively few markings. More
New York: Bonanza Books, n.y. Hardcover. Foreword by Stephen V. Grancsay. 4to. Green cloth with gilt lettering and decorations, pictorial dust jacket. xxiii, 711pp. Frontispiece, extensive illustrations. Near fine/very good. Quite mild jacket edgewear. A tight and most handsome reprint edition of this massive, thorough 1940 study. A lovely copy..... More
N.p. Royal Canadian Mint, 1984. Hardcover. Small 4to. Silver glazed paper over boards, dust jacket. xii, 289pp. Numerous illustrations. Fine/near fine. Tight and handsome first edition. More
Sturbridge, MA: Old Sturbridge Village, 1963. Paperback. 8vo. Stiff green glazed pictorial wrappers. 47pp. Numerous illustrations and line drawings. Very good. Small abrasion at lower left of front wrapper. First edition, tight and attractive, of this volume in the "Old Sturbridge Village Booklet Series." More